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Our planet will not be same after Covid: PM
Delivering his keynote address on the occasion of Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima through video conference, the Prime Minister said there have been many noteworthy improvements as well over the last year like having a better understanding of the pandemic, which strengthens our strategy to fight it and having the vaccine, which is absolutely important to save lives and defeat the virus.
Govt looks at exit option while BPCL seeks open offer exemption
Sources said, the oil refiner is looking to get the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to give exemption for the open offers to the successful bidder of BPCL as already done when ONGC acquired a government stake in HPCL.
Zydus & TLC sign agreement to market critical drug to treat Black Fungus
AmphoTLC is the first and only complex generic drug to have achieved bioequivalence to Gilead's AmBisome, proving its sameness to the safest form of amphotericin B in the world. With the surge of infections in India in recent days, AmphoTLC will address the country's acute liposomal amphotericin B shortage.
Fuel price rise paused a day after reaching new highs
Accordingly, petrol price remains at Rs 93.44 per litre and diesel Rs 84.32 per litre in Delhi. Across the country as well the fuel prices remained static on Wednesday after rising by 20-27 paise per litre a day earlier but their retail prices varied depending on the level of local taxes in states.
‘I’m her mate, not master’: Irfan Pathan responds to criticism over his wife’s blurred photo
The photo was posted on his son’s account, in which, Pathan’s wife Safa Baig’s face had been blurred. However, Irfan and his son’s faces were not blurred. This led to a lot of criticism on Instagram alleging the Baroda cricketer does not allow his wife to reveal her face. To this, the 36-year-old cricketer replied and said “I’m her mate, not her master”, and that it is his wife’s choice to reveal her face or not.
Social media companies lose legal immunity from today; here's what Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Google have to say
Earlier, these social media platforms enjoyed legal immunity for the content posted by any user on their platform. The only obligation for them was to take down the post if it was deemed to be illegal by the government or any other verified source. In simple terms, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter were not answerable to the government for content posted by the platform's users.
Wrestler murder case: 4 associates of Sushil Kumar arrested
A senior police official said that on a tip off, a team of Special Staff of Rohini under Inspector Ishwar Singh and overall supervision of Brahmjeet Singh, ACP of Operation Cell, Rohini District Delhi, has apprehended four active members of Kala Asauda - Neeraj Bawana gang from Kanjhawala area on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.
Indian vaccines preferred, buying Chinese for immediate need
"We had to look for Chinese and Russian alternatives only after we failed to get the vaccines from Pune's Serum Institute. We realise the grim situation in India and Serum's current inability to deliver on its promised supplies," said the top health ministry official, but on the condition of anonymity because he was not officially authorised to brief the media.
PM appeals to world leaders to come together to defeat terror
In a keynote address on the occasion of Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima, Modi said while Buddha's life was about peace, harmony and co-existence, there are forces in today's world "whose existence depends on spreading hate, terror and mindless violence". "Such forces don't believe in liberal democratic principles. Believers of humanity must come together, defeat terror," Modi said.
TN Assembly will pass resolution against 3 farm laws: Stalin
The three farm laws brought in by the government are -- Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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