New Delhi, June 4 The Centre has sought a clarification from the Punjab government following media reports alleging that it “sold” Covid-19 vaccine to private hospitals and “earned a profit”. Prima facie, it is in clear violation of the Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy, said Additional SecretaryRead More

Chandigarh, June 3 The controversy over the vaccine supplied to private hospitals in Punjab seems to be getting murkier with the government on Friday withdrawing the stock. The government has been accused of selling over 1.40 lakh doses of Covaxin, which they got at Rs 400 each, to 20 privateRead More

Copenhagen, June 4 Non-European Union member Norway said on Friday it has reached a post-Brexit trade deal with its greatest trading partner, Britain, which left the EU last year following a 2016 referendum. The agreement includes Iceland and Liechtenstein, which also are outside the bloc and together with the NorwegiansRead More

London, June 4 Advertisement Powered By The Tribune x eReleGo The UK’s medicines regulator on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the decision followed a “rigorous review” of safety and effectiveness in the lower age groups andRead More

New Delhi, June 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday participate in the World Environment Day event being jointly organised by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, and launch a pilot project of E-100 dispensing stations at three locationsRead More

New Delhi, June 4 The DCGI has granted permission to the Serum Institute of India (SII) to manufacture the Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine in India for examination, test and analysis with certain conditions, official sources said on Friday. The Pune-based firm has collaborated with Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology,Read More

After lagging behind other countries in the early months of vaccination, Canada is now among the leaders when it comes to the percentage of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose. So far, Canada has vaccinated 58 per cent of the total population with at least oneRead More

Chandigarh, June 3 A move by six Punjab ministers led by Sukhjinder Randhawa and Charanjit Channi to boycott Wednesday’s virtual Cabinet meeting backfired as other ministers refused to toe the line, seen as a mark of protest against Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh. Also read: Sukhpal Khaira among 3 rebelRead More

Chandigarh, June 3 Amid the hectic political activity in Delhi, where a three-member panel is hearing Punjab Congress leaders to resolve the infighting in the state unit, Bholath MLA Sukhpal Khaira along with Bhadaur MLA Pirmal Singh and Maur MLA Jagdev Singh Kamalu after days of speculation on Thursday joinedRead More

Toronto, June 2 The discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Canada has reopened wounds for survivors of the system, they said, as the government pledged to spend previously promised money to search for more unmarked graves. The Tk’emlúps te Secwe´pemc indigenous nation inRead More