Vinod Janardhananan works in the world section of HT. He has over 17 years of experience covering world news.
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Get any of 3 vaccines, Fauci urges Americans after FDA nod to J& J shot
“All three of them are really quite good, and people should take the one that’s most available to them. If you go to a place and you have J&J, and that’s the one that’s available now, I would take it,” said the top US infectious disease official.
Published on Feb 28, 2021 09:52 PM IST
HT Correspondent I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
China rolls out first locally made single-dose Covid vaccine
The vaccine was jointly developed by Cansino Biologics, a Tianjin-based private company, and researchers from the Institute of Military Medicine under the Academy of Military Sciences led by scientist, Chen Wei.
Published on Feb 28, 2021 05:40 PM IST
Sutritho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
FDA set to approve J&J’s single-dose Covid vaccine, the third for US
US Food and Drug Administration has told Johnson & Johnson it will “rapidly work toward finalisation and issuance of an emergency use authorisation.”
Published on Feb 27, 2021 09:32 PM IST
Yashwant Raj I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
US conducts first military operation under Biden, hits Iran-backed groups in Syria
The US had not released any casualty figures or estimates. But a war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, has said 22 members of the militant groups were killed and the toll could climb because some of the others had suffered severe injuries.
Published on Feb 26, 2021 09:36 PM IST
Yashwant Raj I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Indo-Canadians protest attacks over stance on India’s farm reforms
The protesters gathered outside the office of the Federal NDP leader in Burnaby in the province of British Columbia. Singh represents the riding of Burnaby South in the House of Commons.
Published on Feb 26, 2021 07:41 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
US marks grim milestone of 500,000 Covid deaths
With just 4% of the world population, the United States accounts for a fifth of the 2.5 million global deaths and a fourth of all infections.
Published on Feb 23, 2021 11:11 PM IST
Yashwant Raj I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
India calls for 'fresh' trade talks with US
Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday he will “engage with the new USTR (US trade representative) to try and put together a fresh package. I think the old one is now off the table.
Updated on Feb 18, 2021 02:41 AM IST
Yashwant Raj, Washington
China arrests kingpin of fake Covid vaccine gang
The leader of the gang, identified as Kong, packaged some 58000 doses of saline and mineral water solutions as anti Covid vaccine and sold them in batches including to unidentified countries.
Published on Feb 16, 2021 05:31 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Indo-Canadian groups seek action against attacks on them over farm law support
Sent by the umbrella organisation, National Alliance of Indo-Canadians, the letter was signed by representatives of 28 community bodies.
Published on Feb 14, 2021 11:28 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Trump acquitted, Biden calls it ‘sad chapter’ for democracy
This was the largest bipartisan vote in the impeachment trial of a US president ever. And it reflected the growing disaffection with Trump in the party.
Updated on Feb 15, 2021 12:43 AM IST
Yashwant Raj
Trump trial twist: Senate votes to call witnesses
The chamber voted 55-45 — with five Republicans joining the 50 Democrats — to allow for witnesses to be called to testify.
Published on Feb 13, 2021 10:42 PM IST
Yashwant Raj I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
China, US, Russia navies hold drill in Arabian Sea off Pak coast
Navies from 45 countries including the US, UK, China, Russia, Turkey and several Arab and African countries are participating in the week-long exercise called ‘Aman-21’.
Published on Feb 13, 2021 06:03 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Canada to get vaccines from India, Trudeau confirms
Referring to his conversation earlier in the week with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trudeau said, “It was good to talk to Prime Minister Modi on a range of subjects including the role that India is playing in producing vaccines for the developing world and other issues that are important to us.”
Published on Feb 13, 2021 11:55 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Chilling video clips of Capitol siege aired at Trump impeachment trial
On day two of Trump’s trial, the House managers made their case meticulously showing how the former president had incited his supporters in the weeks leading up to the insurrection, urged them to march to the Capitol, riled them up against Pence and then refused to stop them.
Published on Feb 11, 2021 11:13 PM IST
Yashwant Raj I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Xi Jinping warns Joe Biden, says US-China confrontation disastrous for both
Biden raised the issues of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the Hong Kong crackdown and Beijing’s increasing assertiveness on Taiwan with Xi.
Updated on Feb 11, 2021 07:23 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis | Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Indian, Chinese troops begin to disengage at Pangong lake: China
According to the consensus reached at the 9th round of military commander-level talks, the frontline units of the Chinese and Indian armed forces have begun to disengage at Pangong lake on February 10, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said.
Updated on Feb 10, 2021 07:21 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod JanardhananSutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Covid virus lab leak unlikely, may have taken ‘convoluted path’ to Wuhan: WHO
Liang Wannian, an expert with China’s National Health Commission (NHC), said there had been no substantial spread of the virus in the city before late 2019 outbreak.
Updated on Feb 09, 2021 08:12 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis | Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Modi, Biden commit to rule-based international order
The two leaders spoke for the first time after Biden’s inauguration in January; they had spoken before, in December after Biden’s election victory.
Published on Feb 08, 2021 11:33 PM IST
HT Correspondent I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Republican Congressman Ron Wright dies after Covid battle
He had tested positive for Covid1-9 in January and had been in hospital for two weeks in Texas. He had been battling lung cancer since 2018.
Published on Feb 08, 2021 11:00 PM IST
HT Correspondent I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
In one US county, spot on farmers’ protest among Super Bowl ads
The championship also serves as a platform for US companies to debut new commercials. They can cost $5 million for a 30-second slot
Published on Feb 08, 2021 10:44 PM IST
HT Correspondent I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Indian minister’s remarks on transgressing LAC ‘unwitting confession’: China
“For a long time, the Indian side has conducted frequent acts of trespass in the border area in an attempt to encroach on China’s territory,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 07:52 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
China charges Aus journo with spying, 6 months after her detention
A presenter for China’s only official English news channel, CGTN, Chinese-born Cheng Lei was taken away by authorities on August 14.
Published on Feb 08, 2021 04:16 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod JanardhananSutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
PLA shore up weaponry at India border as Xi wants it ‘combat ready’
State media reports and local experts interpreted Xi’s recent statement as a message to troops stationed along the tense border with India as well as along the maritime zone along the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 12:51 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Video of MP asking minister if Canada dialed India for vaccines goes viral
Michelle Rempel Garner, the shadow minister of health for the opposition Conservative Party, pinned the tweet of a video of her questioning minister of public services and procurement Anita Anand, whether she or Canadian Prime Minister had reached out to PM Modi
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 12:38 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Farm protests: Indo-Canadians get ‘threat calls’ for supporting India’s stance
One of the victims claimed to have received nearly 70 threatening calls over the period of one week, after he commented on a Facebook post
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 12:36 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
China delivers Covid vaccines to Pakistani military
A video on the handover released by the defence ministry showed the vaccines to be from the state-run Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm.
Published on Feb 07, 2021 10:26 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Canada lawmakers seek shifting of Winter Olympics from China over ‘Uighur genocide’
The 2022 Games will go down in history as ‘The Games of Shame’ just as the 1936 edition provided a propaganda platform to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime, they warned in a letter.
Published on Feb 07, 2021 12:06 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Indo-Canadian groups protest over alleged Khalistani role in farmers’ stir
More than 350 vehicles participated in a ‘tiranga rally’ in Metro Vancouver, including members from various Indian-Canadian groups in the region
Updated on Feb 10, 2021 01:50 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
H-1B visas: US postpones selection process changes, rescinds speciality criteria
President Joe Biden also announced a larger annual intake of refugees, up to a cap of 125,000, from the 15,000-limit announced by President Donald Trump for 2021.
Updated on Feb 05, 2021 10:47 PM IST
HT Correspondent I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
China 'expels' US warship from South China Sea, a first under Biden presidency
The People’s Liberation Army’s southern theatre command issued a statement saying it deployed warships and aircraft to warn and drive away USS John S McCain from near the Xisha Island (Paracel Island in English) in the SCS region.
Updated on Feb 05, 2021 07:30 PM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod JanardhananSutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Vinod Janardhanan, Beijing, Hindustan Times