
Serum Institute to stockpile Novavax vaccine candidate from around April
"Upwards of 40-50 million doses per month is what we are trying to stockpile starting from April," he said.
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 03:28 PM IST
The Serum Institute of India, the world's biggest vaccine maker, will start stockpiling millions of doses of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine candidate starting around April, CEO Adar Poonawalla told the Reuters Next conference on Thursday.
"Upwards of 40-50 million doses per month is what we are trying to stockpile starting from April," he said.

Republic Day 26th January 2021 Live Updates: PM Modi greets nation on R-Day
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 07:01 AM IST
- Republic Day 2021 Live Updates: The Republic Day Parade ceremony will commence with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the National War Memorial.

With many firsts, India’s military might, cultural diversity on display on R-Day
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 06:41 AM IST
- The Republic Day Parade ceremony will commence with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the National War Memorial. He will lead the nation in paying tributes to the fallen heroes by laying a wreath.

Much ado about Netaji portrait at Prez House
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 06:21 AM IST
- The claim, that the portrait was based on Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, popularly known as Bumba, who played Bose in a 2019 movie, Gumnaami gathered momentum.

Troops come to blows in India-China face-off
By Rahul Singh, Rezaul H Laskar, Sutirtho Patranobis
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 05:22 AM IST
- The latest incident took place at Naku La area, which is at a height of over 5,000 metres, on January 20, when Chinese soldiers attempted to intrude into the Indian territory.

Conversion ordinance: Don’t take HC ‘lightly’, top court tells UP govt
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 05:13 AM IST
- The state government, got adjournments from the high court in the last two hearings citing the pendency of the similar petitions before the Supreme Court.

India to impose permanent ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok: Report
Reuters, Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 04:56 AM IST
The ministry's June order stated that the apps were "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".

Govt confers 119 Padma honours
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 03:53 AM IST
- The list of Padma awards also comprised 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri recipients.

SC rejects Andhra govt plea to defer local polls
By Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 03:10 AM IST
- On January 8, state election commissioner N Ramesh Kumar released the schedule for elections to be held in four phases

Stage set for mega tractor rally; Parliament march on Feb 1
By Zia Haq, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 01:01 AM IST
- The police say about 30,000 tractors are likely to participate in the rally, but farm leaders said the number of vehicles will be closer to 200,000.

Republic Day 2021: List of police personnel who received gallantry medals
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 12:11 AM IST
- The break-up of 946 police personnel who have been awarded medals on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2021.

'Change lifestyle to adapt to climate change': PM Modi
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:59 PM IST
- "We have promised ourselves that we will not just meet our Paris Agreement targets but exceed them...” PM Modi said.

Willing to resign, Nagaland Lokayukta tells SC, seeks protection from state
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:55 PM IST
- The Nagaland government had come to the Supreme Court in exceptional circumstances for orders to restrain the sitting Lokayukta from hearing any case or exercising his powers or functions under the Nagaland Lokayukta Act, 2017.

He deserved top medal: Col Santosh Babu's kin disappointed with Maha Vir Chakra
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Sparshita Saxena, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:42 PM IST
- His mother said she was not at all happy to receive the news that her son was conferred Maha Vir Chakra. “I expected the top medal, not this,” she said.

Republic Day 2021: Govt announces gallantry award winners. Full list here
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:07 PM IST
The wartime Chakra series awards include highest Paramvir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra and Vir Chakra. The peacetime highest gallantry awards include Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra.

'India foiled expansionist move in Ladakh': President's veiled dig at China
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 10:58 PM IST
The President said that soldiers of the armed forces ensure security of our national boundaries amid severest conditions including in Galwan Valley and Siachen.