This is a promising development in our fight against the virus, said President Joe Biden.
| 11 May 2021 7:51 AM GMT
Washington- While the devastating outbreak in India continues, the US approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years old on Monday. The US Food and Drug Administration had previously approved the vaccine for emergency use in people aged 16 and up. This is a promising development in our fight against the virus, said President Joe Biden. The B.1.617 variant spreading in India, however, has been classified as a variant of concern at the global level by the World Health Organization in Geneva.
Amul Releases Creative Ad Congratulating Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Hours after senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as Assam s chief minister, Amul, the Gujarat-based dairy behemoth, congratulated the 52-year-old Sarma in its trademark theme.
| 11 May 2021 7:25 AM GMT
Guwahati: Hours after senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as Assam s chief minister, Amul, the Gujarat-based dairy behemoth, congratulated the 52-year-old Sarma in its trademark theme. Ispar Biswas Karo! Sar, Makhan Khao, Amul said in a tweet. The sentence literally translates to believe in it, sir eat the butter.
This statement, when you read in between the lines, can also be perceived as Amul indirectly urging its customers to believe in the newly elected CM of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Gurugram Man Assaults Neighbours for Calling his Pet Dog Kutta
The incident was caught on video by a resident of the area, which shows the pet owner assaulting Sudhir and his family with rods and sticks.
| 11 May 2021 9:52 AM GMT
Gurugram- A man in Gurugram, Haryana thrashed six members of his neighbor s family, including women and children, after one of them named his pet dog Kutta instead of Tommy.
This heinous incident occurred in Jyoti Park, in the Cybercity area of Gurugram.
Exasperated by the violent nature of the pet dog, Sudhir, a resident of the area asked the pet owner, who is his neighbor to keep the dog chained. The pet owner was angered by the suggestion his neighbor made and even more infuriated as Sudhir called his pet dog Kutta instead of calling it by its name Tommy.
In Covid-Hit India, Tens Of Millions Fall Into Poverty
According to government estimates, India s gross domestic product shrank by 8% in the fiscal year ending in March, the largest drop since 1952.
| 10 May 2021 2:02 PM GMT
New Delhi- Manoj Kumar was just getting his head above water again after dipping into his savings to get through India s sudden pandemic lockdown last March, earning 600 rupees ($8) a day as a construction worker in the tourist hotspot of Goa.
He d saved enough for a trip to his native village in Bihar, 1,490 miles away, for a wedding last month. He s already trapped in one of the country s poorest nations, as a second Covid-19 wave unleashes the world s worst health epidemic and prevents his return. On a good day, he could land some odd jobs that pay up to 300 rupees. However, there aren t many of those tasks left. As a result, he is relying on loans to feed and clothe his wife and three children.