Month: August 2021

India’s Rahul Gandhi says blocked by Twitter for political reasons

NEW DELHI, Aug 13 – Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India’s main opposition party, slammed Twitter (TWTR.N) on Friday for blocking a tweet over the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl, saying the platform was playing partisan politics. The criticism of the U.S. microblogging giant by the Congress […]

Pfizer, Moderna seen reaping billions from COVID-19 vaccine booster market

NEW YORK, Aug 13 – Drugmakers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shots in a market that could rival the $6 billion in annual sales for flu vaccines for years to come, analysts and healthcare investors say. For […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, AUGUST 13: 52.95 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive Active cases constitute 1.20% of total cases; lowest since Mar 2020 India’s Active caseload currently 3,85,227 Highest ever Recovery Rate achieved; currently at 97.46% 3,13,02,345 total recoveries across the country so far […]

National Commission for Women Urges Chief Secretaries To Take Measures To Close Gender Gap In Vaccination

Need To Create Public Health Awareness So That More And More Women Are Vaccinated On Priority: NCW Chairperson ‘Centre Has Been Running Intensified Vaccination Drives To Reach Every Nook & Cranny Of The Country’ DELHI, AUGUST 13: The National Commission for Women, taking cognisance of a media report […]

Former Chandigarh Cong chief joins AAP

Chandigarh, Aug 13: Former Chandigarh Congress chief Pardeep Chhabra on Friday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital. Chhabra had resigned from the primary membership of the Congress on August 6 after being at loggerheads with current […]

Rupee ends flat against US dollar

Mumbai, Aug 13:  The Indian rupee reversed all its intra-day losses to close almost flat at 74.24 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a strong rally in domestic equities. Besides, a weak American currency against its major rivals and lower crude prices also helped the rupee […]

Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 3 more cities

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban captured another three provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Friday, completing their sweep of the country’s south in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war. The latest significant blow was […]

Indian state launches assault on drugs as UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis

Summary UN body warns India’s northeast facing risk of surge in meth use Assam launches big assault on drugs under new chief minister Assam says drug trade in and via state worth millions of dollars Opposition alleges human rights abuse; ties with neighbour sour GUWAHATI, India, Aug 12 […]

India recovery not yet at point for pulling back liquidity -finance minister

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 – Indian economy has not reached the level where the central bank can begin pulling back liquidity as Asia’s third largest economy is still recovering from the shock of two major waves of coronavirus, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. “I am glad […]

Indian rocket fails to launch earth observation satellite

BENGALURU, Aug 12 – An Indian rocket carrying a powerful earth observation satellite failed to fire fully on Thursday, the state-run space agency said, in a setback for the country’s space programme. The satellite, meant for quick monitoring of natural disasters such as cyclones, cloudbursts and thunderstorms, was […]

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