Gen Rawat visits forward posts along LAC with China

Gen Rawat visits forward posts along LAC with China

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Tuesday visited a number of forward locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China around the Himachal Pradesh sector to take stock of India’s military preparedness in the sensitive region. In his interactions with troops, Gen Rawat exhorted them to remain steadfast in […]

Chinese Covid vaccine found safe, effective in children, adolescents: Lancet study

Beijing: Two doses of the China-made COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, are safe and produce a strong antibody response among children and adolescents aged 3-17 years, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The phase 1/2 trial on 550 young people found that over 96 per cent of children and adolescents who received […]

India records less than 40,000 new Covid cases after 102 days

India records less than 40,000 new Covid cases after 102 days

New Delhi: The single-day rise in fresh cases was recorded below 40,000 after 102 days, bringing the Covid infection tally to 3,03,16,897, while the daily fatalities remained below 1,000 for the second consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. India saw 37,566 new cases being reported in a day, while […]

Facebook, Google representatives depose before parliamentary panel on issue of social media misuse

Facebook, Google representatives depose before parliamentary panel on issue of social media misuse

New Delhi: Facebook and Google officials here on Tuesday deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms. The panel chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had asked the officials of the social media sites to appear in-person on the issue. While from Facebook its country […]

US announces USD 41 million additional COVID-19 assistance to India

US announces USD 41 million additional COVID-19 assistance to India

WASHINGTON: The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for the future health emergencies, taking the total aid to more than USD 200 million. In April and May, India struggled with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with more […]