PM Modi rated most popular head of govt by American research firm: Nadda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been rated as the most popular head of Government by an American research firm, said BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday.

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Centre drafts law to raise legal age of smoking to 21 years

The Centre has prepared a bill to raise the age for allowing sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to 21 years from the current 18 years. The government has drafted the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2020.

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Gujarat: Four UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain

Four persons who recently returned to Gujarat from the United Kingdom (UK) have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, a top state health department official said on Saturday. Results of the 15 samples that had tested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Ahmedabad from the UK are currently pending with the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, the official added.

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Indian Army to deploy fully-armed indigenous boats at Pangong lake for rapid troop deployment, patrolling

As part of its efforts to strengthen its presence and deployment in the Pangong lake area in Ladakh, the Indian Army has signed a contract to acquire 12 boats that would be fully armed and used for patrolling and rapid troops' deployment in and around that area.

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Start-ups future MNCs, to give 'Brand India' new global identity: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed that start-ups be set up in all sectors for building future multinationals which, he said, would give 'Brand India' a new global identity in the times to come.

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Opinion | Covid vaccine rollout will augur a fresh beginning for all in India

As the world ushered in the New Year, there was good news on Day One. Every Indian was waiting for this news for the last nine months. The subject expert committee of the Drugs Controller General of India on Friday recommended Emergency Use Authorisation(EUA) for the Oxford-Zeneca Covishield vaccine manufactured at Serum Institute of India, Pune. This is a conditional approval that entails that every recipient of the vaccine shall be given a factsheet about the vaccine prior to inoculation. The company has been asked to submit reports on adverse events every fortnight. Two full doses of Covishield will be given to every recipient within a gap of 4-6 weeks. The DCGI is going to give marketing approval within a day or two.

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Passengers arriving from UK to be tested for COVID-19 between Jan 8 - Jan 30: Health Ministry

All passengers coming from the UK between January 8 and January 30 would be subjected to self-paid COVID-19 tests on arrival, the health ministry said in a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on Saturday. Moreover, each passenger arriving from the UK would have to bring his or her COVID-19 negative report from a test done 72 hours prior to the journey, the SOP stated.

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