Covid-19 vaccine: India looking at USD 11 bn market opportunity

 India’s pharmaceutical sector is looking at an opportunity to the tune of USD 10 to 11 billion in the form of COVID-19 vaccine supply, in both domestic and export markets in the next three years, rating agency Care Ratings has said in a report. However, the Indian vaccine makers are unlikely to get the premium pricing being enjoyed by US-based multinational companies which is anywhere between USD 15 and 25 per dose, their average realization could remain anywhere between USD 3.25 and USD 3.50 per dose, it said. On an…

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US Opens Probe Into Tesla Autopilot After 11 Crashes: Officials

The incidents dating back to 2018 included one fatal crash and seven that resulted in injuries, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. US safety officials opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot after identifying 11 crashes involving the driver assistance system, officials said Monday. The incidents dating back to 2018 included one fatal crash and seven that resulted in injuries, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Tesla founder Elon Musk has defended the Autopilot system and the electric automaker warns that it requires “active driver supervision”…

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Hearing Pegasus Pleas, Supreme Court Says Centre Affidavit Not Satisfying

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the issue involved aspects of national security and was not simple enough to be addressed through affidavits. The Supreme Court today said that an affidavit filed by the Centre on the issue relating to alleged snooping by the government has not satisfied allegations whether or not Pegasus spyware was used and asked whether it will file an additional affidavit. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana posted for tomorrow the hearing on a batch of pleas seeking a court-monitored probe into…

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Grand Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial To Come Up In Gwalior: Shivraj Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday that a grand memorial will be constructed for former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his birthplace Gwalior. A grand memorial will be constructed for former prime minister and statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his birthplace Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday after paying tribute to the former on his third death anniversary. Mr Chouhan made the announcement after offering floral tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee statue at Shaurya Smarak.He said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee was…

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Joe Biden To Break Silence On Afghanistan In Address To Nation Tonight

President Joe Biden will today address the nation from the White House on Afghanistan crisis. President Joe Biden will break his silence Monday on the US fiasco in Afghanistan with an address to the nation from the White House, as a lightning Taliban victory sent the Democrat’s domestic political fortunes reeling. Cutting short his planned vacation, Biden will return to Washington from the Camp David presidential residence and “will deliver remarks on Afghanistan” in the White House’s East Room, a statement said. The address was scheduled for 3:45 pm (1945…

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Will Help Afghan Hindus, Sikhs Come To India, Says Government On Crisis

“The government will take all steps to ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals and our interests in Afghanistan,” the foreign ministry said. Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan will be given priority once commercial flight service begins from Kabul, India said today — a day after Taliban took control of the city. As panic-stricken Afghans gathered at the airport to skip the war-torn country, India said it would “facilitate repatriation to India of those who wish to leave Afghanistan”. “The government will take all steps to ensure the safety…

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Vikrant, First Made-In-India Aircraft Carrier, Not A Liability: Navy

Referring to statements made by analysts that modern aircraft carriers were a liability, Commodore Vidhyadhar Harke, who will command India’s new carrier, Vikrant, has said that these were “a misplaced notion or statement”. India needs at least three operational aircraft carriers to maintain its presence across its areas of maritime interest, underlined the Indian Navy amid claims that these carriers were a “liability”. Referring to statements made by analysts that modern aircraft carriers were a liability, Commodore Vidhyadhar Harke, who will command India’s new carrier, Vikrant, has said that these…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Greets India On 75th Independence Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin said further enhancement of Russian-Indian ties was in the interests of both nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his warm greetings to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day, stating that further enhancement of Russian-Indian ties was in the interests of both nations. “Kindly accept cordial congratulations on #Independence Day. The success achieved by #India in economic, social, other spheres is widely acknowledged. India rightfully enjoys high prestige in the global arena, plays important role…

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At Rhea Kapoor’s Wedding, Sister Of The Bride Sonam Was In Her Festive Best

Sonam Kapoor, for sister Rhea’s wedding, picked a mint Anarkali with an embroidered pink dupatta.Anil Kapoor’s daughter and film producer Rhea Kapoor got married to Karan Boolani in an intimate ceremony on Saturday night, in the presence of a few family members. Her sister and actor Sonam Kapoor wouldn’t have missed the ceremony for the world and so she showed up at the wedding in her festive best, with husband Anand Ahuja by her side. Sonam Kapoor, who flew from London just in time for sister Rhea’s wedding festivities, picked a mint Anarkali, with an…

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No Proper Debate In Parliament, “Sorry State Of Affairs”: Chief Justice

Chief Justice NV Ramana said, “(There is) no clarity of laws. We do not know what the purpose of the law is. It is a loss to the public. This is when lawyers and intellectuals are not in the houses”. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana criticised the functioning of parliament in strong terms today, focussing not on disruptions but the cutting of corners when it comes to debates on the laws. Comparing it with earlier times when both houses of parliament were “full of lawyers”, he asked the legal…

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