- India
Drug controller’s nod for Omicron-specific mRNA-based vaccine
New Delhi: India’s drug controller has granted emergency use authorisation for the Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine developed by Genova Biopharmaceuticals under Mission Covid Suraksha, the Department of Biotechnology said on Tuesday. The Department…
- India
Zero tolerance on spurious medicines: Mandaviya on cough syrup row
New Delhi: Asserting that India follows a zero-tolerance policy on spurious medicines, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said 71 companies have been issued show-cause notices following concerns raised in some quarters…
- World
PM Modi to meet Musk & over two dozen thought leaders in New York
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet here on Tuesday over two dozen thought leaders from various walks of life, including entrepreneur and Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk, astrophysicist and…
- India
Congress, BJP spar over rice supply, stage demonstrations in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The politics over supply of rice to Karnataka heated up on Tuesday with the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP staging demonstrations in various parts of the state. The Congress staged…
- India
SC refuses to halt central forces’ deployment in West Bengal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order directing the State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition and deploy central forces across West Bengal for the…
- India
Heatwave conditions: Mandaviya to chair meeting on public health preparedness
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review public health preparedness to deal with heatwave conditions prevailing in parts of the country, official sources…
- India
Word ‘secular’ harmed country, its Muslim population the most: Shahnawaz Hussain
Prayagraj: No word has harmed the country and its Muslim population more than ‘secular’, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said here on Monday. Addressing a public meeting at Karchhana, 30 km from the…
- India
Thousands of devotees arrive in Puri for Lord Jagannath’s ‘Rath Yatra’
Puri: Thousands of devotees have congregated at this seaside pilgrim town for Lord Jagannath’s annual ‘Ratha Jatra’ on Tuesday for which the Odisha government has made elaborate arrangements, officials said. As many…
- Photos
Shiv Sena Foundation Day
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) President Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray being garlanded during the Shiv Sena Foundation Day at Shanmukhananda Hall at Sion in Mumbai, Monday, June 19, 2023. (PTI…
- Photos
IDY: Navy personnel at yoga session
Mumbai: Navy personnel perform yoga on-board INS Vikramaditya. In the run-up to International Day of Yoga, several naval ships are conducting yoga and meditation session on-board. (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Navy personnel perform…
- India
Police probe video in which youth asks group to leave Ganga Ghat for being non-Hindu
Haridwar: Police said on Mondy they have started an investigation into a video circulating on social media in which a youth allegedly tries to drive away a group of men and women…
- India
Assam: Over 30K in 18 districts affected by flood
Guwahati: At least 18 of 31 districts in Assam have been hit by the first wave of monsoon floods, affecting more than 30,000 people in the state, an official said on Monday.…
- India
Kerala university to look into allegation against SFI leader
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala University Vice Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal on Monday said the allegation that an SFI leader has submitted a fake certificate to secure his admission for an M Com course is a…
- India
Made ‘The Kerala Story’ to awaken 100 crore people, says director Sudipto Sen
Thane: Director Sudipto Sen of ‘The Kerala Story’ on Monday said 3.40 crore people have so far seen his movie, second only to Shah Rukh Khan-starrer blockbuster ‘Pathaan’. Speaking at a function here,…
- India
Mamata shocked at governor’s announcement of Bengal’s foundation day
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a letter to Governor CV Ananda Bose expressed “shock” at his “unilateral” decision to commemorate the state’s foundation day on Tuesday. Banerjee pointed out…
