INDIA
Centre issues Regulatory Pathways for foreign produced vaccines
After comprehensive deliberation, the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), chaired by Niti Aayog member (Health) Dr V.K. Paul, issued the Regulatory Pathway for Covid-19 vaccines approval for "restricted use by US FDA, EMA, UK MHRA, PMDA Japan or which are listed in WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL)".
Delhi govt announces weekend curfew, allows passes for essential services
Citing that the decision has been taken after a series of meetings conducted since morning -- first with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and then with the Health Minister, Chief Secretary, Health Secretary and other top officials -- Kejriwal said 'it is decided to impose weekend curfew in Delhi to break the chain of transmission of coronavirus'.
ISRO spy case: SC orders CBI probe in framing of Nambi Narayanan
A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar accepted the report of a panel headed by former top court judge D.K. Jain, and asked the CBI to carry out further investigation. The top court said the matter is very serious and it requires a CBI probe. The bench asked the acting CBI Director to take charge of the case and treat the report by the Justice Jain panel as a preliminary inquiry report to conduct further investigations into the matter.
Governors should supplement states' efforts to tackle Covid: PM Modi
"Governors can play an important role with the involvement of Red Cross volunteers, ex-servicemen, NCC, NSS, NGOs, youth associations in creating awareness among the people on Covid appropriate behaviour such as maintaining social distance, wearing a mask, vaccination, etc. and curb the spread of the virus," said Modi.
UP Panchayat polls: BKU asks farmers to choose candidates 'other than BJP'
A statement issued by the BKU general secretary read, "Samyukt Kisan Morcha (united farmers front) is fighting against the anti-farmer policies of the Central government. We are going to the states where Assembly polls are being held and asking people not to vote for the BJP. Regarding the Panchayat elections in UP, we would like to state that BKU is a non-political organisation.
Rows of burning pyres in Lucknow showcase corona tragedy
Half an hour before the curfew deadline began, people stopped by to ask the crowds about the 'fire show' and when told, they stopped in their tracks. The 'fire show', on Wednesday night was actually a series of pyre burning the dead.
UP Panchayat elections begin today
The districts that are going to the polls on Thursday are Ayodhya, Agra, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Bhadohi, Mahoba, Rampur, Rae Bareli, Shravasti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Saharanpur, Hardoi and Hathras. For the post of Zila Panchayat members, 11,442 candidates are in the fray from 779 wards, while as many as 81,747 candidates are contesting in 19,313 wards of Kshetra Panchayats.
Air India pilots threaten industrial action if pay cuts not reversed
In a letter to Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal, ICPA said that "great financial injustice" is being done to Air India pilots. "Our pilots incur heavy financial loss and mental agony due to the continuation of draconian ill-thought pay cut under the false pretext of a market standard."
Bengal polls: Lack of industry, unemployment, SC votes may decide next 4 phases
Now with the high-octane Assembly elections on in the state where all the political parties are promising employment and creation of job opportunities, Ghosh is holding his breath with a beating heart for something unusual to happen.
No plan to impose lockdown in Haryana: Dushyant Chautala
Interacting with the media after unveiling a 350-kg bronze statue of B.R. Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary in Rewari town, he said this grand statue would not only inspire the younger generation but encourage them to contribute to making the country more advanced and developed.
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