Joe Biden has named Indian-American health policy expert Vidur Sharma as testing advisor in his COVID-19 Response Team, as the US President-elect laid out his ambitious goal to intensify vaccinations across the country to tackle the spread of the deadly pandemic.
On the day of the nationwide launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned emotional recalling people's sufferings during the pandemic, death of healthcare workers while serving the infected and noted that many of those who died could not be given the traditional last rites.
A farmer union requested the Supreme Court on Saturday to remove the remaining three members of the committee it had set up to resolve the impasse over the three contentious farm laws, and select people who can do the job "on the basis of mutual harmony".
Former CEO of ratings agency BARC, Partho Dasgupta, who was arrested in the alleged fake Television Ratings Point (TRP) case, has been admitted in the ICU of state-run JJ hospital in central Mumbai, an official said on Saturday.
Bharat Biotech, which has received a government purchase order for supply of 55 lakh doses of Covaxin, a COVID-19 vaccine, said the company will pay compensation to recipients in case of any serious adverse effects experienced after receiving the antidote.
Mangaluru Police Commissioner on Saturday while addressing a press conference added that one person has been arrested in connection with the case of setting beef stalls in Thokkottu on fire earlier last week.
The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Gujarat for wasting judicial time, irked over the "lethargy and incompetence" of the state government in filing a petition before it after a delay of over a year.
The first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive began at 243 sites across the state, including 10 in Bengaluru on Saturday.
No steel will be used in the construction of the Ram Temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya as it has a limited life span. The temple may be constructed without cement either to ensure the construction lasts for centuries. Trees that find mention in ancient texts will be planted in the area to replicate the pattern that existed there originally.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested from Palghar district of Maharashtra for allegedly killing a woman he was in relationship with and hiding her body in the walls of his flat, police said on Saturday.