Pfizer Says Its Covid Pill Near 90% Effective in Final Analysis; Lab Data Shows Drug Works Against Omicron

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Nobody in the trial who received the Pfizer treatment died, compared with 12 deaths among placebo recipients. (Image: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan/File)The US drugmaker last month said the oral medicine was around 89% effective in preventing hospitalisations or deaths when compared to placebo.Reuters Last Updated:December 14, 2021, 17:55 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said the…Continue Reading

PM Modi to address farmers on natural farming on December 16

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers during the valedictory session of the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing on December 16 in Anand, Gujarat via video-conferencing, the PMO said on Tuesday. The summit brings in focus on natural farming and farmers will be provided with all requisite information detailing its benefits,…Continue Reading

Lakhimpur Kheri violence was a ‘pre-planned conspiracy’: SIT probing the incident

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Lakhimpur Kheri: The investigation team probing Lakhimpur Kheri violence said the incident was as per a ‘pre-planned conspiracy’ that led to the death of five people and left several injured. Earlier on November 17, the Supreme Court appointed Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to monitor the investigation in…Continue Reading

Karnataka MLC poll results: BJP leading on 12 seats, Congress on 11

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Bengaluru: In the recently concluded Karnataka Legislative Council election, BJP is leading on 12 seats, Congress on 11 and JDS and an independent on one each. The election was held on December 10. Speaking about the elections, HD Kumaraswamy, JDS leader and former CM, said, “The national parties have used money to win the MLC…Continue Reading

Unilever CHRO Leena Nair quits, joins French luxury fashion house Chanel as global chief executive

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Leena Nair, the first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Anglo-Dutch FMCG major Unilever has stepped down to join French luxury group Chanel as its Global Chief Executive. She was a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE), which is responsible for delivering Unilever’s business and financial performance. “Leena Nair, CHRO, has decided…Continue Reading

Need body to regulate big tech firms: Sushil Modi

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By: Express News Service | New Delhi | December 14, 2021 9:04:44 pm Speaking during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, the former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister also said traditional media companies are not paid sufficiently despite their journalistic content being used by big tech platforms. (PTI/File) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi Tuesday accused Facebook…Continue Reading

Poor rural roads in Bihar: allies BJP, JD(U) take the fight to Lok Sabha floor

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In what points to simmering differences between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (United) which run a coalition government in Bihar, Lok Sabha members from the two parties took swipes at each other for the lack of progress in rural roads projects and other developmental activities in the state. During the question hour…Continue Reading