The Serum Institute on India (SII) on Monday said it has received the purchase order from the Centre for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. “We have received the (purchase) order from the Government of India on Monday afternoon,” said a senior Serum Institute on India (SII) official. According to sources, each dose will cost Rs 220 […]
Air India’s direct longest flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru with an all-women cockpit crew successfully landed in the southern city on Monday. The cockpit crew consisted of four women pilots- Captain Zoya Aggarwal, Captain Papagari Thanmai, Captain Shivani Manhas and Captain Akansha Sonaware. This is the world’s longest flight (commercial) to be operated by […]
Delhi Police on Monday informed that Chilla and Ghazipur Delhi borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to the national capital due to the ongoing farmer protests. People have been advised to take alternate routes via Anand Vihar, Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway, Bhopra and Loni borders. Moreover, the Haryana-Delhi borders at Singhu, Auchandi, […]
Senior Congress leader Madhav Singh Solanki died at the age of 94 on Saturday morning. He was the former External Affairs Minister of India, who also served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for four times. The veteran leader breathed his last at his residence in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences over […]
Team India has lodged an official complaint after the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground racially abused pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj on the second and third day of the ongoing Pink Test between India and Australia. While the matter was brought up with the International Cricket Council (ICC) match officials and the security […]
The Air India Express has become the first airline in India to use robotic technology to clean and disinfect the interiors of aircrafts using an ultraviolet robotic device. “A UV (ultraviolet) robotic device fitted with UV disinfection lamping system was engaged by the airline today at Delhi airport to disinfect its Boeing 737-800 aircraft,” said […]
Facebook has suspended US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely in wake of the violence that broke out at Capitol Hill ahead of the certification of the Electoral College votes. In a post, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, wrote that the account blocks have been placed indefinitely and “for at least two weeks […]
Renowned fashion designer C Paul, 78, died at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore on Wednesday. Satya Paul’s son Puneet Nanda and founder of Isha Yoga Centre, Sadhguru, announced the news of the fashion designer’s death on Thursday. In a Facebook post, Nanda wrote, “He (Satya Paul) had a stroke on December 2 and as he […]
Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday held a tractor-march from protest sites against the three agriculture bills. The tractor march started from four different points – Singhu to Tikri Border, Tikri to Kundli, Ghazipur to Palwal and Rewasan to Palwal. According to the protesting farm unions, this is just “rehearsal” for their proposed […]
Social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC. Facebook and Instagram said Trump won’t be able to post for 24 hours. Facebook also removed posts, including a video that Trump […]