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Gilead to give licensees in India support to open more remdesivir manufacturing facilities

April 30, 2021

US-based Gilead Sciences Inc company, the developer of antiviral drug remdesivir, used for treating Covid-19 patients, will provide all its licensing partners in coronavirus-hit India with the technical support for the addition of new manufacturing facilities but will not send any more specialists there, a Gilead spokesperson told Sputnik. On...

PLEA IN SC TO DIRECT CENTRE TO ENSURE RATION, TRANSPORT FACILITY FOR MIGRANT LABOURERS

April 30, 2021

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking directions to ensure that migrant and stranded labourers get ration and food security and they are also able to travel back to their homes at nominal cost amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The plea was filed by activists Harsh...

US ALLOWS VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE OF OWN CITIZENS; BLINKEN SAYS PROUD TO DELIVER CRITICAL EQUIPMENT TO INDIA

April 30, 2021

The US State Department also approved the voluntary departure of family members of government employees from India amid the record rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. “On April 28, 2021, the Department approved the voluntary departure of family members of US government employees,” the department said. “US citizens who...

BHARAT BIOTECH REDUCES COVAXIN PRICE TO RS 400 PER DOSE FOR STATES

April 30, 2021

Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced it will supply its Covid-19 vaccine--Covaxin to state governments at Rs 400 per dose. “Recognising the enormous challenges to the public health care system, we have made Covaxin available to State Governments at a price of Rs 400 per dose,” Bharat Biotech said in a...

INDIA REPORTS HIGHEST-EVER SURGE WITH 3,79,257 NEW COVID CASES

April 30, 2021

The surge in Covid-19 cases continued to affect India as the country recorded 3,79,257 new cases in 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike in the cases since the pandemic began last year. According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 3,645 deaths and 2,69,507 recoveries were also...

Tendulkar contributes to ‘Mission Oxygen’ to help country fight Covid-19

April 30, 2021

Former cricketer and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday informed that he has contributed to the cause of ‘Mission Oxygen’ in order to help the country fight the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. A group of 250+ young entrepreneurs have launched Mission Oxygen to raise funds for importing oxygen...

INDIA TO INOCULATE CITIZENS WITH SPUTNIK-V VACCINE FROM NEXT MONTH

April 30, 2021

India will start vaccinating its citizens with Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V from next month, said Bala Venkatesh Varma, Indian Ambassador to Russia on Thursday. “India will start vaccinating citizens with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine early in May,” Sputnik quoted Indian Ambassador to Russia as saying. This comes at a...

POLSTRAT-NEWSX EXIT POLL PREDICTS MAMATA’S RETURN

April 30, 2021

With the voting for the West Bengal state Assembly elections concluding all eyes are now set on the results to be counted on 2 May. With balloting ending on Thursday evening, Polstrat and NewsX published the results of an exit poll with a sample size of 10,000 to gauge the...

EXIT POLLS: BJP GETS 3/5, STALIN WINS TN, TOUGH CONTEST IN KERALA

April 30, 2021

Finally, it is curtains on one of the longest election calendars drawn up by the Election Commission of India where five states went to the polls—West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. It was an action-packed election season no less than the IPL with all the high action drama,...

Guptill, Russell and Shakib to feature in remaining PSL 6 matches

April 29, 2021

Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill and one of the most sought after T20 players in the world West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell are set to feature in the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 for Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings and Quetta...

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