A total of 447 Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) have been reported in the last two days of the massive inoculation drive against Covid-19 that is now underway in the country. Of them, three cases were serious in nature and required hospitalisation, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The three cases occurred at different hospitals cum vaccination centres, the ministry added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India's coronavirus drive is based on humanitarian and very important principles and also laid emphasis on maintaining social distancing and the use of masks.

Speaking at the launch of the nationwide vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing, PM Modi said: India's coronavirus drive is based on humanitarian and very important principles. Those who need the vaccine the most will get the dose first. Those who are at high risk will get the vaccine shot at first. Doctors, nurses, sanitation staff at hospitals, medical and para-medical staff are the most deserving to get the vaccine dose first.

Samples of dead hens found in two villages in Parbhani and Beed districts, both in Marathwada region, of Maharashtra have tested positive for bird flu, following which culling of over 2,000 birds is being carried out on Saturday, officials said.

These samples were taken from Kupta village in Selu tehsil of Parbhani district and from Lokhandi Sawargaon village in Beed district.

The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 93,787,372 and 2,006,987, respectively.

T Natarajan and Washington Sundar impressed on debut by taking three wickets and they were well supported by Shardul Thakur as India bowled Australia out for 369 at lunch on day 2 of the Brisbane Test. However, India would be slightly disappointed that they could not bowl Australia out quickly as the tail wagged again. Apart from Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon struck a brisk cameo in his 100th Test while Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood frustrated India into taking the extra half an hour to get the final wicket as Australia ended on a total that they would be reasonably pleased with on a wicket that is offering some movement to the pacers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing.

Billed as the world's largest vaccination program, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.

Domestic air traffic slip­ped to a seven-year low in 2020 as a result of two-month lockdown. In 2013, airlines had flown 61.4 million.

In calendar year 2020, domestic airlines flew 63 million passengers, compared to 144.1 million in the previous year.

Diversified Mahindra Group on Friday said it has registered interest to seek COVID-19 vaccines for its employees, as per priorities and sequence to be specified by the government.

The farm equipment-to-aerospace conglomerate said it would take the responsibility for the inoculation of its employees rather than have the government subsidise them.

Tragedy struck the Pandya household on Saturday as Hardik and Krunal Pandya’s father, Himanshu Pandya died at the age of 71 reportedly due to a cardiac arrest. While Hardik Pandya is not playing any cricket at the moment, it has been reported in ANI that Krunal Pandya has left the bio-bubble to be with his family. Krunal Pandya is currently leading the Baroda side in the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament and they have won three games in the tournament. Hardik Pandya is preparing for the home series against England while Baroda CEO Shishir Hattangadi confirmed that Krunal Pandya had left the bio-bubble.

Amid growing concerns over its privacy policy, popular messaging app WhatsApp on Friday (January 15) announced that it has decided to postpone the planned privacy update. Whatsapp said that the postponement of the privacy update will give users more time to review the policy and accept its terms and conditions. It is to to be noted that Whatsapp is owned by tech giant FAcebook.

According to Whatsapp, the decision to postpone the privacy update has been taken due to misinformation causing concern among people.

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