Day: May 29, 2021

Chief Minister M K Stalin today announced that Rs five lakh will be deposited in the name of children who have lost their parents due to Covid.

Croatia announced Friday that it will purchase 12 used Rafale fighter jets from France for nearly 1 billion euros ( USD 1.2 billion), to replace its aging fleet of Soviet-era aircraft and strengthen its air force amid lingering tensions in the Balkans.

The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended that the use of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech be expanded to children ages 12 to 15, a decision that offers younger and less at-risk populations across the continent access to a Covid-19 shot for the first time.

Britain’s medicine regulator on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for use, with the government adding it had cut its order for the vaccine by 10 million doses.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has apparently compromised on its COVID-19 protocols and allowed fast bowler Naseem Shah to re-enter the bio-secure bubble before returning to play in the country’s premier Twenty20.

The remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children, a discovery Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as heartbreaking on Friday.

Defending champion Amit Panghal (52kg) and Shiva Thapa (64kg), along with one another Indian, stormed into the Asian Boxing Championship finals after clinching resounding victories even as an injured Vikas Krishan (69kg) signed off with a bronze medal here on Friday.

Batting will determine India’s fate in World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand next month, former India captain Kapil Dev has said. The 1983 World Cup-winning captain added that India will have to take the game session by session since the weather in England changes within minutes.

Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani on Friday India is well-placed on the government and businesses fronts to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in unique ways to solve challenges and tap into opportunities.

The 43rd meeting of the GST Council on Friday continued to extend relief to taxpayers, particularly small taxpayers, who are worst-affected in the second wave of Covid pandemic sweeping the country.