December 2020

Doha, Dec16 (Sputnik) - More than 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia have signed up for the coronavirus vaccination on the opening day of vaccination registration, the Saudi Health Ministry said. "Up until now, 100,546 people have signed up…

New Delhi: On Monday, as the deadline for submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) closed for Air India disinvestment process, the Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Tuhin Kanta Pandey said that…

GANDHINAGAR: Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala on Monday said most farmers in the country are in favour of the Centre's new farm laws, and there is no need to bring the MSP under purview of law as demanded by the…

NEW DELHI: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.4 per cent effective in providing protection against COVID-19 and has demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy against severe coronavirus cases, the vaccine's developers said on Monday. "The efficacy…

CHENNAI: Another 33 people, including students, from IIT Madras tested positive for Covid 19 on Monday, taking the total number of people infected with the virus in the institute from December 1 to 104. Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J…

AHMEDABAD: Amid the ongoing protest by farmers on Delhi borders against the Centre's new agri laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet members of the farming community, including Sikh cultivators in Gujarat, during a visit to Kutch…

New Delhi , December 14  : As COVID-19 vaccination programme will soon start in India, the Union Health Ministry has pledged for "One needle, One syringe, Only one time" and prepared guidelines for safer disposal of used…

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) , December 15  Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel has termed farmer unions protest against the new farm laws as "organisations of middlemen and anti-nationals". "500 farmers' unions have come…

Kolar (Karnataka) , December 15  A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against 7,000 unknown people including 5,000 contract workers in connection with violence and vandalism at the facility of Wistron Pvt Ltd,…

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) , December 15  The Odisha Cabinet on Monday has approved Shri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance in line with Shri Jagannath Temple Act. The 11th-century shrine is presently governed by the Odisha Hindu Religious…

Kannur (Kerala) , December 14: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that Left Democratic Front (LDF) will have "legendary victory" in the local body elections. He accused the opposition in the state of false propaganda…

New Delhi, Dec 14  India's population is stabilising as per the Fifth National Family Health Survey as the total fertility rate has decreased across majority of the states. Of the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar,…