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London: The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 after “rigorous” analysis by its independent regulator, paving the way for mass vaccinations from as early as next week among people at the highest risk of death from the deadly virus.The British regulator, the…

New Delhi: The Indian Army has instituted an award in memory of Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, a young officer from Kashmir who was abducted and killed by terrorists in Shopian district of the Valley three-and-a-half years back, officials said on Wednesday.The award has been introduced by the Rajputana Rifles, one of…

 Asks SCO to enforce Int legal statutes to eradicate safe havens New Delhi: Asserting that terrorism is the biggest challenge the region is facing, India on Monday criticised Pakistan for using it as an “instrument of state policy”, and called upon the SCO to combat the menace collectively and enforce…

  New Delhi, Nov 30 : The government has called an all-party meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation on December 4 that will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said on Monday. Floor leaders of all parties from both houses of parliament have been called for the…

New Delhi: Amid protests by a section of farmers against the recently enacted farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that these reforms have opened doors of new opportunities for farmers and bestowed on them new rights.In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast, Modi said the farm laws…

New Delhi: The centre has asked the states to constitute block-level task forces to monitor COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and to maximise involvement of local influencers, including religious leaders, for countering misinformation and rumour-mongering regarding coronavirus immunisation.According to the health ministry, the block task force would be tasked with resolving bottlenecks,…

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said India will play a lead role in rebuilding economy in the post-COVID era and the way the country’s scientific community rose to the challenge of the pandemic is a testimony to this.Addressing the Global R&D Summit-2020, organised by FICCI and Department…

New Delhi: Asserting that terrorism is the “biggest problem” the world is facing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there was a need to ensure that countries supporting and assisting terrorists are held guilty, in an oblique reference to Pakistan. Modi made the comments at the 12th BRICS summit,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday warned Pakistan that India has enough military might and political will to protect its borders and the world has seen it the country can kill militants and their handlers by entering their homes. According to reports, PM Modi who was addressing the soldiers of Indian…