Day: April 29, 2020

Groups sow doubt about COVID vaccine before one even exists

NEW YORK — A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially eroding confidence in what could be humanity’s best chance to defeat the virus. In recent weeks, vaccine opponents have made several unsubstantiated claims, including allegations that […]

U.S. panel on religious freedom urges targeted sanctions on India

NEW DELHI – A U.S. government commission has criticised India for failing to protect religious minorities and called for sanctions on government officials responsible for violating religious freedoms enshrined in its constitution. The Indian government rejected the annual report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom saying […]

India's Serum Institute to make millions of potential coronavirus vaccine doses

NEW DELHI – The Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it plans this year to produce up to 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus that is under clinical trial in Britain. Serum, the world’s largest maker of vaccines by volume, is mass-producing […]

Indian actor Irrfan Khan dies after long battle with cancer

MUMBAI – Irrfan Khan, an Indian filmstar who brought a modern sensibility to recent hit movies and featured in several Hollywood films such as “Life of Pi” and “The Namesake”, died on Wednesday. Khan’s death, after a prolonged battle with cancer, was confirmed by a spokesman for the […]

New list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 28: Worldwide there are six regional specialised meteorological centres (RSMCs) and five regionalTropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs) mandated for issuing advisories and naming of tropical cyclones.India Meteorological Department is one of the six RSMCs to provide tropical cyclone and storm surge […]

Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal holds video conference with FICCI and leading industry members

Union FPI Minister urges industry members to come forward to procure food grains and other perishables to benefit farmers open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 29: Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal chaired a video conference with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce […]

Prepared to conduct pending class 10, 12 board exams at first possibility, evaluation to begin: HRD

New Delhi, Apr 29: The HRD Ministry is prepared to conduct the pending board examinations for classes 10 and 12 for 29 crucial subjects at the first possibility, officials said. The ministry has also directed states to start the evaluation process for the exams already conducted and facilitate the […]

Cong accuses govt of weakening banking architecture

New Delhi, Apr 29: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government over the issue of bad loans, accusing it of weakening the entire banking architecture fiscally and imprudently in the name of cleaning the system. The party was responding to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s tweet on Tuesday night in […]

Irrfan Khan dies in Mumbai hospital

Mumbai, Apr 29: Irrfan Khan, one of India’s finest and most versatile actors, lost his battle with a rare form of cancer and died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, a statement from his family said. He was 54. Irrfan, who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, is […]

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