‘Covid vaccine should be widely available next year’

‘Covid vaccine should be widely available next year’

The Head of UK Vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham has told 5 Live Breakfast that she would be ‘personally surprised’ if a working vaccine wasn’t made widely available to the British public by next year. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast’s Rachel Burden, she said: “The timing will depend obviously on getting vaccines that are … Read more

Supreme Court on interest waiver: Diwali for common man in hands of government this year

Supreme Court on interest waiver: Diwali for common man in hands of government this year

Hearing a plea on interest waiver by Centre, Supreme Court said that this year, Diwali for the common man is in the hands of the government. The Supreme Court rejected the government’s plea directing it to issue circulars on the waiver of interest on loans by November 2. (Photo: PTI) The Supreme Court today refused … Read more

Mehbooba Mufti released after spending more than a year in detention

Mehbooba Mufti released after spending more than a year in detention

After keeping her in detention for more than a year, the Jammu and Kashmir government has finally decided to release former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti. Mehbooba Mufti was released around 9.45 pm. Confirming this development, Official Spokesperson of the J&K government, Rohit Kansal tweeted, “Ms. Mehbooba … Read more

COVID Biggest Cause of Police Deaths This Year

COVID Biggest Cause of Police Deaths This Year

Col. Patrick Callahan, superintendent of the NJPD, West Trenton, NJ. Lt. Col. Geoffrey Noble, deputy superintendent of the NJPD, West Trenton, NJ. Sheriff David Mahoney, Dane Country, WI; president, National Sheriffs’ Association. Sgt. Randy Huserick, public affairs, Seattle, WA, Police Department. Seth Hoffman, public affairs, Howard County, MD, Police Department National Police Foundation: “Coronavirus Resources … Read more

Covid-19 broke out in several parts of world last year, we only reported it first, claims China

Covid-19 broke out in several parts of world last year, we only reported it first, claims China

In a desperate bid to come out clean in the entire debate over the origin of Covid-19, China on Friday claimed that the coronavirus broke out in various parts of the world last year but it was the only one to have reported and “acted first”. Refuting the widely-held view that the deadly contagion originated … Read more

Yuvraj Singh wishes ‘another year of lounging on sofa’ for ‘lazy’ Zaheer Khan on his 42nd birthday

Yuvraj Singh wishes ‘another year of lounging on sofa’ for ‘lazy’ Zaheer Khan on his 42nd birthday

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has come up with a heartwarming post for his ex-teammate and “brother from another mother” Zaheer Khan on the occasion of his 42nd birthday. Former India cricketers Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh (Reuters Image) HIGHLIGHTS Former India pacer Zaheer Khan turned 42-year-old on Wednesday Yuvraj Singh said that Zaheer Khan … Read more

JEE Advanced topper Rank 9 beats brother’s rank from last year, shares preparation strategy

JEE Advanced topper Rank 9 beats brother’s rank from last year, shares preparation strategy

The JEE Advanced 2020 results were declared on Monday and Harshvardhan Agarwal from Haryana secured an all-India rank of 9. His biggest competition had been his elder brother, Haryana state topper in JEE Advanced 2019 with AIR 14, and this year, Harshvardhan succeeded in beating him and keeping the family tradition alive. The son of … Read more

Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year

Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year

By Cara Roberts Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — At Rutgers New Jersey Medical School’s trauma center, Dr. Stephanie Bonne and her team noticed a string of patient injuries caused by broken glass tables. “They were quite serious, significant injuries that required pretty big operations and long hospital stays,” … Read more

90,000 Young U.S. Adults May Get Cancer This Year

90,000 Young U.S. Adults May Get Cancer This Year

FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 90,000 Americans between 15 and 39 years of age will be diagnosed with cancer this year and more than 9,200 will die, a new report projects. One hematologist who deals with younger cancer patients said the shock of a diagnosis at this point in their lives … Read more

‘The Year Has Been Sort of Canceled’

‘The Year Has Been Sort of Canceled’

A lost chance to say goodbye to an aged parent, a promising romance that fizzles when a pair can’t meet in person, a career that stalls when a prized job vanishes, a dwindling shot at parenthood when an infertility clinic suspends all in vitro fertilization treatments — these are the casualties of our lives on … Read more