Day: May 21, 2021

Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed to respond with a “new level of force” to […]

Indian court acquits magazine editor of rape charges

A court in India on Friday acquitted a former top news magazine editor of charges he raped a colleague in an eight-year-old case that raised questions about the safety of women in the workplace. The prosecution said it planned to appeal the verdict. Tarun Tejpal, 58, was editor […]

Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

A truce between Israel and Hamas took hold on Friday after the worst violence in years, with U.S. President Joe Biden pledging to salvage the devastated Gaza Strip and the United Nations urging renewed Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and militant rocket attacks on Israeli towns ceased […]

India and Pfizer at impasse over vaccine indemnity demand -sources

Pfizer (PFE.N) and the Indian government are at loggerheads over a demand by the U.S. drugmaker for legal protection from any claims linked to the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in one of the world’s biggest markets, two sources told Reuters. India has not given any manufacturer of a COVID-19 […]

Inside the race to find a COVID-19 treatment pill

In early 2020, as a new deadly coronavirus began spreading around the world, Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) assembled what it called a “SWAT team” of scientists and chemists to identify a potential treatment to fight COVID-19. The U.S. pharmaceutical giant, which had begun exploring a vaccine, also wanted to produce a […]

DRDO develops COVID-19 antibody detection kit

DELHI, MAY 21: Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed an antibody detection-based kit ‘DIPCOVAN’, the DIPAS-VDx COVID-19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA for sero-surveillance. The DIPCOVAN kit can detect both spike as well as nucleocapsid (S&N) […]

Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) Issues Advisory to States/Union Territories

DELHI, MAY 21: The Governmenthas been giving high priority on preventing and combating crimes against vulnerable sections of society, including women, children, senior citizens and Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes, and as well as for putting in place institutional mechanisms for preventing and countering human trafficking. Taking into account […]

PM condoles the passing away of Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna

DELHI, MAY 21: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of noted environmentalist, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Passing away of Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna Ji is a monumental loss for our nation. He manifested our centuries […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 21 MAY 2021, Delhi Nationwide Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 19 CroreIndia Conducts Highest ever 20.61 Lakh Tests in the last 24 hours; Sets Another New RecordDaily Positivity Rate Declines to 12.59%Countrywide “AYUSH COVID -19 Counselling Helpline” is now operational #Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU MINISTRY OF INFORMATION […]

IAF pilot killed as MiG Bison aircraft crashes in Punjab

Moga (Pb), May 21:An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after a MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed in Punjab’s Moga district, officials said on Friday. The aircraft was on a routine sortie from Suratgarh when it crashed near a village in Moga, they said. A Court of Inquiry has […]

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