Home » Latest-News

Latest-News - Page 1662

In August 2020, US-based vaccine maker Novavax, Inc had announced a licence agreement with SII for the development and commercialisation of NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in low and middle-income countries and India. (Reuters Photo)

CDSCO seeks more data from SII, says Covovax not yet approved in...

The DCGI office had granted SII permission to manufacture and stock Covovax on May 17

28 Nov 2021 12:47 PM IST

ATF price hiked by 7.5 pc; petrol, diesel rates unchanged for 2nd straight day. (PTI Photo)

Petrol, diesel price to fall only on sustained drop in international...

That excise cut and VAT reduction helped bring down fuel prices from record highs

28 Nov 2021 12:45 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind walk towards central hall of the parliament for a joint session to observe the countrys Constitutional Day, in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (AP/Manish Swarup)

Winter Session of Parliament to begin on stormy note on Monday

The session beginning Monday will conclude on December 23

28 Nov 2021 12:08 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. (ANI Photo)

All-party meeting begins ahead of Parliament's winter session

The winter session will commence on November 29 and is scheduled to conclude on December 23

28 Nov 2021 11:45 AM IST

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Jammu. (Photo: AP)

India records 8,774 new Covid cases, 621 deaths in last 24 hours

A decrease of 1,328 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours

28 Nov 2021 10:11 AM IST

The two countries got embroiled in a diplomatic tussle after the UK announced compulsory quarantine for travellers from India despite being fully vaccinated. Representational Image. (AFP)

Everyone coming from South Africa will be quarantined in Mumbai

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Omicron as a highly transmissible virus of concern

28 Nov 2021 7:11 AM IST

Farm leader Darshan Pal with others addresses a press conference at Singhu border in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Farmers defer Parliament march before tabling of bill to repeal laws

Govt has accepted demand to decriminalise stubble burning; Agriculture minister Tomar

28 Nov 2021 1:56 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind with Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana during the valedictory ceremony of the Constitution Day celebrations, organised by the Supreme Court, in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (PTI Photo)

President bats for BJP's all-India judicial service to pick judges

The idea is in voyage for the last five decades but has not been tested

28 Nov 2021 1:34 AM IST

During the pandemic, people realised that life is fragile and that they really want to be doing what they enjoy while building their careers. By arrangement

Blame it on burnout...

...or plain lethargy or lack of will, but the resignation momentum seen in the West is catching up

28 Nov 2021 1:27 AM IST

An aged-woman holds a copy of the Indian constitution during a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, outside Gandhi ashram in Ahmedabad. (PTI file Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Opp. has done well to snub a hollow Constitution Day'

Jan 26 is the long-consecrated day to celebrate the promulgation of the Constitution. This new celebration on Nov 26 was...

28 Nov 2021 12:57 AM IST

Kulbir Kaur | From menu of faith, reason best chosen

It seems that only those who know how to exploit religion get to draw the winning ticket in the lottery of life

28 Nov 2021 12:31 AM IST

More intriguing is how Mamata Banerjee has used the BSFs territorial expansion to make common cause with Punjab. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Why Didi is on poaching spree; cousins fight a turf war...

Mamata is also in touch with G-23 members, the group of Congress leaders who are known to be unhappy with the way...

28 Nov 2021 12:15 AM IST