Pfizer has decided to withdraw its application for regulatory approval of its Covid-19 vaccine under emergency circumstances in India, nearly two months after approaching authorities here for this permission. The US-based pharma company, which was the first drugmaker to apply for emergency use authorisation of its vaccine in the country, had a meeting with India’s […]
To increase the number of beneficiaries in the Corona Vaccination Campaign, the Chandigarh Health Department is preparing to set up a ‘Mobiliser Cell’, through which direct contact will be made with them. The councillors and psychiatrists involved in this cell will call the beneficiaries and try to persuade them to get vaccinated by clearing their […]
Short film ‘Natkhat’ has entered the race for Oscars 2021 in the category of Best Short Film. Starring Vidya Balan, along with child artiste Sanika Patel, the film is about a mother trying to educate her little son about gender equality and challenging the notion of boys will be boys. A short clip of the […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept the repo rate and reverse repo rate unchanged at 4% and 3.35, respectively, while continuing the accommodative stance. Repo and reverse repo rate are two important monetary tools used by the Reserve Bank of India to control the rising inflation and maintain liquidity in the economy. […]
The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. She has been accused of “criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity” over her tweets on the farmer protests. The charges that the young activist faces are those of conspiracy and “promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, […]
Singer Diljit Dosanjh on Wednesday released a new song in honour of singer Rihanna, who on Tuesday shed light on the ongoing farmers’ protest in India. Titled ‘RiRi’, a reference to the singer’s nickname, the song features music by Intense with lyrics by Raj Ranjodh. “#RIRI #Rihanna,” Diljit Dosanjh wrote in a tweet, adding a […]
Vaccination of front-line police personnel and municipal employees began on Wednesday at the two designated sites in Chandigarh. The Centre has identified 31,374 frontline workers in the city for Covid-19 vaccination. On the first day, 150 frontline workers from the Municipal Corporation and the Police Department were identified by UT Health Department for inoculation. At […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 57, has announced that he will be stepping down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the e-commerce giant later this year, handing over the reins of the company to Andy Jassy, who currently heads Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud computing platform. Jassy, who has been with Amazon since […]
Chandigarh, 4th February 2021: Chitkara International School has introduced multilingual audio circulars, called ‘Chitkara Infobyte’, last week here in Chandigarh. The inclusion of Hindi and Punjabi narrations within the school’s communication system is expected to overcome language barriers and allow easy flow of information among school’s stakeholders. With this initiative, the school aims to bring freshness […]
Chandigarh has ranked first among the union territories of the country BY administering vaccine to the highest number of health workers so far in the Covid vaccination campaign. Chandigarh has administered around 4,000 vaccinations and Puducherry, which has secured second rank, vaccinated around 3,000 health workers. This data was released by the Ministry of Health […]