WHO granting emergency approval to Covaxin is big relief. The long wait, data requests and speculation didn’t help the cause of a much-needed vaccine that was, unfortunately, rushed through initially. While that’s a lesson, Bharat Biotech-ICMR should be proud of Covaxin and scale up production to help India vaccinate everyone.
Mystery of Param Bir Singh needs unravelling. Reputation of Maharashtra Police at stake
First, he goes missing. Now, ThePrint reports former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh doesn’t want to give evidence against minister Anil Deshmukh. Singh’s no criminal or tainted businessperson to just disappear. His mystery is a scandal that needs unravelling. The reputation of Maharashtra Police and IPS is at stake.
Amarinder Singh admitting inaction against illegal sand mining shocking but Channi must act
Former Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh’s admission that he ignored illegal sand mining by ministers and MLAs is shocking. That he did it for Congress is no excuse. A CM’s allegiance is to the Constitution, not to the party. Singh’s successor, Charanjit Singh Channi, must act against these law-breakers immediately.