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Ecuador's Ambassador to India Says He Participated in Covaxin Trials, Lauds Bharat Biotech and SII
Jacome revealed to news agency ANI that he participated in the Phase-3 trials of Covaxin held in Haryana's Rohtak with his wife. "I did research about the vaccine. Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute are very good companies," he said.
Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to Meet Amit Shah in Delhi on Saturday
Dhankhar, who had been at loggerheads with the TMC government since taking charge as the Bengal governor, has criticised the Mamata Banerjee dispensation on several occasions over the "worsening" law and order situation in the state.
Army's Captain of Desert Warfare Specialised Unit Feared Drowned in Jodhpur Lake, Say Police
The SHO said the Para 10 (SF) had been conducting the training exercise at the Kalyana Lake on outskirts of Jodhpur on Thursday afternoon.
Siddha Formulation 'Kabasura Kudineer' a Boon in Preventing Covid-19 Among Front-line Workers: TN Health Secy
Several other Siddha medicines were found efficacious as standalone drugs in the management of mild, moderate and asymptomatic COVID19 patients, he said.
Delhi Riots: Court Seeks Police Reply on 'Leak' of Chargesheet Against Umar Khalid to Media
Khalid's plea said that the allegations in the supplementary charge sheet and its dissemination by the media were allegedly false and malicious and compromised his right to a fair trial. He had earlier alleged that the media was conducting a vicious media...
Pucovski Half Century Lays Platform For Australia In Sydney
Australia looked destined for their biggest score of the series against India after a half century from debutant opener Will Pucovski helped them to 166 for two at the end of the raindisrupted first day of the third test on Thursday.
Mukhar Ansari’s Aide Shot to Death, 2 Others Injured as Lucknow Rocked by Gunfire in Posh Locality
The deceased allegedly had a criminal background and was named in five murder cases besides 15 other cases.
New Science Policy Proposes Lateral Entry of Scientists in Related Ministries
According to the draft Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020, these could be scientists with domain expertise in different fields either from autonomous institutions or the private field.
With 89 Amendments, Data Protection Bill Set to be Passed during Budget Session as JPC Draws Report
The Committee, which has been discussing the bill clause by clause since November 2019, is will not seek further extension and is currently working on its report. A total of 158 hours and 45 minutes have gone into the discussions resulting in 89 amendment...
IOC Buys Its First Cargo Of Iraqi Basra Medium Oil - Data, Source
Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country's top refiner, has loaded its first cargo of Iraq's new Basra Medium crude grade which was introduced this year, according to ship tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon and a source with knowledge of the matter.
Four Cops Investigating Delhi Riots Case on List for Out-of-turn Promotions
Delhi Police had registered a total of 755 cases in the riots that went on in February last year, of which 50 murder cases were transferred to the crime branch. One case was transferred to the Special Cell.
Top ISRO Scientist Claims He Was Poisoned With Deadly Arsenic Trioxide 3 Years Ago
Tapan Misra alleged he was poisoned with deadly arsenic trioxide on May 23, 2017, during a promotion interview at ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru.
Covid-19 Vaccination Voluntary, Antibodies Develop 2 Weeks After Second Dose: AIIMS Director
Protective levels of antibodies generally develop two weeks after receiving the second dose, AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said.
India Likely to Finalise $2.5 Billion Deal to Procure 56 Transport Aircraft for Air Force
The project will be implemented by aerospace giant Airbus along with an Indian entity as it will be implemented under the broad framework of the Make in India initiative in the defence sector.
Telangana Police Seek RBI, Others' Help as Part of Probe Against App-based Lenders
The police are also engaging experts for data analysis for studying the voluminous data as a preliminary investigation into the financial transactions of the online loan app firms revealed 1.4 crore transactions worth nearly Rs 21,000 crore, the official...
Govt to Hold National Voluntary Online Exam on Cow Science on February 25: Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog
Announcing the firstever exam of this kind, Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria said this exam will be held annually.