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Bharat Biotech to sell its covid-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ at Rs 600 per dose to states

Hyderabad: Few days after Serum Institute of India (SII) announced to fix the price for its Covid-19 vaccine ‘ Covishield’ at Rs 400 per dose for States, Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) on Saturday announced that it...

SC AoR Exam-2021: Last date for submission extended till May 1

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended the last date for submission of applications for Advocate-on-Record (AoR) examination-2021 till 1300 hrs, May 1, according to official notification on Saturday.Earlier, the last date for submission of the application was on...

Govt waives basic customs duty, health cess on import of oxygen & related equipment

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from basic customs duty and health cess on the import of Oxygen and related equipment for three months with immediate effect.It was also decided that basic customs duty...

Odisha reels under intense heat wave, Met issues yellow warning for several districts

Bhubaneswar: A major part of Odisha today reeled under intense heat wave like conditions with as many as ten places registering a maximum day temperature of above 40 degree Celsius.The capital city Bhubaneswar was the hottest place of the...

Bharat Biotech fixes COVID vaccine price for state govts, pvt hospitals

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech on Saturday announced the prices for its COVID vaccine Covaxin, just 6 days ahead of the new round of vaccinations for all above 18 years that will kick start from May 1.The vaccine will be...

Will hang anyone obstructing oxygen supply: Delhi High Court

New Delhi: Hearing hospitals' plea over shortage of medical oxygen for seriously-ill Covid patients, the Delhi High Court on Saturday asserted that if any official obstructs supply of oxygen, then it would "hang" that person.A bench of Justices Vipin...

13 journalists died in Andhra, Telangana in 7 days with Covid-19

Vijayawada: All India Newspaper Employees Federation (AINEF) vice-president Chaladi Purnachandra Rao has claimed that 13 journalists have lost their lives due to Coronavirus while discharging their duties in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states during the last seven days.Purnachandra Rao...

Justice NV Ramana takes oath as 48th Chief Justice of India

New Delhi: Justice NV Ramana was on Saturday sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI).He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, here. He took over from former CJI SA...

20 Covid patients dead at Delhi Hospital due to low oxygen pressure

New Delhi: Twenty people died last night at Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to shortage of medical oxygen, a top official at the hospital said Saturday, highlighting the worsening situation in the national capital's hospitals."We had been allotted...

CBI files corruption case against ex Maharashtra minister, searches home

Nagpur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday booked former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with a corruption case.The national agency carried out raids at 10-different-locations including Nagpur, Katol and Mumbai on Saturday morning.The CBI action...

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Somnath Swabhiman Parv (1000 years of unbroken faith) celebrated

Imphal: The Somnath Swabhiman Parv (1000 Years of Unbroken Faith) celebration was observed by the Department of Art and...