Top News Of The Day: Drug Controller Hints At Vaccine Approval Soon

The approval for a Covid vaccine can come soon, the country's drugs control authority has indicated. At a webinar today, Drugs Controller General Dr VG Somani said, "Probably we will have a happy New Year with something in hand. That is what I can hint at"; Three metros -- Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai -- and several states including Punjab and Kerala have announced restrictions including big gatherings and night curfew for the New Year's eve in view of the coronavirus outbreak; The CBSE has said that the board exams will start from May 4; The Kerala assembly has passed a resolution against new laws and other top news of the day.