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Indian government relaxes vaccine policy

The Indian government has exempted "well-established" foreign COVID-19 vaccines makers from any bridging clinical trials if it has been certified by the national control lab of the country where it is made

Government to buy 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Hyderabad firm Biological-E

The Modi government will procure 300 million units of COVID-19 vaccine from Hyderabad-based firm Biological-E, an official statement said on Thursday

Partial unlock begins in Jammu and Kashmir

With COVID-19 cases showing some dip over the last one week, the Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday issued fresh lockdown guidelines effective from Monday for all the 20 districts of the union territory announcing partial relaxation in some public activities

BJP councillor shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and local municipal councillor Rakesh Pandita was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday

India gets eight new Flying Training Academies; neighbours can benefit

India is set to get eight new Flying Training Academies under the liberalized Flying Training Organisation (FTO) policy of the Airports Authority of India (AAI)

Fugitive bizman Mehul Choksi should be deported to India: Dominica government tells court

The Dominican government has stated to the court that fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in a bank fraud case, should be deported to India, media reports said

Nearly 70 percent people in 45-plus age group vaccinated in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir has administered Covid 19 vaccines to nearly 70 percent of its population in the 45 plus age group, with an official saying it was perhaps the best performance in the entire country

Financial incentives for doctors, nurses, health workers in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir has announced special financial incentives for over 17,000 physicians, nurses and other staff and extended the services of retiring doctors who are in the frontline of the battle against the Covid 19 pandemic

'Well established' foreign COVID-19 vaccine makers need no bridging clinical trials in India

In a comedown from its earlier position, the Indian government has exempted "well-established" foreign COVID-19 vaccine makers from any bridging clinical trials if it has been certified by the National Control Lab of the country where it is made

India records rise in daily Covid count; school-ending exams cancelled

After witnessing a decline for several days, India on Tuesday witnessed a rise in daily count as 132,788 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health

Jammu and Kashmir: Markets reopen after over a month of Corona curfew

As the process of partial unlocking started after over a month of COVID-19 curfew, shops and business establishments re-opened partially on Monday across Jammu & Kashmir and traffic plied on roads

Pakistan: PPP calls for action against 'water injustice' in Sindh

Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has called for immediate action to deal with the alleged injustice being meted out to Sindh by the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) and the Centre

India GDP growth contracts 7.3 percent in FY21

India's gross domestic product (GDP)  growth contracted by 7.3 per cent during FY21, as per government released data on Monday. However, in the fourth quarter, India recorded growth by 1.6 percent

Indian, Australian defence ministers review bilateral cooperation

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton Tuesday when they reviewed the ongoing defence cooperation between the two countries in the backdrop of the current regional situation

India reports low daily new COVID-19 cases

As part of a continued declining trend, India has reported the lowest Daily New Cases in the last 50 days with 152,734 cases in the past 24 hours, IBNS reported