Special Desk While covid vaccines are being administered and new ones are under trials a new study has begun to see possibilities of merging two different vaccines for separate doses. IN UK, scientists have launched the world’s first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose …
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Suu Kyi facing charges
Special Desk Since military seized power in the early hours of 1 February, neither the president nor elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been heard. Police in Myanmar, have filed several charges against Suu Kyi following Monday’s military coup. She has been remanded in custody until 15 February. …
Read More »Jack Ma’s Ant China Regulators enter agreement
Special Desk Ant Group Co. and Chinese regulators have agreed on a restructuring plan that will turn Jack Ma’s fintech giant into a financial holding company. It will make it subject to capital requirements similar to those for banks. Ma’s appearance in a live-streamed video conference in January — after …
Read More »Vehicle Scrappage Policy for Government Vehicles Approved
-Aman Khan The eagerly awaited vehicle scrappage policy has at last been approved by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), though appropriate just to government vehicles until further notice. Under the strategy vehicles of both, Central and State Governments that are older than 15 years will be scrapped. …
Read More »India’s union budget 2020-21
Jubilee News Desk Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament on Monday. Apart from the taxation reforms an increased spending on healthcare with Rs 35,000 crore on Covid-19 vaccine development were highlight of the budget presentation. Sitharaman announced the scrapping of income tax for senior …
Read More »Janhvi Kapoor movie shoot stalled
Jubilee News Desk Shooting of the movie “Good Luck Jerry” came to a halt in Patiala, Punjab, by a group of farmers who demanded a statement from the actor in support of their protest against the three new farm laws. This was the second time that the shooting of the …
Read More »SII plans launch of Covovax in June
Jubilee News Desk Serum Institute of India (SII), world’s biggest vaccine maker, has applied for local trials for the vaccine candidate in India and is hopeful of launching Covovax by June. SII CEO Adar Poonawalla said in a tweet on Saturday when its one year to India’s fight against the …
Read More »India’s rich are responsible for its Carbon Foot Prints
Dr. Seema Javed A recent study linking India’s economic disparity with climate impact found that the country’s rich emit seven times more than its poorer citizens. According to a study by Japan-based Research Institute for Humanity and Nature- The top 20% of high-expenditure households in India are responsible for seven times the emissions …
Read More »Big decision for spouses of H-1B workers
US withdraws move to repeal work authorisation for H-1B spouses Jubilee News Desk US President Joe Biden has withdrawn a rule rescinding work authorisation for H4 visa holders, who are spouses of those possessing H-1B work visas. Majority of those effected were highly-skilled Indian women. The H4 visa is normally …
Read More »Balrampur tops in UP in covid vaccination
Jubilee News Desk Balrampur district topped the chart in covid vaccination in Uttar Pradesh as it achieved 99.07% of the target, highest in 75 districts. Of the target to vaccinate 2367 beneficiaries 3245 were vaccinated in Balrampur, without any adverse effect to any of the beneficiaries. Following Balrampur was Siddharthnagar …
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