Singapore has granted approval for the Coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and is anticipating to receive the vaccine shots by the end of 2020, said Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday. He further added about his plan to be one of the early vaccine recipients. Lee said Singapore, with the population of 5.7…
Apple Inc is discerning whether its Taiwanese contractor Wiston Corp disregarded the supplier protocols at a violence affected iPhone manufacturing unit, in the vicinity of southern Indian city of Bengaluru, according to the Economic Times, naming the people familiar with the updates. On Sunday, various media reports indicated the workers story, about them being disheartened…
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is planning to reach India for a four-day visit on Monday, in which, he will have meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to discuss about bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday. Dominic Raab will also have meetings with…
An expert committee of engineers led by an ex-director of IIT Delhi was set up by the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra for assessing the foundation work of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and accordingly give the required suggestions. The eight-member committee is under the chairmanship of ex-director of IIT-Delhi, Prof VS Raju. Alongside, the…
Post the grant of Union Cabinet for K-RIDE for Bengaluru suburban train project, Namma Metro has the rising concern about its engineers being poached b the railway agency. Ajay Seth, Managing Director, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), had put forth the issue in a letter addressed to Amit Garg, MD of Rail Infrastructure Development…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared on Sunday about his move to hold a one-day fast on Monday to support the farmers protesting against the three contentious farm laws passed by the Center. Kejriwal appealed to the workers and supporters of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join him in the move. Kejriwal urged the Centre…
Amid the rising conflicts and border tensions with China, India has taken a critical move by directing the authority to the defence forces to increase the stock of the weapons and ammunition as a preparation for the 15-day intense war incident now. With the conflicts happening with China in Eastern Ladakh, it is inherent to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh have paid tributes to the people who lost their lives in the Parliament attack of 2001 on Sunday. On the occasion, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad were also…
Two FIRs have been filed at the Upparpet Police Station and nine people have been arrested for assaulting the on-duty staffers of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). The FIRs were registered while having links with the strike invoked by the state transport department on Saturday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DCP), West, said, “In yesterday’s incidents,…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, while addressing the opening remarks to a climate summit on Saturday iterated that world leaders should take the move to declare states of ‘climate emergency’ in their respective countries to take immediate steps to avert catastrophic global warming. The summit has over 70 countries in the one-day virtual gathering which focuses…
