British officials and space scientists said Tuesday they were disappointed but not deterred after the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the U.K. ended in failure. U.S.-based Virgin Orbit
Acceptance of Covid vaccines increased globally: Study
Acceptance of Covid-19 vaccines increased globally, from 75.2 per cent in 2021 to 79.1 per cent in 2022, according to a survey in 23 countries that represent more than 60 per cent of the world’s population.
Nepal PM Prachanda wins vote of confidence
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Tuesday won the vote of confidence in the country’s Parliament. In a rare case in Nepal’s political history, Prachanda is the first Prime Minister to get 99 percent endorsement.
Protests in Gilgit Baltistan PoK rage over myriad issues
The locals and traders of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) are holding protests against heavy taxation laws, illegal land occupation, and load shedding imposed by the regime in the province, Pakistan’s vernacular media outlet Baad-e-Shimal reported.
Welcome relief
An expert panel of the central drugs regulatory authority is likely to take a decision on granting market authorisation to SII’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults who have been administered two doses of Covishield or Covaxin
