Maharashtra sets an example in empowering the disenfranchisedIn all, a total of 125 homeless persons at the shelter have benefited from the initiative undertaken by SEAL's social workers. They are now...
09 May, 2024, 03.22 PM IST
Political parties flock to Mumbai shelter as homeless residents become votersHere's the remarkable journey of homeless individuals in Mumbai who have transitioned from shelter residents to registered voters, thanks t...
09 May, 2024, 01.48 PM IST
EC rebuked for not disclosing texts over Pfizer vaccine dealIn an interview in April, von der Leyen revealed she had exchanged texts with Bourla for a month when they were negotiating a vaccine contr...
29 Jan, 2022, 07.52 AM IST
Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France's cheeky embraceThe French leader wore a face mask. The veterans - Leon Gautier, 98, and Rene Crignola, 99 - did not. But both seemed comfortable, and reci...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.46 PM IST
Mumbai mayor finds COVID-19 vaccines stored in normal fridge at hotelThe mayor conducted the inspection at The Lalit Hotel in Andheri East, during which some Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials...
30 May, 2021, 05.57 PM IST
Courtroom showdown: European Union takes on AstraZeneca in vaccine rowAstraZeneca's contract signed with the Commission on behalf of EU member states foresaw an initial 300 million doses for distribution among...
24 May, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
J&J COVID-19 vaccine expected to be imported to India by July - reportIndia has said it would fast-track emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for ...
23 Apr, 2021, 11.13 AM IST
Covid cloud: Delhi adds 800 red zones in just 6 daysThe number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi touched 1,506 on Saturday, 800 having been added in the past six days and 200 of these in...
28 Mar, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
J&J jab effective in countries with variants: WHO expertsThe WHO gave its seal of approval to the single-shot J&J vaccine on Friday. The jab won approval from the European Union on Thursday.
17 Mar, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
WHO approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency useA WHO statement said it had approved the vaccine as produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India.
15 Feb, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
EU seeks answers from AstraZeneca on cut to vaccine supplies in Monday meetingAstraZeneca, which developed its shot with Oxford University, told the EU on Friday that it could not meet the agreed supply targets runnin...
25 Jan, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
EU: Drug firms must fulfill vaccine contractsThe EU has sealed six vaccine contracts for more than 2 billion doses, but only the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have been approved...
24 Jan, 2021, 07.54 PM IST
EU's marathon COVID vaccination drive off to uneven startThe vaccination drive kicked off at the weekend, with health workers and residents of care homes across the bloc among the first to get the...
28 Dec, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
Oxford/AstraZeneca in ‘mix-match' COVID-19 vaccine trial with Russia's SputnikThe two sets of experts are to join forces to explore if a combination of the two jabs, both using a benign virus called adenovirus, could ...
12 Dec, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
European shares join global rally; eyes on Brexit talksThe pan-European STOXX 600 index and London's FTSE 100 both climbed 0.3%.
09 Dec, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
EU reaches deal with Moderna on COVID-19 vaccine supply: SourceLast week Moderna said its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19, based on interim data from a late-stage clinica...
24 Nov, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
EU talks with Pfizer, Sanofi, J&J on COVID-19 vaccines hit pricing, payment roadblocksThe bloc is in talks with at least six vaccine makers to acquire up front doses of potential shots against the novel coronavirus, officials...
27 Jul, 2020, 09.02 PM IST