Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it had submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine in people aged 18 years and older. The filing comes after the FDA last week scheduled an Oct. 15 meeting of its expert advisory…
After reopening schools, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has now given permission to open places of worship from October 7 amid strict implementation of Covid guidelines. Municipal Commissioner Vikram Kumar said directives have been issued to open places of worship along with the guidelines to be followed to…
Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday, a senior official said, following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the country after the Taliban seized control in August. The process, which had slowed even before the Islamist militants’ return to power…
The Tamil Nadu unit of BJP will protest in front of all major places of worship in the state on October 7 from 11 am to push the state government to allow people to enter the places of worship on weekends as well. In a statement issued Monday, state president Annamalai asked the general public to take part in the…
Scientists Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for their “groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems,” the award-giving body said on Tuesday. “Complex systems are characterised by randomness and disorder and are difficult to…
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Wednesday stated that the Indian Air Force was prepared to deal with any two-front threat scenario involving China and Pakistan. He added that China’s enhanced infrastructure won’t affect India’s combat readiness. Responding to China’s presence near the Line of Actual…
A woman attempted suicide outside the residence of popular Tamil actor, Ajith Kumar, here on Monday. She was allegedly dejected over the fact that she could not meet the actor. According to reports, the woman, Farzana, used to work at a private hospital near Teynampet in the city. In 2020, when Ajith and his wife,…
Delhi Police has informed a court here that the supplementary charge sheet in the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case involving Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar will be filed soon. The first charge sheet which was filed by the police on August 2 named 13 accused, including Sushil Kumar who was named as the “main”…
The office of Bengaluru urban deputy commissioner has managed to evict encroachers and demolish an illegal construction on a land on which the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) will build a government high school for underprivileged students at Doddanagamangala village in the Electronic City. In 2017,…
The Congress suffered another setback in Kerala’s Wayanad, which is also a VIP Lok Sabha seat represented by Rahul Gandhi, with former DCC president P V Balachandran quitting the party on Tuesday, alleging that the grant old party has failed to check the growth of the BJP in the country. Ending his 52-year-long…