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Covid-19 vaccine trials paused globally for safety review


By The SATimes News Service Washington/New Delhi: Even as President Trump has promised the Covid-19  vaccine announcement before the Nov 3 election, vaccine trials of one candidate were stopped globally after a recipient in U.K. showed adverse symptoms. It all started after a large, Phase 3 study testing a Covid‑19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of...

Pakistan behind drive to create ‘so-called Khalistan’: Canadian think tank

Post Date: September 11, 2020

By The SATimes News Service Toronto: Pakistan is the main force nurturing the drive to create a ‘so-called Khalistan’ or independent homeland for Sikhs and the extremists backed by Islamabad pose serious threats to India and Canada, according to a report by a leading Canadian think tank. The report ‘Khalistan—A project of Pakistan’ from Macdonald-Laurier Institute notes...

India captures critical high point with China


New Delhi: India triggered the latest clash with China on their Himalayan border by executing a stealth night-time operation to claim strategic outposts offering a clear view of troop movements in disputed territory, according to Indian officials, Bloomberg has reported. In what they called India’s first offensive move since the conflict began in May, thousands of...

US readying two Covid-19 vaccines by end-October


Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked states to be ready to distribute two potential coronavirus vaccines by November 1. The two vaccines are not identified, but the technical details of the vaccines, including the time between doses and their storage temperatures, match well with those by Moderna and Pfizer, The New...

Trump, Biden clash over violence at race protests


Washington: Following deadly confrontations between Black Lives Matter protesters and white supporters of President Donald Trump in the last week, racial tensions in America have taken center stage in the presidential campaign. Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tuesday where protests turned violent last week in the aftermath of a police shooting of a Black man as they attempted...

Ex-President Mukherjee cremated with military honors


New Delhi: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away last week in the capital at the age of 84, was cremated with full military honors at the Lodhi Road crematorium following a strict Covid-19 precautionary protocol. His son Abhijit Mukherjee performed the final rites accompanied by a 21-gun military salute. Only close family members were allowed to...

3 presidential and 1 VP debate announced


Washington: The presidential debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be moderated by journalists from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC, with CNN being shut out of the debates, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Wednesday. Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace, who has angered some Republicans for his pointed questioning of Trump and White House officials, will moderate the first...

GOP convention makes case for Trump’s re-election


Washington: President Donald Trump was scheduled to top the Republican National Convention Thursday with an acceptance speech to run for the White House for a second term. The speakers, including many of his family members, preceding him made a case why Americans should give him four more years. Vice President Mike Pence, in his own renomination...

Self-reliant India is for stable global order: PM Modi


New Delhi: Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India) is not an inward looking idea but is for a stable global order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address to the captains of the Indian defense industry to reassure them. "Atmanirbhar Bharat will make the global economy resilient, stable, and will work towards world peace. India has potential...