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Heavy Rain Expected In Mumbai, Orange Alert Issued For Three Districts

Mumbai and its surrounding areas are expected to receive light to heavy rain today, the India Meteorological Department has predicted. The Met department predicted Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts are likely to be affected due to rain. According to the weather agency, Bandra will receive 59.5 mm of rain till 12pm while Dahisar will receive 137.5 mm,…

DPRO Arrested By Vigilance Team For Accepting Bribe From A Sweeper

The District Panchayati Raj Officer of Amethi Shreya Mishra was arrested by a vigilance team from Lucknow on Thursday while accepting a bribe of Rs 30000 from Sushil Kumar Singh, a sweeper posted in a Bazar Shukul block. Sushil Kumar deployed at Dhanesha Rajput village in Bazar Shukul block of Amethi was recently reinstated in the job after suspension. After…

Govt Says Vaccines Give 94{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad} Protection, Chances of Hospitalisation Reduced by 80{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad}

An interim analysis of Covaxin’s Phase-3 trials, conducted on 25,800 volunteers across India, had indicated an overall efficacy of 78{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad}. Earlier, Bharat Biotech said scientific standards and commitment of the indigenously-developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin are transparent, and the company has so far published nine research studies on its safety and efficacy. “Covaxin’s scientific standards+commitment is transparent. Academic journals, peer reviewers,…

Agra Hospital’s ‘Mock Drill’ a Risk Assessment Exercise; Did Not Kill 22 Patients: Probe Report

Agra’s Paras Hospital did not conduct a ‘mock drill’ that led to the deaths of 22 people, a probe report into the alleged incident revealed on Friday. As per the report, the hospital authorities informed the investigators that they had been misquoted and that the viral video had been misconstrued. The hospital had been sealed and was under government scrutiny after a video went viral…

Bharat Biotech’s Pre-submission Meeting for Covaxin’s WHO Approval on June 23

The drug was provided authorisation for emergency use by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on June 1 as an adjunct therapy for moderate to severe coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, after Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, Rajasthan has become the fourth state to inoculate over 2 crore vaccination people in the state. State Health Minister Raghu Sharma congratulated officers and…

Delhi Court Orders ‘Immediate’ Release of Pinjra Tod Activists, Jamia Student Asif Tanha, Slams Police for Delay

A Delhi court ordered an immediate release of student activists Asif Iqbal, Devangana Kalita, and Natasha Narwal after High Court on Thursday asked it to take decision with “promptitude” and “expedition”. They were granted bail on June 15 in the north east Delhi riots case. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and A J Bhambhani asked the counsel for the…

PM Modi’s Global Approval Rating 66{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad}; Beats Biden, Merkel, Trudeau, Macron

Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s global approval ratings has stood at 66 per cent, according to a survey conducted by an American data intelligence firm ‘Morning Consult’. He has continued to be better than other world leaders of 13 countries including US, UK, Russia, Australia, Canada, Brazil, France and Germany. With a sample size of 2,126 adults in India, the Morning…