Day: December 9, 2020

Sesame Workshop – India and Viatris Inc. are launching new resources to support the social and emotional needs of children, parents, and other caregivers in families.

Punjab National Bank recently announced its contribution towards the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF) for the welfare of war-widows and children of the men who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, as well as the families dependents of the ex-servicemen.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the new Parliament Building at Sansad Marg, New Delhi on 10 December.

Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan presided over the curtain raiser event of India International Science Festival (IISF) – 2020, on Tuesday, at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a DRDO laboratory at Leh-Ladakh. The event was organised as a virtual conference.

Australia’s government will reveal legislation in Parliament on Wednesday that would make Facebook and Google pay for journalism.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HCL Enterprise CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra have been named among the world’s 100 most powerful women by Forbes, a list topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the 10th year in a row.

In just about a few weeks time, India shall grant license to its Covid-19 vaccine candidates.

A delegation of opposition parties will meet President Ram Nath Kovind today, over concerns on the three new agriculture laws enacted by the Centre in September and to seek their repeal, senior leaders said.

Popular serial actress Chitra (29) was found dead early this morning at a star hotel in the city.

Tamilnadu on Tuesday reported 1,236 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall infection count to 7,92,788, while 13 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 11,822.