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Fire breaks out at Pune plant of Serum Institute of India; Covishield production unaffected, says SII
Covishield’s stock is safe as the fire broke out at an under-construction building, as reported by SII officials. The Serum Institute has been producing Oxford University and AstraZeneca developed Covid vaccine.
CRPF inducting women warriors in CoBRA to fight Maoists
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had accorded approval for setting up of sanction of 10 unattached battalions of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) for guerrilla and jungle warfare type operations for dealing with extremists and insurgents.
Minus 27.1 in Drass, Srinagar freezes at minus 7
Minimum temperatures across the valley and Ladakh dropped further on Thursday due to clear night sky. Another spell of moderate snow in Kashmir hills and plains and higher reaches of Jammu and rain in the plains of Jammu is expected starting Friday.
UP man complains Mirzapur maligns district, SC notice to Amazon Prime
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde after a brief hearing in the matter issued a notice on the plea to Centre, Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Amazon Prime Video. The plea has been filed by Sujeet Kumar Singh through advocate Binay Kumar Das.
Sandalwood drug case: SC grants bail to Ragini Dwivedi
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, submitted that the substance was not for personal use, instead, she arranged it for the rave parties. Mehta insisted that there is a probability of tampering of evidence and the court may consider declining bail at least till the time charge sheet is filed in the case.
NCB busts drugs factory in Mumbai, unearths Dawood link
An NCB official related to the probe, requesting anonymity told IANS, "Chinku Pathan, who was nabbed by the NCB yesterday is the grandson of Lala, who was the mentor of Dawood Ibrahim." The official said that Lala was the original underworld don of Mumbai.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav questions 'intention' behind deferring farm laws
The SP president has directed the party leaders and workers to dedicate their Republic Day celebrations to farmers who are protesting against the new farm laws. He asked party men to reach the venues where Indian flag will be unfurled at the tehsil level on tractors carrying the Tricolour.
Anti-China sentiments run high in India when it comes to rights violation in Tibet: Survey
This is the most significant finding of this survey. Almost two-thirds of Indians want to support the issue of Tibet even at the cost of worsening relationship with China. The brand equity of China has taken a beating over last one year and the majority of Indians have further become anti-China in their perceptions.
Government makes big offer to bring farmers around, proposes to defer laws
After the tenth round of talks with the farmer leaders, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government has suggested deferring the laws for one-and-a-half years so that the farmer unions can consider them and resolve the issue by forming a committee with government representatives and farmers.
Rajasthan's unemployment index touches record high
The national unemployment index touched its highest mark in April 2020 following the imposition of nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. However, in Rajasthan, the unemployment rate touched a peak of 28.2 per cent in December 2020, nearly 10 months after the imposition of lockdown.
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