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Dr Reddy's Seeks DCGI Nod for Conducting Phase-3 Clinical Trial of Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik V
Sources said it would be multi-centre, observer-blind, randomised controlled study. The phase-3 trial of Sputnik V is underway in Russia since September 1 on around 40,000 subjects.
Trump Gets Experimental Drug Aimed At Curbing Severe Illness
The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection.
UConn Student Accused Of 2 Slayings Returns To Court
A former UConn student who avoided capture in several states for six days after being accused of killing two people in Connecticut was back in court Friday for a hearing in one of his two murder cases.
Blockade By Truckers At Nagaland Border Lifted After 4 Days
The "indefinite economic blockade" called by five unions of truckers and drivers at the inter-state entry points of Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland, was lifted after four days on Friday evening, after the administration assured the protestors th...
Hathras-type Incidents Happening Everyday In Maha: BJP Leader
Maharashtra BJP leader Pravin Darekar on Friday hit out at those demanding the resignation of his party's government in Uttar Pradesh over the Hathras crime by claiming "such incidents are happening in Maharashtra everyday". A Dalit teen was allegedly s...
Two Arrested For Raping 16-year-old Girl In MP
Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, police said on Friday. Lalla Kol (22) and Indrabhan Kol (25) were booked for gang-rape under section 376 of IPC and also under the Protection Of Children fr...
Samajwadi Party Stages Silent Protest Against Hathras Incident In Mathura
The Samajwadi Party (SP) held a silent protest in Mathura on Friday against the alleged gang-rape and assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. The two-hour silent protest took place in front of the Gandhi statue in the...
Entry and Exit Gates of Delhi Metro Stations Near Hathras Protest Venue Closed, Reopened After 1 Hour
Exit gates for Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk are closed," the DMRC tweeted. All three stations fall in the vicinity of the protest venue in central Delhi.
Home Secretary Had Warned That UP Govt Won't Keep Promise: Sharad Pawar on Babri Masjid Demolition Case
Pawar, who was in prime minister P V Narasimha Rao'scabinet when the mosque at Ayodhya was demolished by KarSevaks in December 1992, was speaking to reporters here.
The Latest: AG Recommendations Not In Grand Jury Files
The latest on the release of grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case (all times local):
Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's Son Vijayendra Tests Positive for Covid-19, is Asymptomatic
Vijayendra couple of times in the past had gone into home quarantine when his father and BJP MP from Chamarajanagara V Srinivas Prasad were infected, as he had come in contact with them.
7 Indians Abdcuted By Nsgents In Libiya: Claims Relative Of One Kidnapped NRI
PM (14 minutes ago) to me 7 Indians of Kushinagar , Deoria and Bihar kidnapped in Libya by terrorists for 20 thousand dollar ransom Gorakhpur/pti Seven Indians are kidnapped by terrorists in Libya including one Munna Chauhan of Kushinagar district an...
BJP Criticises Rajasthan Govt Over Recent Incidents Of Rape
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Friday targeted the Rajasthan government over the recent incidents of rape of women in the state, saying that there is an atmosphere of chaos in the state under Congress rule. In a statement, BJP state president Satish...
UN Authorizes Inspection Of Vessels For Migrants From Libya
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday authorizing member nations to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected of smuggling migrants or engaging in human trafficking from the north African nation for anot...
Oil Down 3% After Trump Gets Coronavirus And Economies Wobble
Oil prices fell 3% on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID19, roiling risky assets, and as rising global crude output threatens to overwhelm the market's weak recovery.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Visits Atal Tunnel in Rohtang Day Before Its Inauguration by PM Modi
The 9.02-km-long tunnel that goes under the Rohtang pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range at an altitude of 3,000 metres on the Leh-Manali highway is being considered as strategically important.