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India’s vaccine prince still in the UK

One firm can’t be global saviour: Poonawalla

What’s up exactly with India’s vaccine prince, Adar Poonawalla? Last Sunday, the Serum Institute chief executive tweeted he’d be back in India “in a few days” after stirring an uproar by saying he fled to London to escape threats from politicians and businessmen demanding to jump the vaccine queue. A few days now have stretched into a week and a company spokesman says Poonawalla “will return soon” but is giving no dates. In the meantime, the billionaire has been on a media blitz. Af...

Assam: Himanta named new CM

North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma has been unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party on Sunday and consequently will...

Modi: God with blood on his hands

Delhi-based author Vineetha Mokkil has written an “open letter to Modi bhakts in America” asking them to stop funding the current political dispensation as pu...
Psychotherapist Farish- ta Dastur Mukerji said the mental health of students should be a school’s top priority now.

School focus on mental well-being

Several schools in the city have decided to address the mental health of students, especially those in junior classes, as they are forced to stay indoors for a second year in ...
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Own up mistakes, Lancet asks Modi

An international medical journal has called on the Narendra Modi government to own up mistakes, provide responsible leadership and implement a science...

Himanta Biswa Sarma at the Assam Administrative building in Guwahati on Sunday.

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HC prods UP for vaccine purchase

Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to shorten the process of procurement of Covid vaccines from international producers, s...

Attain Financial Goals with Personal Loans

Attain Financial Goals with Personal Loans

Chinese scientists described SARS coronaviruses of which Covid is one example as presenting a new era of genetic weapons

China probed weaponisng Coronavirus: Report

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Narada ‘stings’ top TMC leaders again

It said debris from the 18-tonne rocket, one of the largest items in decades to have an undirected dive into the atmosphere, landed in the Indian Ocean

China’s rocket debris crashes into Indian Ocean

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Rahul: Country needs breath, not PM’s residence

UK daily blasts Modi for 'monstrosity'

A British newspaper has taken “India’s narcissistic Prime Minister” and “shameless demagogue” to task for building a Cen...

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Calcutta scientist in elite US club

Ranchi girl to study at Harvard

A girl from a Jharkhand village is preparing for study at Harvard University unlike many of her contemporaries in the area who are usua...

Saluting Satyajit Ray at 100

Saluting Satyajit Ray at 100

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Giant Bidens meet tiny Carters

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden went to meet former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter last week but it result...

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Road out of malarkey

As I write this article, everywhere I look, there’s a scene of despair and helplessness. The dreaded second wave has brought down India to its k...

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Shot in the dark

This fight against Covid-19 is admittedly the most unprecedented and unpredictable battle that the human race has ever fought against a common enemy; it is not only invisible but also f...
People wait to receive a vaccine shot, at a centre in New Delh
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Agriculture and education are two unique and enduring achievements of human beings. The former nourishes our bodies, the latter our minds; these are two essential aspects of human existence. While agr...
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NPAs hit Bandhan profits

Bandhan Bank on Saturday reported an 80 per cent drop in net profit for the quarter ended March 2021 as elevated provisions to cover for non-performing assets ate into the lender’s bottomline. ...
The bank anticipates a 3-5 per cent impact on the collection efficiency so far, but this is expected to improve over the next couple of months.
Last year too, the CBIC had allowed businesses to import and export goods without furnishing bonds.

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India’s exports to EU member countries stood at about $54 billion in 2019-20, while imports aggregated at $52 billion.
The finance ministry’s department of economic affairs (DEA) in its monthly economic review for April said: “The second wave has posed a downside risk to economic activity in the first quarter of 2021-22.
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Abhimanyu Easwaran keeps himself ready

Since the last edition of the Ranji Trophy, in 2019-20, Abhimanyu Easwaran hasn’t quite scored in bulk, like he did in the previous seasons which made him an India A regular, especially in terms...
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