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Covishield production ramped up, says Serum Institute of India

The production of Covishield/Astra Zeneca vaccine has been ramped up to around 110 million doses this month, Serum Institute of India (SII) sources have said as NDTV quoted unnamed officials at the Pune-based vaccine manufacturer as saying, "the commitment to produce 100-110 million doses of Covishield by July has been achieved."

India's top doctors' body warns of imminent 'third wave'; cautions government, people against laxity

India's top doctors' body, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Monday appealed to the central and state governments to not let the guard down on the Covid front

Indian economy will have double-digit growth in 2021-22, predicts government think tank

Indian economy will achieve double-digit growth in the current fiscal 2020-21, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said

Wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin's sons sacked from government jobs in Jammu Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has terminated the services of 11 government employees, including two sons of wanted terrorist leader Syed Salahuddin, for allegedly passing information and providing logistic support to terrorist outfits, IBNS said

War against Covid not over yet, warns top advisor

The second wave of COVID-19, which caused an unprecedented rise in cases and deaths across India, is not yet over, the government warned on Friday, urging people to avoid crowding and keep wearing masks

Kerala on alert after 14 cases of Zika virus surface

The Kerala health authorities are on alert after cases of Zika virus in the states went up to 14 on Friday as the National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirmed 13 more cases

Appreciate Russia's support to India during COVID second wave: Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday appreciated Russia's support to India during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic including the supply of their vaccine Sputnik V

Indian economy is cautiously optimistic on pent-up demand: ASSOCHAM

After a tough first quarter, the Indian economy is finding demand back on the back of a strong level of activities in a construction-related business, consumer durables like air-conditioners, refrigerators and other electrical gadgets and rural segments of the fast-moving consumer goods, ASSOCHAM said in a statement

India, UK to deepen financial services ties

India and the United Kingdom will deepen their financial services relationship, focusing on banking, insurance and capital markets. Senior officials of the two countries held the first India-UK 'Financial Markets Dialogue' on a virtual platform late Thursday evening

Deploy IoT to track working of oxygen plants: PM Modi to officials

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directed the officials to deploy advanced technology such as Internet of Things (IoT) to track the performance and functioning of oxygen plants at a local and national level

Covid far from over, no space for complacency: PM Modi tells his ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his expanded Council of Ministers and told them that there is no space for complacency in regards to the  COVID situation in the country

Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir welcome minorities from Islamic neighbours to settle with them

The Sikh community in India's Jammu and Kashmir region are welcoming Hindus and Sikhs from the neighbouring Islamic nations to settle with them in the valley post the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the repeal of Article 370

Modi's political messaging with major cabinet rejig

Prime Minister Narendra Modi,  stung by domestic and international criticism over his government's handling of the pandemic that took more than 400,000 lives and its poor image projection over a number of controversies, dropped his health minister and his deputy in a major cabinet rejig that also saw the sacking of the powerful IT and law minister, the information and environment minister as well as the education minister,  all for purported poor performance

Parks reopen in Srinagar, courts resume physical hearing as Covid situation improves in Jammu and Kashmir

Authorities in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ordered the reopening of all parks on weekdays - except Saturdays and Sundays - for visitors who are either vaccinated or carrying a valid negative RT-PCR within 48 hours

40 tribal children died from malnutrition in Maharashtra in April-May

There were as many as 40 deaths of tribal children in Maharashtra's Palghar district in the months of April and May due to malnutrition, thee district administration has confirmed