Day: September 21, 2020

Film editor Aarti Bajaj, who is the first wife of director Anurag Kashyap, has come to his support after he was accused by actor Payal Ghosh of sexual harassment.

The ‘all-party’ meeting convened by the main opposition DMK to discuss the farmer Bills passed in Parliament started this morning.

Eight members, including Trinamool Congress’ Derek O’Brien, of the Rajya Sabha were today suspended for a week over Sunday’s chaos in the House during the passage of the two farm bills.

Animal trials of Bharat Biotech International Limited’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, have been successful and the results showed the shot’s ‘remarkable immunogenicity and protective efficacy’ in the Phase I clinical trials in India, the drugmaker has said.

No significant or drastic mutation in strains of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India till now, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan has said.

At least 10 people were killed and many others are feared trapped after a three-storey building collapsed at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane. Rescue operations are under way.

The Taj Mahal in Agra reopened this morning with strict coronavirus safety guidelines after being shut for tourists for over six months. The Agra Fort too reopened today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India and Maldives as close friends and neighbours will continue to support each other in their fight against the health and economic impact of Covid-19.

With 86,961 fresh Coronavirus cases, India’s total caseload touched 54,87,580 today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders have expressed shock and grief over Bhiwandi building collapse, which claimed 10 lives today.