On 28 October 2021, the Australian Government announced COVID-19 vaccination booster doses for people 18 years of age and older. Read on to find out more about the booster program, and when you can get your booster dose. Why is there a booster program? The COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia – Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca), Comirnaty (Pfizer) […]
Newly crowned ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champions Australia will defend their title on home soil, with seven host cities confirmed for T20 cricket’s pinnacle global men’s event from 16 October – 13 November 2022. The T20 World Cup will be the biggest global sporting event being held in Australia in 2022, with the world’s best cricketers from 16 international teams competing for […]
US President Joe Biden has signed the law to ban Chinese tech companies like Huawei and ZTE from getting approval for network equipment licences in the country. The ‘Secure Equipment Act of 2021’ had received bipartisan support prior to it being signed by the President, ZDNet reported on Friday. Last year, the Federal Communications […]
A scientist of Indian origin has been identified by Moderna as the primary contributor to its Covid-19 vaccine. A filing by the company for its patent application for the coronavirus vaccine using the revolutionary RNA technique listed Pune-educated bioinformatics scientist Mihir Metkar as the “first named inventor”, a designation that usually recognises the primary contributor […]
With six Indian pharma companies working to manufacture antiviral pill Molnupiravir, healthcare experts say the game-changing drug will give India an effective and affordable weapon against the Covid-19 pandemic. The oral drug, which is likely to get Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) in India in the coming weeks, is expected to help the country fight future […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to everyone in Australia. We have all had to make changes in our lives to keep ourselves, our family and community safe. Vaccination is a critical step to getting back to the things we love to do. Everyone in Australia 12 years of age and over can have […]
After having my trip at Ranthambore National Park, I moved on to visit India’s most famous bird watching site which is – Keoladeo – Ghana National Park popularly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Formerly known as hunting ground of 19th century, here Maharaja Suraj Mal from Bharatpur of Rajasthan used to organise number of duck […]
Q: Are people who are close to me contributing to my karma? If yes, how do I deal with this? Sadhguru: Don’t think it is your family that needs to be cleaned up! Who knows who is suffering whose karma. Maybe they would say something else! If you feel your family is bad – they […]
By Vishnu Makhijani They hail from diverse backgrounds. Mumbai-based Hanif Zaveri is an author, journalist, actor and playwright. New Delhi-based Sumant Batra is one of India’s leading insolvency lawyers, rated amongst the top 100 globally — and a film buff. The meeting of their minds has resulted in “An Actor’s Actor” (Penguin/Ebury Press), the first […]
New Delhi After India achieved a major milestone of 100 crore vaccination, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the credit should be given to the government and this is a matter of pride for the entire country. “This is a matter of pride for all Indians. Let’s give the Government credit. After severe mismanagement of […]