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WHO chief welcomes US support for waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

07 May 2021 02:49 AM IST

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the commitment shown by Joe Biden’s administration to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines. “This is a monumental moment in the fight against COVID-19. The commitment by the President of the United States Joe Biden and Ambassador Katherine

JAPAN TO ESTABLISH NO-FLY ZONE OVER VENUES DURING THE OLYMPICS

07 May 2021 02:46 AM IST

The Japanese government will set up a no-fly zone over Olympic venues from July 21 to September 5 as part of anti-terrorism measures during the summer games in Tokyo, the transport ministry said on Thursday. According to the ministry, the no-fly zone will be set up two hours before the

EU chief says ready to ‘discuss’ Covid vaccine patent waiver

07 May 2021 02:44 AM IST

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday said that she is ready to discuss solutions to help increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines for global vaccination. “Our priority is to ramp up production to achieve global vaccination. At the same time we are open to discuss any

FIGHTING ERUPTS ACROSS AFG AS U.S. MISSES DEADLINE

07 May 2021 02:41 AM IST

Taliban have launched a new wave of offensive in several Afghan cities and are resorting to bombings and heavy weapons after the United States missed May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Several cities around Afghanistan are witnessing the wrath of the Taliban’s attacks. The Afghan forces have suffered

TWO HELD INCLUDING AMBULANCE DRIVER FOR BLACK MARKETING OXYGEN CYLINDERS IN DELHI

07 May 2021 02:39 AM IST

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, two people were apprehended in Delhi including an ambulance driver and an emergency medical technician for their alleged involvement in black marketing oxygen cylinders on Thursday, the police said. As the national capital witnessed a continuous rise in Covid-19 cases, the demand for

FIR to be registered against families in Solang for hiding info about Covid-infected patients

07 May 2021 02:37 AM IST

An FIR will be registered against families hiding information about Covid-infected patients in Himachal Pradesh’s Solang district, according to the office of Gram Panchayat, Solang. The Gram Panchayat Secretary ordered that shopkeepers found without masks and gloves will be fined Rs 500 in view of Corona curfew from midnight of

PM MODI, BORIS JOHNSON’S SUMMIT HAS ‘TRULY REDEFINED’ INDIA-UK TIES: JAISHANKAR

07 May 2021 02:33 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, on Thursday, that the recent virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson has “truly redefined” contours of the India and UK relationship. Jaishankar added that the roadmap agreed during the meeting will guide policymakers in an expansion of

Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal from 1 June

07 May 2021 02:32 AM IST

It’s mandatory for all states and Union Territories to grant a certificate of disability through online mode only using the UDID portal, stated Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on Thursday. The order will come into effect from 1 June. “The Central government notified the Rights of Persons

AAI AIRPORTS FACILITATE RAPID, SAFE DELIVERY OF VACCINES, OXYGEN

07 May 2021 02:30 AM IST

As the country is battling with the second wave of coronavirus, Airports Authority of India (AAI) Airports facilitated the rapid and safe delivery of vaccines, oxygen and essentials across the country as the country, informed AAI Airports on Thursday The AAI in collaboration with its subsidiary AAI Cargo Logistics and

Economic woes, curbs on dissent in Pakistan marred 2020: Report

06 May 2021 03:33 AM IST

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report has asked the Imran Khan government to deliver to the public the “rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled.” An HRCP release said that the pandemic aggravated existing inequalities, leaving millions of vulnerable workers at risk of

U.S. TO SEND ASTRAZENECA VACCINE TO COUNTRIES BY JULY 4

06 May 2021 03:27 AM IST

President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) provided an update from the White House on goals for providing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to countries by July 4. “I am not prepared to announce who else we will be giving the vaccine to, but we are going to by the Fourth of

CONSIDER USING ARMY ENGINEERING WING FOR SETTING UP OXYGEN STORAGE FACILITY: DELHI HC TO CENTRE

06 May 2021 03:26 AM IST

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, while hearing a plea on various issues arising due to the rapid surge in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, asked the Centre to consider utilising the engineering wing of the Armed Forces for setting up a storage facility for oxygen. Appearing for the