INDIA
No consent, no follow-up, claim Bhopal gas tragedy victims in COVID-19 vaccine trial
Trial participants in Bhopal, who, incidentally, are also victims of the 1984 gas tragedy, told IANS of "severe violations" of the model code of conduct pertaining to trials including the absence of consent and no follow-up on their health after developing adverse reactions post the first dose by a particular clinical trial site.
RJD objects to shorter Bihar Assembly Budget session
Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha had met with leaders of all political parties on Saturday and told them about the proposed curtailed Budget session while pointing out that that the vaccination drive against coronavirus was expected during the period.
Bird flu scare: Centre asks states, UTs to increase surveillance
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement on Sunday that the states and UTs have been asked to increase public awareness and prevent the spread of misinformation on avian influenza or bird flu.
PM Modi condoles lives lost in plane crash in Indonesia
A Boeing 737-500 plane of Indonesian budget airline, carrying 50 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed into the sea on Saturday afternoon, shortly after it took off from the Jakarta airport.
Maha rejigs VVIP security, Pawar wants less protection, BJP feels 'insecure'
From the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the security cover of several leaders including Leaders of Opposition (Assembly) Devendra Fadnavis and (Council) Pravin Darekar has been reduced while for others including state BJP President Chandrakant Patil, it has been withdrawn.
Rajini fans hold demonstration seeking his political entry
The actor's fans held banners reading "Va Thalaivaa Va (Come Leader Come)", and "Ippo Illaina, Eppovum Illai (If Not Now, Never)" as they urged Rajinikanth to get into the state politics as he had announced earlier.
Karnataka farmers sell paddy to Reliance Retail above MSP
With the consent of state Governor Vajubhai Vala, Karnataka on January 1 notified the KAPMC Act, which restricts powers of the APMCs and omits penal provisions to help farmer sell their produce directly even outside the APMC yards (mandis) to anyone who pays more than the MSP, fixed by the state government.
Covid-19 vaccination to begin in India from Jan 16: 10 Key points
The decision was taken in a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the status of Covid-19 in the country along with the preparedness of the states and union territories for Covid vaccination.
BJP should leave its arrogance, obstinate attitude: Congress
Rahul Gandhi tweeted an old video clip of him speaking on the agrarian issues in Parliament in 2015 wherein he remarked that "the land of the farmers is getting costlier, and the government is making the farmers weak".
PM Modi to meet CMs on Monday on vaccine roll-out, corona situation
The Prime Minister will chair the meeting slated to begin at 4 pm. He will be apprised by the CMs on the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine as well as the COVID-19 situation in their respective states.
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