India leading vaccine maker, world needs its cooperation in Covid-19 vaccine supply: Bill Gates

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Bill Gates has said India being a leading vaccine manufacturer of the world has a significant role to play in supplying nations with vaccine against coronavirus. Bill Gates has said the world is looking at India for its role in coronavirus vaccine production. (PTI) Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said the world … Read more

Delhi riots: Facebook skips assembly meet, says city’s law and order within Centre’s domain

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Facebook, in a letter to the committee, said the “regulation of intermediaries like Facebook falls within the exclusive authority of Union of India. It also said that the subject of “law and order” in Delhi falls within the domain of the Central government. Facebook said it deposed before the Parliamentary committee earlier this month (Photo: REUTERS) Facebook India … Read more

Coronavirus will likely become seasonal once herd immunity is achieved, but not yet: Study

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Coronavirus will likely become a seasonal virus with temperate climates once the herd immunity is attained, a new study said on Tuesday. It also said that till coronavirus becomes seasonal, it will continue to spread across the seasons. Herd immunity will be achieved when a significant section of the population becomes immune to the novel … Read more

1 in 7 Indians suffers from mental disorders: Cong demands govt policy to deal with rising mental health issues

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The Congress on Tuesday asked the government to come out with an active policy and allocate resources to address the problem of rise in mental health issues amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Raising the issue of growth in mental health issues, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said in the Rajya Sabha that reports indicate that one … Read more

Toyota to pause India expansion, blames ‘we don’t want you’ tax: Report

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At a time when the Indian government has been inviting more firms to manufacture locally in India, automaker Toyota said it will not expand further in India, citing the country’s high tax regime, reported Bloomberg. Quoting Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice Chairman Shekar Vishwanathan, the Bloomberg new report said the government has imposed high taxes on … Read more

Govt didn’t count, so nobody died? Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over migrant workers’ death

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A day after the government told Parliament that it did not know how many migrants died during lockdown, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Modi government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (PTI File) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the government’s reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday about … Read more