Newspaper Headlines: India Could Get Oxford Covid Vaccine By April 2021, Says Serum Institute Chief & Other Top Stories

  • Hindustan Times: The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the coronavirus disease could become available for the general public by April-May next year Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said. Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the penalty for not wearing masks at public places will be increased from ?500 to ?2,000 in light of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city.
    Hindustan Times: The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the coronavirus disease could become available for the general public by April-May next year Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said. Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the penalty for not wearing masks at public places will be increased from ?500 to ?2,000 in light of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city.
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  • The Telegraph: Celebrated artists including Kathak exponent Birju Maharaj, painter Jatin Das and Hindustani classical maestro Wasifuddin Dagar face the threat of eviction from government accommodation in Delhi despite their age, the pandemic and pleas to the Centre. US President-elect Joe Biden spoke about "strengthening democracy at home and abroad" on Tuesday during his first conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the US presidential polls were called in his favour a week and a half ago.
    The Telegraph: Celebrated artists including Kathak exponent Birju Maharaj, painter Jatin Das and Hindustani classical maestro Wasifuddin Dagar face the threat of eviction from government accommodation in Delhi despite their age, the pandemic and pleas to the Centre. US President-elect Joe Biden spoke about "strengthening democracy at home and abroad" on Tuesday during his first conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the US presidential polls were called in his favour a week and a half ago.
  • The Asian Age: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on the outskirts of Jammu city early on Thursday, officials said. Three days after he became Bihar's Chief Minister for the straight fourth term, the Nitish Kumar-led government faced its first humiliation when the state education minister Mewalal Chaudhary had to resign from the post after being slammed for corruption charges.
    The Asian Age: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on the outskirts of Jammu city early on Thursday, officials said. Three days after he became Bihar's Chief Minister for the straight fourth term, the Nitish Kumar-led government faced its first humiliation when the state education minister Mewalal Chaudhary had to resign from the post after being slammed for corruption charges.