Friday, March 5, 2021

India went from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in 2020: Freedom House

 India went from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in 2020: Freedom House


NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE:


Interim final-phase data is in:  Bharat Biotech's Covid shot is 81% effective, headlines The Indian Express.


Covaxin efficacy 81%, can fight mutants, writes The Tribune.


Covaxin works against UK variant, reports The Asian Age.


People can get vaccine 24/7 as drive scaled up, reports Hindustan Times.


The Hindu quotes a study as revealing that anitibodies against Coronavirus appear significantly only 14 days after a vaccine injection, and in people already infected - in 7 days.


Ahead of Tamil Nadu elections, Sasikala says she will 'stay away from politics', reads Hindustan Times headline.  The Pioneer refers to this as Sasikala's dramatic pledge.


Sashastra Seema Bal to raise 12 more battalions, headlines The Pioneer. This means, more than 13,000 personnel over the next 4 years, writes the paper. The Statesman reports that this is to fortify Nepal, Bhutan bordrs, tri-junction area.


And finally, The Times of India, quoting the UN reports that 38 protesters have been killed by Myanmar security forces.



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