Biden says he will send vaccines to India to help them deal with the world s worst COVID surge - but doesn t say when or if he will deliver unused AstraZeneca shots
President Joe Biden said the U.S. is sending a whole series of help to India to combat the coronavirus, including live-saving therapeutics We are sending the actual mechanical parts that are needed for the machinery they have to build a vaccine, Biden also said
The president added that the administration is engaging in discussions about when the U.S. could send vaccine doses to India
He didn t share additional details about when vaccines could be shipped as India faces a massive outbreak
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COVID-19: India crematoriums underreporting bodies as suspicion grows over true number of coronavirus deaths
India has continued to post alarmingly high global record numbers of
coronavirus cases, with more than 300,000 every day for the past week.
But its deaths are still low in comparison to its huge one-billion-plus population (around 190,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic).
We ve visited a number of crematoriums over the past few days - in Delhi, and in Ghaziabad in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.
In both places we found what appeared to be underreporting of the number of bodies coming into the crematoriums for funerals.
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Key Highlights
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that have been around for a long time.
What is different about the COVID-19 virus is that though it has probably been around for some time in animals, this time it has jumped to human hosts and latched on.
But as the pandemic progresses in waves, the virus is seen mutating and causing worries about whether the vaccines will soon be ineffective.
Small-town dreams to $1 billion valuation: How Aakash Educational Services grew wings
Byju’s is in talks to acquire Aakash Educational Services in a billion-dollar deal. But what makes this coaching-led education company founded by JC Chaudhry tick? How did it become the target of an acquisition? Read on to find out
Aakash Educational Services founder JC Chaudhry and son Aakash. Picture Courtesy: Forbes India
From a tiny coaching centre in Delhi to a Rs 1,200-crore-plus annual turnover, Aakash Educational Services (AESL) dreamt big ever since its launch in 1988 (as Aakash Institute). Starting a coaching business at a time when this was still a novel concept, founder JC Chaudhry ensured that the company stayed relevant to changes in the educational needs of students.