Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said he will contest the forthcoming assembly polls if his party decides so. Adityanath is currently a member of the UP Legislative Council. Asked if he will contest the assembly polls early next year, the BJP leader told reporters here, "I have always contested elections and I will contest from wherever the party will say."
Bharat Biotech's US partner Ocugen has announced that it had asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of Covaxin for children below 18. Taking to Twitter, Dr. Raches Ella, Bharat Biotech's clinical lead for COVID-19 vaccines said, "We are pleased to announce our EUA filing to the US-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through our partners- Ocugen."
On Friday, I watched a report about India on the Al Jazeera TV network. The headline said, ‘Muslims barred from Friday prayer sites in India’s Gurgaon’. Al Jazeera is a big news network in the Middle East, with its headquarters in Qatar. I was surprised how a small localized incident in Gurugram near Delhi, is being exaggerated by a foreign news network to say that Indian Muslims have lost their right to offer namaaz prayers.
As the air quality of the national capital deteriorated following the festival of Diwali, Dr. Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute on Friday said the pollution levels are dangerous for the elderly people as well as COVID-19 recovered patients.
India recorded 10,929 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 392 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, the country saw a total of 12,509 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.23 per cent which is the highest since March 2020 and total recoveries data reached 3,37,37,468.
The portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri closed for winters on Saturday and will remain shut for the next six months, informed Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board. The circuit of four ancient pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand, including Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are referred to as 'Char Dham'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
