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Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday launched an Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine for Covid. GEMCOVAC-OM is India’s first mRNA vaccine developed using the indigenous platform technology by Gennova, with funding support from Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a statement said. A few days ago, this vaccine got the nod from the office of the Drug Control General of India (DCGI) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). (PTI)

Bengal panchayat polls update

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to kick start the Panchayat poll campaign soon.

Delimitation proposals spark protests in Assam

Protests against the delimitation proposals continued in Assam on Saturday, with allies of the ruling BJP-led coalition as well as opposition parties venting their discontent. Terming the draft delimitation proposal an attempt by the BJP to polarise voters on religious lines disregarding the sentiment of the people, opposition parties decided to present the ‘grievances’ of the citizens before the Election Commission. Protests by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leaders took place in the Amguri Assembly constituency in Sivasagar district on Saturday. (PTI)

Wagner chief takes feud with top brass to new level

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to suggest he had sent an armed convoy on a 1,200-km (750-mile) charge towards Moscow on Saturday in an unlikely attempt to topple the military leadership. Russian local officials said a military convoy was on the main motorway linking the southern part of European Russia, bordering Ukraine, with Moscow, and warned residents to avoid it. Hours earlier, the Russian authorities had accused Prigozhin of staging an armed mutiny after he alleged, without providing evidence, that the military leadership had killed a huge number of his fighters in an air strike, and vowed to punish them. Meanwhile, latest reports say that Vladimir Putin has given ‘necessary orders’. Breaking his silence, Putin reportedly said that all those who have picked arms are ‘traitors’. (Reuters)

IAF’s training operation in UP

Purvanchal Expressway is set to become the epicentre of a major exercise by the Indian Air Force. A training operation that include several fighter jets, transport aircraft and choppers will be carried out on the Expressway soon. According to the PRO, IAF, the operations are ‘part of regular training and towards increasing cohesion between civil and military functionaries’.

Yellow alert for Mumbai

The weather department has issued a yellow alert for Maximum City Mumbai. The city woke up to heavy rains today and IMD says that the downpour will continue.