INDIA
Covid-19 Vaccination: Delhi government diverts Covaxin to 6 Centre-run hospitals
75 hospitals which include state-run and private hospitals, will receive Covishield, developed by Oxford/AstraZeneca with Serum Institute of India (SII), which is handling its marketing and production in the country.
India's ultimate objective is to win future conflicts with homemade weapons: CDS Gen Rawat after Tejas MK-A1 deal
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about Rs 48,000 crore to buy 83 LCA Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets.
Covid-19 vaccination drive set to begin from tomorrow, centre sends guidelines to states |Key points
The Government of India on Thursday circulated the dos and don'ts for vaccination to the states. The inoculation drive is expected to cover 3 lakh healthcare workers across 3,006 sites across the country.
Covid-19 Vaccination: Centre disapproves administration of Covaxin to those below 18 years
A letter from the office of additional secretary at the union health ministry carrying a comparative factsheet for the two Covid vaccines approved for emergency authorisation revealed that the government has "not recommended" their authorisation to people below 18 years of age.
BDL, Thales ink pact to manufacture air defence system in India
The Teaming Agreement, signed at a virtual ceremony held on Wednesday, will facilitate the manufacture of STARStreak Air Defence System in India, BDL said on Thursday.
India protests to WHO over map showing J&K as separate
Indian has raised the matter with the organisation. Reports said the issue was raised by Indian envoy to United Nations in Geneva, Indramani Pandey, with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Delhi: Vaccination points to scale up to 225 within a week
The massive inoculation drive slated to begin January 16 onwards will be launched in Delhi with 81 hospitals, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed earlier in the day.
PM Modi to launch Covid-19 vaccination drive on January 16
This will be the world's largest vaccination programme covering the entire length and breadth of the country and all preparations are in place to initiate the programme on the principles of 'Jan Bhagidari', the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
Befitting reply if any 'Superpower' hurts national pride: Rajnath Singh
"We don't want war and we are in favour of protecting everyone's security but I want to say this in clear terms that if any superpower wants to hurt our pride then our soldiers are capable of giving them a befitting reply," Mr Singh said.
India will not have Republic Day chief guest due to global coronavirus situation: MEA
It will be for the first time in over five decades that India will not have a chief guest at the Republic Day parade.
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