COVID-19: Recovered people showing faster antibody response to Covishield vaccine
New Delhi: Those who have recovered from COVID-19 respond faster to the Covishield vaccine and reach high antibody levels, says a study, leading to hopes that they may not need a second dose and therefore help widen India’s corona immunisation cover. The study on the immune response to Covishield was carried out by researchers from […]
US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May: Biden
Washington: President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the US expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot. The announcement comes as the […]
70 years of bilateral ties: Pak, China launch year-long celebrations
Islamabad: All-weather allies Pakistan and China on Tuesday launched year-long activities to celebrate 70 years of the establishment of their diplomatic ties. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi formally commenced the activities through a virtual ceremony simultaneously held in Islamabad and Beijing. The Foreign Office (FO) said that the […]
Pfizer, Oxford vaccines reduce severe COVID-19 in elderly: Study
London: The Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines for COVID-19 are highly effective in reducing severe coronavirus infection among people aged 70 years and above, according to a study. The research, posted as a pre-print and yet to be peer-reviewed, estimated the effect of both the COVID-19 vaccines on laboratory confirmed symptomatic disease in individuals aged 70 […]
Farmers should get more avenues to sell crops: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised on farmers getting more avenues to sell crops and said a food processing revolution was needed in the country for value addition to farm produce and to realise better prices. Addressing a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the Agriculture Ministry, he underlined the […]
Pakistan may resume import of cotton from India: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan may allow cotton import from India through land route as prospects of gradual restoration of bilateral trade ties have brightened after the new ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control, according to a media report on Sunday. Citing sources in the Ministry of Commerce, The Express Tribune reported that Adviser to the Prime […]
LAC Row: PM scared of China: Rahul Gandhi
Tuticorin (TN): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Sino-India border standoff, charging him with being ‘scared’ of the eastern neighbour and took a swipe at him for being only “useful to two people.” Launching his three-day Tamil Nadu tour ahead of the April 6 […]
UN rights chief cites ‘need’ to assess rights in Xinjiang
Geneva: The United Nations’ human rights chief on Friday cited the need for an independent and comprehensive assessment of the rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region, while emphasising that activists, lawyers and rights defenders face unfair charges, detention and trials in China. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said her office is working […]
No possibility of Pakistan being blacklisted by FATF: Minister
Islamabad: There was no possibility of Pakistan being blacklisted by the FATF as it has made “significant progress”, a senior minister claimed on Friday, a day after the global anti-money laundering watchdog retained the country on its “Grey List”, citing “serious deficiencies” on its part in checking terror-financing. Addressing the media after the Financial Action […]
Would be compelled to take pre-emptive strike: India at UN
United Nations: India told a UN meeting that a country would be compelled to undertake a pre-emptive strike when confronted by an “imminent armed attack from a non-state actor operating in a third state, as it highlighted several proxy cross-border terror attacks, including one in Pulwama, perpetrated against it from its neighbourhood, a clear reference […]