Morning Digest | Pakistan PM Imran Khan ousted in no-trust vote; IAF completes inquiry into accidental missile firing incident, and more
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted in no-trust vote
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence vote held in the early hours of April 10 after a day of high drama, becoming the first Premier in the country’s history to be sent home after losing the trust of the House.
IAF completes inquiry into accidental missile firing incident
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has completed inquiry into the accidental missile firing incident that caused a missile to land inside Pakistan territory on March 9 and it will be submitted to the government after internal review as per procedure, according to Defence sources.
SII, Bharat Biotech slash vaccine prices for pvt. hospitals
Pharma majors Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech on Saturday announced a steep reduction in prices of their COVID vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — available at private hospitals as the Union Health Ministry capped the service charges for the precautionary doses at ₹150.
NIA initiates probe against AQIS–affiliated module
ACS Ignite, a start-up event aimed at empowering deep science start-ups to raise funding and mentorship was organised by the Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in collaboration with ACS and Fortytwo at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) on Thursday. Over twenty start-ups got a platform to pitch their ideas to Venture Capitalists, who would go on to provide access to networks and funds.
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has been chosen, along with IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad, and IISc. Bengaluru, to establish centres of excellence (CoE) by the Wadhwani Foundation in Bioengineering and Biotechnology with a funding support of $1 million annually.