Jun 07, 2021, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the nation, which is fighting a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and announced the Centre will procure 75 percent of the total vaccine production from manufacturers and give it free of cost to the state governments and will also bear the responsibility of 25 percent of the work related to vaccination with the states.
Pfizer, Moderna won't sell vaccines to states, will deal with Centre: Arvind Kejriwal
May 24, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government's approach to US pharmaceutical giants, Pfizer and Modern, for anti-COVID-19 vaccine shots went unsuccessful as they would only deal with the Centre and not any state.
Rahul Gandhi calls for free Covid-19 vaccination for all
Apr 29, 2021, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded free vaccination for all the citizens of the country and used the meaning of the word 'free' to drive home his point.
US now diverting its own vaccine-making materials supply to India
Apr 28, 2021, at 09:54 pm
A senior US official has said that the government was diverting its own supply of COVID-19 vaccine-manufacturing materials to India “as the most effective and rapid step” to help it.
COVID-19 surge: CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi seeking 5.4 cr more vaccine doses
Apr 19, 2021, at 02:26 am
Kolkata/UNI: In the wake of second wave of COVID-19, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to supply of 5.4 crore more vaccine doses.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urges govt to lower Covid vaccination eligibility to 25 years
Apr 17, 2021, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the government to lower the COVID vaccine age eligibility to 25 years instead of 45.
Vaccine is the solution for coronavirus, not lockdown: Manish Sisodia
Apr 03, 2021, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said vaccine is a solution to coronavirus, not lockdown and urged the Union government to open vaccination programme for all.
Nepali Army to get 100,000 doses of vaccines from Indian Army
Mar 30, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Kathmandu: Nepali Army will get 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines from the Indian Army. The vaccines, which reached Nepal on Monday, will officially be handed over to the Nepali Army in few days, reported the Himalayan Times.
COVID-19 vaccines: Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering thanks Narendra Modi
Mar 23, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Thimphu: Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering on Monday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for making the nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the Himalayan country possible after New Delhi sent 400,000 additional doses of Covishield.
India supplies Covid-19 vaccine to 75 nations including Pakistan: Piyush Goyal
Mar 13, 2021, at 08:27 pm
Tirupati/UNI: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that under the stewardship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has developed vast capacity to manufacture major COVID-19 vaccines and become a vaccine supplier to the world.
Cambodian leaders takes shot of India-made Covid-19 vaccine
Mar 12, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Phnom Penh: Several Cambodian leaders have taken a shot of AstraZeneca's 'Made-in-India' CoviShield COVID-19 vaccines.
Arvind Kejriwal, his parents receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Delhi
Mar 04, 2021, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his parents on Thursday received the first dose of Coronavirus vaccine here at LNJP Hospital here.
COVID-19 vaccine: Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne thanks PM Narendra Modi
Mar 02, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Saint John’s: Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne has thanked Indian PM Narendra Modi for demonstrating an “act of benevolence, kindness and empathy” by sending 175,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to the Caribbean countries which will help in fighting against COVID-19.
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi requesting vaccines for bigger mass in poll-bound West Bengal
Feb 25, 2021, at 02:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider inoculating Covid-19 vaccines for a large number of population besides frontline workers and government employees in poll-bound West Bengal.
Country saddened by the insult of tricolour at Red Fort: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
Jan 31, 2021, at 05:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' and used the platform to condemn the violence that erupted during the tractor rally on January 26.
India sends COVID-19 vaccines to Bahrain, Sri Lanka
Jan 29, 2021, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi: India on Thursday sent 6 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka and Bahrain under the "Vaccine Maitri" initiative, adding a new chapter to the country's vaccine diplomacy.
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli thanks India for sending one million doses of COVID vaccine
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:13 am
Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Oli has thanked the Indian government for grant of one million doses of COVID vaccine to Nepal at the moment when the Narendra Modi-led government is rolling out vaccination for its own people.
Dominica PM writes letter to Narendra Modi, seeks COVID-19 vaccines for citizens
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:16 am
Roseau: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi to seek COVID-19 vaccines for his citizens.
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi: Bangladesh government has said India will gift 20 lakh doses of Oxford-Astrazenca Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield) on Jan 21, reflecting the friendly relationship shared between the two nations.
Bengal: Trinamool Congress men get Covid-19 vaccine shots meant for health workers
Jan 18, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bizarre scene in the politically-charged state West Bengal, several ruling Trinamool Congress members were found getting inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines which were meant solely for the health workers.
PM Modi to launch Covid-19 vaccination drive on Jan 16
Jan 14, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India will roll out the world's largest immunisation drive on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the massive countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Free COVID-19 vaccination for three crore healthcare workers: Modi
Jan 11, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday announced three crore health workers in all states would be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first phase.
India ready to save humanity with two Covid-19 vaccines: Modi at Pravasi Convention
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India is ready to save humanity with two indigenous Covid-19 vaccines.
'India on threshold of largest Covid-19 vaccination drive in the world': PM Modi
Jan 04, 2021, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country has been on the threshold of beginning the largest vaccination programme in the world and the entire nation is indebted to all our scientists and technicians.
I won't take BJP vaccine: Akhilesh Yadav
Jan 02, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Politics over Covid-19 vaccine has commenced in Uttar Pradesh even as CM Yogi Adityanath-led government was preparing for the vaccination process to start soon.
India to share Covid-19 vaccine, drugs with ASEAN
Dec 07, 2020, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India would collaborate in drug development and share the Covid-19 vaccine with 10 ASEAN countries whenever it is available, says Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan.
Nov 30, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Pune/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII), which has developed the Oxford vaccine to treat Novel Coronavirus in the country, said it would slap a defamation suit of Rs. 100 crore against an individual who claimed to have fallen ill after taking a dose of Covid-19 vaccine during the trial, media reports said.
Narendra Modi to interact with Gennova Biopharma, Biological E and Dr. Reddy’s teams
Nov 30, 2020, at 01:41 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact via video conferencing with Gennova Biopharma, Biological E and Dr. Reddy’s teams involved in developing a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
PM Modi visits Gujarat's Zydus Cadila research centre to review Covid-19 vaccine preparation
Nov 28, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Ahmedabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the vaccine development process at the Zydus Cadila research centre in Changodar industrial area, over 20 km from here.
COVID-19 vaccine: PM Narendra Modi to visit Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad on Nov 28
Nov 27, 2020, at 09:44 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Bharat Biotech facility here on Saturday to review the progress of the country's first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine "Covaxin".