A look at the headlines right now:
- Expert panel recommends Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute vaccines to drug regulator: The final call on the efficacy of a vaccine will be taken by the Drugs Controller General of India. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the coronavirus vaccine will be provided free to 3 crore frontline workers, including medical staff. Meanwhile, India began a dry run in all states to assess the readiness for the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out programme.
- Sourav Ganguly stable, to be monitored for 24 hours after undergoing angioplasty: The 48-year-old reportedly complained of uneasiness while working out and was hospitalised in Kolkata.
- Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t belong to any party, says Omar Abdullah after Akhilesh Yadav rejects vaccination: The Samajwadi Party chief said that he would not get inoculated against the coronavirus as the “BJP’s vaccine cannot be trusted.”
- Comedian Munawar Faruqui arrested for allegedly making…