The major news headlines of the day, and more. Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General Balram Bhargava said the third clinical trial of Covaxin BB152 had been completed as all the 25,800 volunteers involved in the exercise had been administered both the doses. “The interim analysis report should be out in a week,” he said.Sputnik V is one of only three vaccines in the world with an efficacy of 91.6% and has most authorisations granted with 26 countries globally, says company.“Coronil has received the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (CoPP) from the Ayush section of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation as…
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Sharath said he was ready to chase a 10th title in the championship that has remained very special to him. “This year, there is no clear favourite (for the National title). No one knows how well others are playing.”These words from nine-time champion Sharath Kamal aptly sum up the scenario on the eve of the National table tennis championship on Thursday.Looking leaner and fitter due to his training regimen in the last 11 months, Sharath said he was ready to chase a 10th title in thechampionship that has remained very special to him. Speaking to The Hindu at the Tau…
Nearly 80 people have been arrested and more than 100 injured since rapper Pablo Hasél was convicted for insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence. Recent violent street protests over the imprisonment of a rapper are “inadmissible,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Friday, in comments that accentuated a rift with his coalition government’s junior partner.In impromptu remarks at the start of a speech about the economy, Mr. Sánchez addressed the three consecutive nights of rioting this week that have ignited a heated debate over the limits of free speech in Spain and a political storm over the…
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday denied bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad in the case pertaining to the fraudulent withdrawal of ₹3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury in then undivided Bihar between December 1995 and January 1996. Mr Prasad was sentenced in this fourth case of the multi-crore fodder scam, in March 2018.The decision spread a pall of gloom among RJD leaders and workers in Patna and Ranchi who were hoping that Mr. Prasad would come out of jail. “The court denied bail to Mr. Prasad on the ground that he is still two months short…
Unless quality of services are good, next generation 5G will not serve its purpose, TRAI Secretary said. Minimum standards need to be developed for provision of telecom services within buildings and residential complexes and the “wrong” mindset that telcos should pay to get access for laying down infrastructure in housing complexes must change, a senior TRAI official said. The growth of telecommunications, the underlying `critical infrastructure’, is closely linked to growth of every sector and the economy as a whole, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) Secretary, SK Gupta said. “Different type of builders, their associations and RWAs (Resident Welfare…
Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a deep dive into the disengagement plan between India and China along the LAC In this episode of Worldview, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a deeper look at India-China tensions and the disengagement process at the Line of Actual Control. The two countries have agreed to return to the pre-April 2020 positions in Eastern Ladakh along the LAC, according to the latest disengagement plan being implemented on the ground.Podcast | Is India facing a two-front war? In April 2020, China amassed a large number of troops and armaments along the LAC in eastern…
Those waiting for a Green Card for more than 10 years, would get the legal permanent residency immediately. In a major move that will benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian IT professionals in America, the Biden administration has introduced an ambitious immigration bill in Congress which among other things proposes to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green cards.The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 proposes a pathway to citizenship to 11 million undocumented workers, elimination of per country quota for employment-based green cards and work authorisation for dependents of H-1B foreign workers.The bicameral immigration bill, if passed by both the…
The company accused Apple for not just harming but completely eliminating competition in app distribution and payment processes. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.)Fortnite game maker filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union (EU) to fight for fairer digital platform practices among developers and consumers.”We will not stand idly by and allow Apple to use its platform dominance to control what should be a level digital playing field,” said Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games.The company accused Apple for not…
The Chief Minister has offered special puja to the deity and inquired about the rituals scheduled to be performed during the annual Kalyanotsav. Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday inaugurated the 40-foot height new wooden chariot of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple by pulling it on the temple campus here in East Godavari district. With this, the ten-day annual Kalyanotsav has commenced at the temple.Mr. Reddy was accompanied by B.C. Welfare Minister Ch. Venu Gopala Krishna, Endowment Minister Vellampalli Srinivas, Agriculture Minister K. Kannababu and villagers during the formal inauguration of the chariot.The new chariot will be used in…
The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the Delhi Police to ensure there was no leakage to the media of documents relating to its investigation into the FIR against climate change activist Disha Ravi, arrested in connection with the ‘toolkit’ case.Justice Prathiba M. Singh, however, said the Delhi Police could conduct press briefings on the case “as per law and its office memorandum, so long as no rights of the individuals are violated”.The High Court’s direction came on Ms. Ravi’s plea seeking to restrain Delhi police from leaking any investigation material relating to her case to the media.The 22-year-old has…