Rafale deal: French media claims of 1.1-million ‘commission’
Cong raises issue, says allegations were true
New Delhi: The Congress Monday sought a thorough probe in the Rafale defence deal and demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after a French media report claimed that 1.1 million was paid to a “middleman” by the aircraft manufacturer. Chief Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told a press conference here that the French news portal’s […]
‘Completely baseless’, says BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday dismissed as “completely baseless” the allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal, stressing that the Supreme Court had rejected a demand for a probe in the purchase of the fighter aircraft and the CAG also found nothing wrong. Responding to a question about the Congress’ attack on the Modi […]
Travel restrictions: India Inc in China expresses concern, meet Indian Ambassador
Beijing: The CEOs of a host of Indian businesses and industries in China have expressed concern over the continuing COVID-19 related visa and travel restrictions being pursued by Beijing which they say are hampering their activities. They expressed their concern during their interaction with the Indian Ambassador to China, Vikram Misri. Misri, who is on […]
UK adds Pakistan, Bangladesh to travel ban list
London: Pakistan and Bangladesh are among four additional countries added to the “red list” of nations from where travel to and from England is banned to control the spread of coronavirus. The ban announced on Friday will come into effect from April 9 and also cover the Philippines and Kenya in response to concerns about […]
Volte Face: Pakistan’s textile industry voices disappointment over failed deal
Karachi: Pakistan’s struggling textile industry has voiced its disappointment after the Imran Khan government rejected a proposal to import cotton from India, the world’s biggest producer, saying it is the need of the hour to avoid a massive slump in the country’s exports. The federal Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Khan on Thursday rejected the […]
Europe’s vaccination programme is ‘unacceptably slow’: WHO
London: European nations’ immunization campaigns against COVID-19 are unacceptably slow and risk prolonging the pandemic, a senior World Health Organization official said Thursday. Dr Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, said vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic, but noted that to date, only 10% of Europe’s population has received one dose […]
WEF’s gender gap index; Idia slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
New Delhi: India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in […]
As young as 12 year old can have our vaccine: Pfizer
Washington: Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the […]
Source of coronavirus not found yet: WHO Expert Report
Beijing/Geneva: A team of WHO experts, which probed the origin of the novel coronavirus, said that it has “not yet” found the source of the deadly virus and called for further studies to find answers to questions, including allegations that it could have emanated from a bio lab, need to be addressed. The report of […]
Disclosure: Animal’s likely source of COVID-19, say WHO report
Beijing: A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is extremely unlikely, according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. The findings offer little new insight into how the […]
