Israel authorizes Moderna vaccine for use against COVID-19
WEB DESK Israel has authorized the Moderna vaccine for use against COVID-19. With this approval, Israel has become the third country in the world to approve the vaccine, after the…
Arrangements being made for vaccines to people going for Haj: Naqvi
AMN Union minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said, arrangements are being made to administer coronavirus vaccines to those who will be going for Haj later this year.…
PM CARES Fund allocates Rs 201.58 cr for installation of 162 Medical Oxygen Generation Plants
SUDHIR KUMAR The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund Trust is allocating 201.58 crore rupees for installation of additional 162 dedicated Pressure Swing Adsorption…
No proposal to hike passenger fares: Indian Railways
AMN Indian Railways has rebuffed reports in certain sections of the media making baseless claims about possibility of hike in passenger fares. Railways said that these reports have no factual…
NIA chargesheets 20 accused in Kerala gold smuggling case
AGENCIES / WEB DESK National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge-sheet against 20 people before a special court in Kochi for their alleged involvement in smuggling 30 kg of…
Centre asks states to step up monitoring of birds for any sign of avian influenza
AMN / NEW DELHI The Centre has asked states and union territories to take all possible steps to contain the spread of Bird Flu on an urgent basis. The move…
India gearing up to roll out nationwide Covid-19 vaccination next week
WEB DESK Government in India is ready to introduce COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days from date of emergency use authorisation. The DCGI on Sunday had announced the approval of two…
China issues first cold wave advisory of 2021, Beijing temperature to dip to minus 16 °C
AMN/ WEB DESK China meteorological Administration on Tuesday issued its first cold wave warning for 2021. On its website, National Meteorological Centre (NMC) predicted that from January 4 to 13,…
First meeting of High Level Project monitoring committee for India funded projects held in Dhaka
AMN/ WEB DESK The first meeting of the high level project monitoring committee to review the progress of projects funded by the Indian Line of Credit (LOC) has decided to…
China’s Hebei province enters ‘wartime’ mode after burst of COVID-19 cases
AMN/ WEB DESK North China’s Hebei Province, neighbouring Chinese capital Beijing, enters “wartime” mode today. The province reported 14 new confirmed locally transmitted cases and 30 asymptomatic cases today as…