Vaccination for all by year-end, says govt as SC questions dual pricing policy
The entire eligible population would be vaccinated by the end of 2021, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court, which sought clarifications on vaccine procurement by states, pricing and the need for mandatory registration on CoWIN app for people to get vaccinated. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a Special Bench headed by Justice DY […]
Summit calls for including all countries in drive for greener planet
SEOUL: World leaders on Sunday called for more action and inclusion of all countries in the global drive towards a cleaner and greener planet at a climate summit hosted virtually by South Korea. Climate change is a major threat to global growth, with perils ranging from declines in crop yields, extreme weather that devastates tourist […]
Can’t Have Different Prices For Vaccines, SC Asks Centre About Vaccine-Procurement Policy
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Centre on differential pricing of vaccines. It also demanded the Centre to produce their vaccine policy document. The apex court asked the Centre about the vaccine-procurement policy by referring to the fact that states are in the process of issuing global tenders to procure jabs for coronavirus. A […]
Azerbaijan ‘captures’ six Armenian soldiers
YEREVAN: Six Armenian soldiers were captured by Azerbaijan on Thursday, the latest in a series of escalating border incidents after last year’s war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The capture of Armenia’s soldiers comes at a delicate time for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of snap elections next month. Pashinyan described the situation as “tense […]
Engaged With Pfizer, Vaccine Supply Likely To Start In July: Centre
NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul on Thursday said the government is examining Pfizer’s request for indemnity and will take a decision in the larger interest of people and on merit. Speaking at a press conference, Paul said, “Yes we are engaged with Pfizer and they have indicated the availability of a certain amount […]
India’s Covid Positivity Rate Remains Under 10% For Second Day In A Row
Amid the second Covid ebbing in most parts of the country, India’s daily coronavirus caseload continued to dip, with the country logging 2,08,921 new infections and 4,157 fatalities during the last 24 hours. With the latest addition, India’s cumulative Covid caseload rose to 2.7 crore while the death toll surged to 3,11,388. Health officials across […]
Numerous Gaza-Based Journalists’ WhatsApp Accounts Blocked
A few hours after the latest cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists in the coastal enclave found they were blocked from accessing WhatsApp messenger — a crucial tool used to communicate with sources, editors and the world beyond the blockaded strip. The Associated Press reached out to 17 journalists […]
‘Truth Remains Unafraid’ Says Rahul Gandhi About Toolkit Issue
“Truth remains unafraid,” stated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, after the Delhi Police issued a notice to Twitter India in conjunction with an investigation into a complaint involving the alleged “COVID toolkit.” After two police teams descended on Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurgaon on Monday, the Congress said that the “cowardly raid” by […]
Cable car crash leaves 13 dead in Italy
ROME: At least 13 people died and three were seriously injured on Sunday when a cable car linking Italy’s Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain in the Alps plunged 20 metres to the ground, local officials and rescuers said. The Stresa-Mottarone cable car takes tourists and locals from the town on Lake Maggiore, almost 1,400 […]
Uttar Pradesh: To Avoid Vaccination, Villagers Jump Into River After Spotting Health Officials
While instances of vaccine hesitancy have been regularly reported from many parts of India, in a one-of-a-kind incident, a group of people in Uttar Pradesh’s Sisaurha village jumped into a river after sighting a group of healthcare workers, who had visited the village to carry out the Covid inoculation drive. The villagers reportedly resorted to […]