On the same day Brazil reached the grim milestone of 250,000 deaths by COVID-19 , the country's health ministry signed a deal with Indian pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech for the purchase of 20 million doses of the Covaxin Vaccines , which is yet to be approved by local regulators. The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro said the first 8 million Covaxin shots, which will be made by Brazilian company Precisa Medicamentos, will arrive in March. A second batch of another 8 million doses is expected for April and in May, another 4 million doses will be available. Also read: Brazilian President invokes Ramayana while seeking hydroxychloroquine from India So far Brazil has vaccinated less than 4 per cent of its population of 210 million people, with some cities stopping immunization campaigns last week due to shortages. Neither Precisa nor Bharat confirmed the deal or the delivery dates. ... » Learn More about Brazil signs COVID-19 vaccine deal with Bharat Biotech
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CEPT signs MoU with McGan’s Ooty School
Varsity all set to take forward mentorship programme to other universities , colleges CEPT University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a mentorship programme with McGan’s Ooty School of Architecture . The MoU is in line with the Centre’s New Education Policy. A key new initiative of this plan is to engage with other educational institutes to support their growth and development. Through this collaboration, CEPT University will share its experience in improving teaching and learning with emerging institutes in the country and help them strengthen their own programmes. CEPT will share its pedagogic processes, conduct teacher training programs and also share some of the teaching content that the faculty members have developed. This will allow CEPT to support institutes that are keen on ramping up efforts in the pursuit of excellence. As a first step, CEPT will support the teaching and learning in the first year of McGan’s bachelors’ programme in ... » Learn More about CEPT signs MoU with McGan’s Ooty School
Bumrah released from Indian Test squad due to personal reasons
NEW DELHI Team India will be without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in the final test against England after the 27-year-old was released from the squad for personal reasons, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Saturday. The right-arm seamer took four wickets in the opening test in Chennai but was rested for the second match, which India won to level the series. Bumrah returned to play his first Test at his home ground, where India triumphed inside two days to go 2-1 up in the four-match series. "Jasprit Bumrah made a request to BCCI to be released from India’s squad ahead of the fourth Test owing to personal reasons," the board said in a statement. "Accordingly, the fast bowler has been released and he will not be available for selection for the fourth test." India have decided not to add any player to cover for his absence for the final test, also in Ahmedabad from Thursday. Yusuf, Jayasuriya to feature in Road Safety World Series Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan ... » Learn More about Bumrah released from Indian Test squad due to personal reasons
Corona vaccine price fixed at Rs 250 per dose in private hospitals
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,079,979 | World - 113,976,268 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Corona Vaccine Second phase of vaccination drive: Gujarat allows paid shots #Corona Vaccine Coronavirus cases: India reports 16,488 new COVID-19 cases, 113 deaths in past 24 hours #Corona Vaccine We are together in this: PM Modi tells WHO chief #Corona Vaccine Welcome move, but India has not beaten us in vaccine diplomacy: China #Corona Vaccine 8-phase polls in WB: 3 ex-CECs say EC's decision must have been based on law and order situation assessment #Corona Vaccine Bharat Biotech signs pact to supply 20 mn doses of Covaxin to Brazil Just In 4 min ago Centre committed to strengthen connectivity, bring development in north-east region: Harsh Vardhan 29 min ago Rajasthan: Gehlot, Pilot put up united ... » Learn More about Corona vaccine price fixed at Rs 250 per dose in private hospitals
Welcome move, but India has not beaten us in vaccine diplomacy: China
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Corona vaccine price fixed at Rs 250 per dose in private hospitals View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Corona Vaccine Second phase of vaccination drive: Gujarat allows paid shots #Corona Vaccine Corona vaccine price fixed at Rs 250 per dose in private hospitals #Corona Vaccine Coronavirus cases: India reports 16,488 new COVID-19 cases, 113 deaths in past 24 hours #Corona Vaccine We are together in this: PM Modi tells WHO chief #Corona Vaccine 8-phase polls in WB: 3 ex-CECs say EC's decision must have been based on law and order situation assessment #Corona Vaccine Bharat Biotech signs pact to supply 20 mn doses of Covaxin to Brazil Just In 6 min ago Co-WIN app: Here's how to download COVID-19 vaccination certificate 33 min ago Centre committed to strengthen connectivity, bring ... » Learn More about Welcome move, but India has not beaten us in vaccine diplomacy: China
Holiday’s blockbusters nurture cinematic revival
The Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays-the first weeklong break since nearly 70,000 screens were reopened on July 20-have shown a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown despite seating capacity limits of 75 percent. Boosted by two new blockbusters, My People, My Homeland and Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification , the vacation saw box office results of around 2.94 billion yuan ($433.1 million) as of Monday, close to the same period last year and twice as much as in the time period in 2018, according to movie information tracker Beacon. Coupled with earlier hits-including the war epic The Eight Hundred , the highest-grossing film this year, and Leap with actress Gong Li, China saw total movie ticket revenues surpass 10 billion yuan by Oct 3. It was another sign of the potential of the world's second-largest movie market in terms of box office. An anthology in which seven directors worked on five standalone tales, the celebrity-studded My People, My Hometown , ... » Learn More about Holiday’s blockbusters nurture cinematic revival
This time for Africa: Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines land in Côte d’Ivoire
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that the COVID-19 vaccine from India has landed in Africa. The minister had also recently traveled to the Maldives where he handed over 1 lakh additional doses of the made-in India vaccine. India has been sending COVID-19 vaccine doses to several different countries in South Africa. The latest batch of vaccines arrived in Côte d’Ivoire on Friday (February 26). The EAM shared the news with two pictures of the vaccine being unloaded from a plane. He wrote in his Twitter post, “This time for Africa. Made in India vaccines land in Côte d’Ivoire. #VaccineMaitri.” This time for Africa. #VaccineMaitri pic.twitter.com/wdo8M8Jsa9 — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 26, 2021 India has been swift to aid neighbouring countries by supplying the COVID-19 vaccines wherever it is needed. The most recent deal signed for the vaccine doses was with Brazil . Bharat Biotech announced that it will supply 20 ... » Learn More about This time for Africa: Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines land in Côte d’Ivoire
IND vs ENG: More India is allowed to get away, more toothless ICC will look, feels Michael Vaughan
London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the BCCI for producing pitches that are not deemed good enough for Test cricket and said the more India is allowed to "get away with whatever they wish", the more "toothless" the ICC will look. England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to go down 1-2 in the four-match series. The match ended inside two days with the pitch drawing flak from former players like Vaughan, though batting legend Sunil Gavaskar credited the Indian spinners rather than blaming the surface. India vs England 3rd Test | This is not a 5-day pitch, blasts Michael Vaughan "The longer powerful countries like India are allowed to get away with it the more toothless the ICC will look," Vaughan wrote in the Daily Telegraph. "The governing body are allowing India to produce whatever they wish and it is Test cricket that is getting hurt," he said. "It is a ... » Learn More about IND vs ENG: More India is allowed to get away, more toothless ICC will look, feels Michael Vaughan
Sitaram Kunte appointed as new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
IAS officer Sitaram Kunte has been appointed as the chief secretary of Maharashtra , while his batchmate Praveen Pardeshi has been superseded. The orders will be issued on Saturday evening and the file has been signed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray . Kunte belongs to the 1985 batch of the IAS and was also the municipal commissioner of Mumbai . At present, he is working as the additional chief secretary (home). Kunte was sidelined in the BJP government. When the MVA government came to power, Ajoy Mehta was the chief secretary. Sources in bureaucracy said that he could not see eye to eye with the then-municipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi who was transferred abruptly. Sharad Pawar was not so keen on Kunte’s candidature. Kunte’s wife Ashwini is an educationist and their son Anish is in the US. The present chief secretary Sanjay Kumar is retiring on Sunday and is likely to take over as chairman of Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission. ... » Learn More about Sitaram Kunte appointed as new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
India vs England ODI series to be played behind closed doors
New Delhi: The three-match ODI series between India and England is set to be played minus fans with an eye on the COVID-19 pandemic. But whether all the games will be held in Pune or the last ODI will be shifted to Mumbai is a decision that is yet to be taken. Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments said that the BCCI is yet to take a call on whether all the games will be held in Pune or the final game will be played in Mumbai. "We will not have fans with an eye on the COVID-19 situation. But whether the last game moves to Mumbai or all the matches will be played in Pune is a call that is still to be finalised. We also need to keep the English cricket board in the loop," the source said. Untitled Carousel India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah released from squad for fourth Test India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been released from the squad and will not be available for the selection for the fourth and final Test against England which gets underway from ... » Learn More about India vs England ODI series to be played behind closed doors