The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, which had been formally tasked by the UK government last month with the process of clearance after the jab emerged "safe and effective" against the novel coronavirus in human trials, is expected to authorise the vaccine by December 28 or 29 after the final data is provided on Monday, 'The Daily Telegraph' quoted senior government sources as indicating.
'If one believes that the Indian stock market will go up 70 per cent every year for the next 10 years, I wish you good luck!'
IPL is staring at a possible cancellation due to the deadly outbreak, which has led to more than 16,000 deaths globally. India, which has reported over 400 cases and nine deaths so far, is in a lockdown till March 31 to contain the pandemic.
Amid growing concerns about one-day cricket's future, ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat has said the upcoming Champions Trophy will prove there is enough space for the 50-over format as it battles the Twenty20 onslaught.
For the first time in seven years the prime minister finds himself at his most vulnerable, observes Virendra Kapoor.
Mayank Agarwal is likely to open with Shikhar Dhawan in Rohit's absence in the ODI series beginning on Friday.
Modi did not consider these deaths important enough to express regrets. Will these lives continue to count for nothing? asks Jyoti Punwani.
'It's the relationship that is important.'
Frequently changing captains and coaches has hurt Kings XI Punjab in the past and that is why the franchise has decided to work on a three-year plan under Anil Kumble and K L Rahul to take the side forward, co-owner Ness Wadia said.
Former batsman VVS Laxman has picked KL Rahul over Shikhar Dhawan to open the batting with Rohit Sharma in the upcoming five-match T20I series against England, starting in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Dr Seema Rao has trained over 20,000 Indian soldiers. And has never been paid for it. Here's her super-inspirational story.
'If I were to live a thousand years, I could not repay the gratitude I feel.' 'To receive love is the greatest thing.' 'What more in life could you wish for?'
'You are with each other 24x7, so how can you ignore someone crying next to you?' 'How can you not share a piece of chicken with someone who is sitting next to you and watching you eat it?' 'Of course, you will share.' 'And you become friends with the kind of people you never thought you'd even know.'
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
In an interview with British GQ Magazine, the Duke of Cambridge shared details on what it's like without his mother today and dealing with grief in the spotlight.
'I can't help it if people don't love the minorities, the Dalits and Adivasis; they are as much of this country as any other Indian.' 'If I love them, it does not mean I do not love my country.' 'It is ironic and funny that they have laid such severe anti-national charges against me.'
As of now, there is nothing to suggest that the 'Michaelpatti episode' has the potential to polarise Dravidian Tamil Nadu on religious lines, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada called upon sportspersons to fight for the right causes without 'shoving their opinion down anyone's throat.
According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the US has reported nearly 1.9 million cases and over 1,09,000 deaths while the total number of coronavirus cases in India and China stand at 2,36,184 and 84,177 respectively. India has so far conducted over 4 million coronavirus tests, according to the health ministry.
The festering dispute over the accession of Jammu and Kashmir stands out as one of the world's most volatile fault lines that divides regions, countries, societies, communities and ethnic groups, notes Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir affairs, on Sheikh Abdullah's 39th death anniversary.
'He destroyed many of our tanks, and finally, it was just the two of us left facing each other with our tanks just 200 m apart.' A tale of valour excerpted from Rachna Bisht Rawat's 1971: Charge Of The Gorkhas And Other Stories.
At the cost of disappointing Vijay fans, says Divya Nair, I can safely say that Master is watchable for Sethupathi and Das.
Mind coach and NLP practitioner Anu Krishna guides readers on how to prioritise mental health and take control of one's life.
'I just wished I could keep going with that injury and support my team. I knew I might not get a stage like that again. Captain asked me if I could do it. I was in pain but said I would do with whatever I could.'
Leaking of official secrets of military operations is treason and those involved in it must be punished, the Congress said on Wednesday on the purported WhatsApp chats of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and demanded that the prime minister must come clean.
India's national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand wants Badminton World Federation (BWF) to come up with "radical" solutions to restart the sport smoothly in a post coronavirus world, suggesting that conducting more tournaments at a single venue could be the way forward. The coronavirus outbreak, which has so far infected over 41 lakh people and caused close to 3 lakh deaths worldwide, forced BWF to suspend all events, including the Olympic qualifiers, till end of July.
The state received 1,269 survey responses from 113 hospitals over three days and found that the majority of individuals hospitalised were not working or travelling, predominately located in downstate New York and were predominately minorities, older individuals, non-essential employees and those that were staying at home.
Trump indicated that his administration is looking at a bigger compensation from Beijing than the $140 billion being sought by Germany over the coronavirus pandemic.
Have you ever heard of/or played this longest-running virtual game?
"It appears he is not in a mood to work today," Mishra said taking a jibe at Jung.
Trump has been aggressively promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
'It has everything to do with TRPs.' 'It is a potboiler as Bollywood stars are involved.'
Andres Iniesta said that while the importance of football was secondary during the health crisis it was frustrating not to be able to play. The 35-year-old, one of the most technically gifted midfielders to play the game, said it was difficult to be away from his wider family and friends back in Spain.
'I would like to reassure the general populace that your government, both Centre and state and the city councils are working at an accelerated pace.'
The golden rule is, not to accuse him, says Sybil Shiddell, country manager, Gleeden, an extra marital dating Web site. Ask him the reason and make sure you make him comfortable to open up with you.
Joginder Tuteja looks at movies that did well despite controversy.
At a time when thousands of our farmers are sitting on the roads in bitterly cold December nights, protesting another policy measure that 'tightens the noose around their neck', ironically sold as 'beneficial' for them, it becomes all the more necessary for us to watch Gabhricha Paus to understand their problems better, says Utkarsh Mishra.
The 93-year-old British monarch and Head of the 54-member Commonwealth of nations which includes India, acknowledged the grief, pain and financial difficulties being faced the world over during this "time of disruption" and expressed the hope that the whole world was uniting in a 'common endeavour'.
'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.'
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