WHO recommends two doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within 21-28 days
GENEVA: COVID-19 patients should take two doses of the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine within a period of 21-28 days, the head of the World Health Organization’s immunization advisory group said on Tuesday. “We deliberated and came out with the following recommendation: two 2 doses of this vaccine within 21-28 days,” Alejandro Cravioto, chairman of WHO’s Strategic […]
UK Prime Minister cancels India trip
NEW DELHI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was invited as the chief guest for the Republic Day parade, has cancelled his visit to India due to the serious coronavirus situation in his country. Officials said Johnson called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and regretted that he would have to cancel his visit to India […]
Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new dawn of development
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the union territory is witnessing a new dawn of development and within the next 3-4 years, the people will see metro rail services revolutionising the transport network in capital cities. Sinha said this while meeting former ministers, former legislators and public deputations who called […]
Rooting out foreign MNCs next target: Baba Ramdev
HARIDWAR: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday said his institution Patanjali Yogpeeth has become a people’s movement for swadeshi, yoga and ayurveda, and rooting out foreign multi-nationals from the Indian market was his next target. He was addressing an event marking the 26th foundation day of Patanjali Yogpeeth. “The journey Patanjali Yogpeeth began from zero […]
Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Fire Park, AgnishamaSeva portal
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated a ‘Fire Park’ and launched a dynamic online portal, ‘AgnishamaSeva’ of Odisha Fire Service. The ‘Fire Park’ is a novel initiative to bring awareness on fire safety measures, an official said. The park is located inside the premises of Odisha Fire and Disaster Academy in Bhubaneswar and […]
Where is Jack Ma, China’s e-commerce pioneer?
By JOE McDONALD BEIJING: China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet users. Online payments service Alipay launched five years later, before regulators said such businesses would be allowed. Both long shots grew to dominate […]
Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration with Qatar to ease rift
By AYA BATRAWY and AMR NABIL AL-ULA, SAUDI ARABIA: Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to mark a new page in relations following the kingdom’s decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of Qatar, easing a rift that deeply divided regional U.S. security allies and frayed social ties across the interconnected […]
CCPA recommends Parliament’s Budget session from January 29
NEW DELHI:The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Budget session of Parliament commence from January 29 and conclude on April 8. According to the Committee’s recommendation, while Part 1 of the Budget session would be held from January 29 to February 15, Part 2 would be from March 8 to April […]
West Bengal signs $105 million pact with World Bank to improve waterways in West Bengal
NEW DELHI: The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank today signed a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal. The West Bengal Inland Water Transport, Logistics and Spatial Development Project will facilitate passenger and freight movement across the Hooghly river; undertake spatial […]
Audi launches new version of A4 in India; Price starts at Rs 42.34 lakh
NEW DELHI: German luxury car maker Audi on Tuesday launched the new version of its popular sedan A4 in India with prices starting at Rs 42.34 lakh (ex-showroom). The new fifth generation Audi A4 has a new design and is equipped with a 2.0-litre petrol engine that generates 190 hp of power. It can accelerate […]
Google Cloud appoints Karan Bajwa as APAC leader
NEW DELHI: Google Cloud on Tuesday announced the elevation of Karan Bajwa as its new leader for Asia Pacific. He currently leads Google Cloud in India. Bajwa will lead all regional revenue and go-to-market operations for Google Cloud, including on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Workspace from January 5, 2021, a statement said. He […]
Narendra Modi dedicates Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the Nation
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the Nation through a video conference today. The event marks an important milestone towards the creation of ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’. Governors and Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Kerala, along with Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas were also […]
GIFT City allots 10 lakh sq ft to Savvy Infrastructure
NEW DELHI: In a significant development amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, GIFT City – India’s first operational smart city and International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), has allotted 10 lakh Sq. ft build up area (BUA) to Savvy Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. for development of commercial, residential and social buildings in GIFT SEZ area. Savvy will develop […]
Supreme Court allows Central Vista revamp project,including new Parliament building by 2:1 majority
NEW DELHI: In a major relief for the Narendra Modi government, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court cleared the redevelopment plan for Central Vista with a 2:1 majority on Tuesday, although with riders. The bench held that there were “no infirmities in clearances given, change in land use and the environmental clearances”. However, it […]
False claims in Reliance’s affidavit in Punjab and Haryana High Court: Farmers’ body
NEW DELHI: Hours after Reliance approched the Punjab and Haryana HC against the damage to its cellular infrastructure and forcible closure of its stores, a pan-India farmers’ body said the affidavit filed by the firm in the court is full of “false” claims. The All-India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), representing 250 farmers’ organisations in […]
Reliance Jio to move Punjab and Haryana High Court against vandalism of 1,600 mobile towers
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), through its subsidiary Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, in a petition mentioned to be filed in Punjab and Haryana high court today, has sought urgent intervention of Government authorities to bring a complete stop to illegal acts of vandalism by miscreants, said RIL. These acts of violence have endangered the lives […]