Day: June 26, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines in a government statement in the Bundestag or the lower house of Parliament.

Rajagopalan, teacher of PSBB, KK Nagar, arrested for allegedly sexually harassing his students, and social media commentator Kishore K Swamy were booked under the Goondas Act — which will detain them in preventive custody for one year.

Nine fishermen from Tamilnadu had a narrow escape after Sri Lankan Navy personnel opened fire near Katchatheevu on the high seas on Friday.

Tata group’s Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has announced that it had crossed the milestone of over one million meals delivered by its culinary platform – Qmin to healthcare providers battling the fierce second wave of the pandemic.

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 180 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.90 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

A platform to foster entrepreneurship and help investors brave the economic woes brought about by Covid-19 has been launched by Geojit.

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and WhatsApp have announced an alliance to launch the Digital Skill Champions Program that aims to train India’s youth on digital skills, in order to make them employment ready.

Notion Press publishing platform has said it is enabling independent authors to monetise during the lockdown.

Providence India is the India entity and the strategic engineering and innovation arm of Providence, a 170-year-old global healthcare not-for-profit organisation.