India records 3.75 lakh accidental deaths in 2020: NCBR data
New Delhi: India recorded 3,74,397 accidental deaths in 2020 with road crashes constituting over 35 per cent of such fatalities, according to government data. The number of accidental deaths in 2020 was, however, lower than 2019 when the figure stood at 4,21,104, the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. The rate […]
Public authority possesses power only to use it for public good: SC
New Delhi: A public authority possesses power only to use it for public good and this imposes a solemn duty on the State to act impartially and to adopt a procedure of allotment of licence which is “fair play in action”, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while dismissing the appeals […]
Indo-Pacific witnessing day-to-day competition for influence: Navy Chief
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is working on “tailor-made” solutions to help friendly countries confront pressing challenges in the maritime domain with a broader aim to emerge as a preferred security partner and make a real contribution for an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Wednesday. Without naming China, he […]
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Washington: The US moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5 to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age […]
Climate talks: UN chief laments ‘leadership gap’
Berlin: The head of the United Nations says a leadership gap is undermining the world’s efforts to curb global warming, days before presidents and prime ministers from around the globe gather for a climate summit in Glasgow. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters Tuesday that time is running out to cut greenhouse gas emissions to […]
Review of Covaxin by WHO underway: Official
Says recommendation expected within 24 hours
United Nations/Geneva: A technical advisory group of the World Health Organisation was on Tuesday reviewing data on Covaxin for the emergency use listing of India’s indigenously-made vaccine and it could pronounce its decision within the next 24 hours or so, a spokesperson said. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, which has developed Covaxin, had submitted EOI (Expression of […]
PM Modi to attend virtually ASEAN-India summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend virtually the annual ASEAN-India summit on Thursday that will review the status of strategic partnership between the two sides and take stock of progress made in areas of trade and investment, post-COVID-19 economic recovery and connectivity. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Modi will also attend […]