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WHO Hopes 2 Billion Coronavirus Vaccine Doses By Next Year
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, who is the chief scientist at the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, said that nearly 2 billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would be ready by the end of next year. ....
730 Test Positive, Thousands Quarantined After German Slaughterhouse Outbreak
Around 730 workers at a slaughterhouse in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Thursday, German news agency DPA reported. ....
12-day Complete Lockdown Begins In 4 Tamil Nadu Districts
The 12-day complete lockdown in Tamil Nadu's capital city Chennai and three neighbouring districts-Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur-began on Friday morning with deserted roads and shops closed.....
Coronavrus India Update: Nearly 15,000 New Cases, Death Toll Crosses 14k-mark
India witnessed a spike of almost 15,000 fresh cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours taking the total tally in the country to 4.4 lakh with 312 new fatalities, data from Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry revealed on Tuesday.....
Rajnath Hails India-Russia 'privileged Strategic Partnership'
Even as the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China remains tense, India on Tuesday posed great faith in its strategic partnership with Beijing's close ally, Russia.....
International Flights To Remain Suspended Till July 15
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a circular on Friday extending the suspension on scheduled commercial international flight operations to and from India till July 15. ....
Kanye West Announces Bid For US Presidential Election
American rapper Kanye West has announced his bid for the US presidential election slated to take place in November and has received backing from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.....
Rahul Takes On Modi Over Chinese Firms' Donations To PM Fund
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi again trained his guns at the Prime Minister over the PM-CARES Fund saying why Narendra Modi was not sharing details when everyone knew which Chinese companies donated to it. ....
'COVID Particles Can Remain Infectious In Air For Over An Hour'
Wendy Barclay, chairwoman in influenza virology at Imperial College London, has said that coronavirus particles can remain infectious in the air for more than an hour. ....
India Gets 2nd Consular Access To Kulbushan Jadhav
The Indian government said on Thursday that its officials in Islamabad have met Kulbushan Jadhav after they were assured "unimpeded and unconditional consular access" to the former naval officer, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court for his alleged involvement in espionage activities in 2016.....
