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by Jalees ANDRABI RISHIKESH, India (AFP) — At least 200 people are missing in northern India after a piece of Himalayan glacier fell into a river, causing a torrent that tore through two power plants and swept away roads and bridges, police said on Sunday. Three bodies have been found and a desperate operation has been launched to rescue about 20 people trapped in a tunnel, the Uttarakhand state police chief said. The massive surge […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Three people were confirmed dead and at least 150 were missing in northern India after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads on Sunday, police said. The massive burst of water tore through the Dhauliganga river valley, destroying everything in its path, videos taken by terrified residents showed. Three bodies had been found and a desperate search was underway for more, police said, […]
by Glenda Kwek, with Abhaya Srivastava and Nishant Saxena Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — With its 1.3 billion population, India has the world’s second-highest number of coronavirus infections — more than 10.8 million — but new cases and deaths have fallen sharply in recent weeks. This week, new daily infections were the lowest in eight months, while deaths fell below 100 — the smallest single-day total since May. AFP looks at how […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India will supply more locally made coronavirus vaccines to other countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday, as he hailed the South Asian giant’s fight against the pandemic. India — home to the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, the Serum Institute — has embarked on a form of vaccine diplomacy, gifting millions of doses to neighboring countries. It has also exported commercial shots to Brazil and Morocco and expects to supply […]
by Ammu KANNAMPILLY Agence France Presse PUNE, India (AFP) — The tiny clinking vials supervised by silent PPE-wearing technicians belie the excitement inside the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, the Serum Institute of India, a major player in the fight against coronavirus. The firm, founded in 1966 in the western city of Pune, is producing millions of doses of the Covishield vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, for India and much of the developing world. […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Five people died as a fire tore through a building in the world’s biggest vaccine production hub in western India Thursday, officials said. “Five people have died,” Pune city mayor Murlidhar Mohol told reporters following the fire at the Serum Institute of India. Rescue workers discovered five bodies in the under-construction building after the blaze was brought under control, media reports said, but the company insisted its production of drugs to […]
by Ammu KANNAMPILLY Agence France Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Fire tore through part of the world’s biggest vaccine production hub in western India on Thursday, but the company insisted that the production of drugs to counter the coronavirus pandemic was not affected. Serum Institute of India is producing millions of doses of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. TV channels showed thick clouds of grey smoke billowing from the […]
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — An out-of-control dumper truck crushed fifteen people to death as they slept by the roadside early Tuesday in western India, authorities said. The dead included a baby girl, eight women and six men, said police official Usha Rada in the Suraj district of Gujarat state. Six others were injured. The truck collided with a tractor carrying sugarcane just after midnight at a crossroads. “The dumper driver… lost control of the vehicle […]
by Jalees ANDRABI Agence France Presse BHOPAL, India (AFP) — A homegrown coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in India from Saturday even though clinical trials haven’t been completed. But the government insists it will be safe and effective. The All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN), an independent watchdog, led a chorus of concern from experts saying it was “shocked” and “baffled” by the emergency approval of Covaxin. India has been hit hard by the […]
by Shafiqul ALAM Agence France-Presse SARAIL, Bangladesh (AFP) — In a rickety hut on the border with Bangladesh and India, two brothers are among the last local breeders of the Sarail hound, a dog on the brink of extinction. Tall and lean with a powerful chest, pointed ears and bi-coloured fur, the rare hound — named after the border town of Sarail — has been treasured in the South Asian nation for centuries. Their sharp eyesight […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India has authorized the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and by local pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech, the country’s drug regulator said Sunday. “The… vaccines of Serum Institute (AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine) and Bharat Biotech are being approved for restricted use in emergency situations,” the Drugs Controller General of India, V.G. Somani, said at a briefing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that the fast-track approvals […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India on Saturday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine. A government panel on Friday recommended emergency use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University shot and the first injections could be given in the coming week after the Drugs Control Authority of India gives final approval. India, which has the world’s second highest number of pandemic […]
