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Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully developed COVAXIN, India's first vaccine candidate for COVID-19. In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech speaks about challenges of vaccine development, trials involved and the company's commitment to producing the cheapest COVID-19 vaccine in the world. Amid border standoff with China, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures. As per military sources, India and Chinese militaries have emphasised on the need for an expeditious, phased and stepwise de-escalation as a priority at a nearly 12-hour corps commander-level meeting which was aimed at ending the seven-week bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh.

1. WATCH: Bharat Biotech developed India's first COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully developed COVAXIN, India's first vaccine candidate for COVID-19. In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech speaks about challenges of vaccine development, trials involved and the company's commitment to produce the cheapest COVID-19 vaccine in the world.

2. India to ban Chinese companies from highway projects, says Nitin Gadkari

India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday amid border standoff with China.

3. All wrongs since 1947 to be corrected during Modi's tenure: Uma Bharti

Lashing out at the opposition, former Union minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that all the wrongs that were committed post independence, will be corrected during Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's tenure.

4. Indian, Chinese armies identify expeditious and phased de-escalation as priority: Sources

India and Chinese militaries have emphasised on the need for an expeditious, phased and step wise de-escalation as a priority at a nearly 12-hour corps commander-level meeting on Tuesday which was aimed at ending the seven-week bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh, military sources said.

5. Patanjali can sell Coronil as immunity booster; not as 'cure' to COVID-19: AYUSH Ministry

Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved on Wednesday said that there are no AYUSH Ministry restrictions on selling Coronil, a drug the company recently launched as medicine for COVID-19 but is now calling it a product to manage the disease.

6. Nusrat Jahan on TikTok ban: 'Impulsive decision like demonetisation'

Actor turned politician Nusrat Jahan has called out the decision to ban Chinese app TikTok as "impulsive," and compared the government's decision to demonetisation.

7. Indian paddlers extend help to 130 fraternity members

India's leading players Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan will be extending financial help to more than 130 needy members of the table tennis fraternity amid the COVID-19 pandemic after raising more than Rs 13 lakh for charity.

8. 11 sadhus of Swaminarayan sect test corona +ve in Gujarat

Eleven sadhus belonging to one of the divisions of the Swaminarayan sect, which has its temple in Maninagar area here in Gujarat, have tested positive for coronavirus over the last one week, a health official said on Wednesday.

9. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh likely to visit Ladakh on Friday

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to visit Ladakh on Friday to review India's military preparedness in view of the bitter border standoff with the Chinese army in the region, sources said.

10. Oli complains chest pain, taken to Kathmandu hospital

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been taken to Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center in Kathmandu after he complained of chest pain.