Month: July 2020

India’s clinical research body defends timeline for coronavirus vaccine trials

MUMBAI – India’s leading clinical research agency said Saturday its decision to fast-track development of a potential coronavirus vaccine was in line with international standards, after health experts raised concerns about the schedule for clinical trials. The Indian Council of Medical Research issued a statement after a letter […]

India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks

NEW DELHI – Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear masks at all times, keep their distance and not touch its glistening marble surfaces when India’s 17th-century monument to love reopens on Monday after a three-month COVID-19 shutdown. Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed in a […]

PM greets people on Guru Purnima

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 5: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted the people on the occasion of Guru Purnima. “देशवासियों को गुरु पूर्णिमा की ढेरों शुभकामनाएं। जीवन को सार्थक बनाने वाले गुरुओं के प्रति सम्मान प्रकट करने का आज विशेष दिन है। इस […]

UPDATES ON COVID-19

Recovered Cases more than 4 lakh Recovered cases exceed Active cases by close to 1.65 lakh open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 5: Collective and focused efforts for containment and management of COVID-19 by the Government of India along with the States/UTs have led to the number […]

Professor K Vijay Raghavan: Regulatory system need to be reformed

Prof Ashutosh Sharma:“Need for a robust policy for the long term & also for identifying weak links to connect knowledge generators with knowledge consumers.” High-level Industry consultation roundtable for formulation of STIP 2020 discusses ways to encourage industry to fund R&D Also discussed on the ways to use […]

Indigenous Indian COVID19 vaccines in the global race to end the pandemic –By: Dr TV Venkateswaran

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 5: With the announcement of COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech and ZyCov-D Vaccine by Zydus Cadila the proverbial silver line in the dark clouds of COVID19 appears at the horizon. Now the nod given by the Drug Controller General of India CDSCO […]

Heavy rains continue in Mumbai; low-lying areas waterlogged

Mumbai, Jul 5: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai, Thane and other parts of Konkan Maharashtra for the third consecutive day on Sunday and caused water-logging in some low-lying areas of the metropolis. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intermittent rains in the city and suburbs “with […]

Jammu: 4 held for attempt to murder

Jammu, Jul 5:  Four people were arrested for their alleged involvement in an attempt to murder case here, police said on Sunday. The four are criminals and had attacked Rohan Thapa alias Kallu, a resident of Gorkha Nagar, near Bahu Plaza in Gandhi Nagar area on June 27, […]

Record 24,850 COVID-19 cases in single day in India

New Delhi, July 5:  With 24,850 people testing positive for coronavirus infection and 613 succumbing to the disease in a day, the highest so far, India’s COVID-19 caseload soared to 6,73,165, while the death toll climbed to 19,268 on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This […]

Russia says China would be needed in expanded G7 summit: TASS

MOSCOW – Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday, insisting that China should also be included in the event. His comments to TASS news agency countered […]

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