The India chapter of the International Press Institute presented the awards for excellence in journalism for the years 2020 and 2021 here on Saturday. Ritika Chopra, National Education Editor at The Indian Express, won the award for the year 2020, for her report on differences within the Election Commission of India on how to deal…Continue Reading

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that the unvaccinated people accounted for nearly 92 per cent of Covid deaths.  He further said that the first dose of the Covid vaccine is 98.9 per cent effective in the fight against Covid. Also, if both doses are given, it is 99.3…Continue Reading

close01/6Suji and besan offer immense nutritional benefitsIs it suji (semolina) or besan (chickpea flour) that will help me to lose weight? These two desi stuffs have always allured fitness lovers; partly because they are filling which is a good indicator of “weight-loss foods” and partly because it is assumed that anything other than rice or…Continue Reading

Serum’s Covovax gets nod from drug regulator’s panel for emergency use in 12-17 yrs age groupThe drug regulator’s expert committee on Covid vaccines has recommended emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Serum Institute of India’s Covovax for use in the age group of 12-17 years, official sources said.The development assumes significance as it forms a basis…Continue Reading

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: March 4, 2022 10:51:50 am A health worker collecting swab samples for Covid-19 testing, in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna) India recorded 6,396 new Covid-19 infections in the 24 hours ending 8 am Friday, taking the country’s total tally to over 4.29 lakh, while…Continue Reading

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Rosneft logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comNEW DELHI/MUMBAI, March 3 (Reuters) – Indian refiner Nayara Energy, part-owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft, could find it harder to raise funds for expansion as…Continue Reading

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Make in India is the need of the hour and appealed to the industry to reduce dependence on imports and boost domestic manufacturing. Topics Narendra Modi | Make in India | India imports Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Make in India is the need of the hour and appealed to…Continue Reading

Photo for representation purposes. Tribune PTI Washington, March 3 The Indian government has taken some steps to restore normalcy in Kashmir, a senior US diplomat has told American lawmakers, while asserting that the Joe Biden administration is keeping a close eye on the security situation, including terrorist threats in the region. The Indian Parliament had…Continue Reading

Sometime during the Delta wave, when we had already lost two members of my wife’s family to Covid, I spoke to a pollster for a column I was writing. Did he think the Covid-19 pandemic had dented the Narendra Modi government’s popularity? His surveys had revealed, he replied, that nearly every family knew someone who…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON: The Joe Biden administration continues to engage with India to underscore the importance of a collective response condemning Russia’s military operation against Ukraine, a top US diplomat said here on Wednesday. Assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, was speaking to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just after…Continue Reading