VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Anushka Sharma ordered chole bhature for Virat Kohli; how it helped revive a ₹18 lakh-debt restaurant | Updated: Sep 27, 2026, 09:28 IST ‘The Celebrity Traitors Season 2’ cast: Meet the ‘big dogs’, dark horses and under-the-radar stars Psychology says children behave differently with each parent for a reason; what it may reveal about their emotional comfort KBC 18: Amitabh Bachchan reacts after Ujjwal Nikam reveals Ajmal Kasab claimed he came to meet Big B during 26/11 case; ‘Wahi hum Goli maar dete Usse’ | NEW DELHI: India has called for a global system that ensures countries sharing pathogens and biological resources during a health emergency also get timely access to vaccines, diagnostics, medicines and technologies developed from them.The demand was made at the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York, where India stressed that the credibility of the WHO Pandemic Agreement would depend on a fair Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system.Union health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava said countries contributing pathogens should receive the benefits arising from their use, while respecting national sovereignty. She also said ongoing negotiations on the PABS system should not be prejudged and that implementation should take into account national circumstances and capacities.Drawing on its experience during Covid-19, India also called for digital public infrastructure to be recognised as a global public good, citing its role in disease surveillance, vaccination, risk communication, supply chains and continuity of health services during the pandemic.India highlighted its contribution during Covid, saying it supplied 300 million vaccine doses to around 100 countries and two UN entities, besides providing medical assistance to more than 150 countries.At the meeting, India also outlined measures to strengthen pandemic preparedness, including expanding laboratory networks, emergency coordination, the health workforce, stockpiles and clinical care capacity.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe WHO Pandemic Agreement, adopted in May 2025, is aimed at strengthening global preparedness for future pandemics. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for urgent completion of negotiations on the PABS system, saying delays could affect the world’s ability to respond to future pandemics.India stressed that pandemic preparedness must remain rooted in national health systems and domestic financing, with international assistance complementing national efforts. It also called for equity and global solidarity to remain central to preparations for future outbreaks.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAnuja JaiswalAnuja Jaiswal is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India, with an impressive 18-year career in narrative journalism. She specializes in health and heritage reporting, expertly simplifying complex health information to make it engaging and understandable for readers. Her deep dives into heritage topics are well-researched, resulting in captivating narratives that resonate with her audience. Over the years, she has worked in Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and West UP, gaining diverse on-ground experience that shapes her storytelling.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAlbanese Hails Modi’s Energy Push: ‘India Gave More People Access Than Anywhere In History’Delhi Skeleton Mystery: Skeleton-Like Structure Found During BJP Cleanliness Drive | Watch‘Padma Bhushan Is Small, Make Him PM’: Pawan Khera Mocks BJP’s Praise For Gyanesh KumarSkyStriker, HIMARS, Apache: India, US Showcase Firepower At Yudh Abhyas 2026 | WatchTibet Govt-in-Exile Reprimands Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Calls Comparison ‘Misplaced and Inaccurate’India’s Savage ‘Osama’ Reply To Pak PM’s UN Bluster; ‘Repeating Lies Won’t Make It True’‘A Terrorist Country Asking Me That Question’: Jaishankar’s Sharp Reply To Pak Journalist At UN’SIR’ Under Fire? 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Instead, EROs and AEROs will visit homes of such electors to collect documents that would then be uploaded to ECINet for a final decision by the ERO.The EC also agreed to an independent audit of ECINET software though it rejected allegations that EROs were being locked out.”Only in exceptional circumstances, as decided by the ERO, hearing will be held, preferably online. Any adult member of the family can be authorised by the elector to attend the hearing on their behalf, if required,” the EC said in a statement after the meeting attended by CEC Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.EC also agreed to an independent audit of ECINET software even as it rejected allegations that booth-level officers and EROs were being kept out.Facilities for online hearing will be strengthened, while DEOs will create enough help desks and hold special camps for the poor, labourers, homeless people, and those in night shelters.The relief for electors who received notices under SIR follows criticism from affected voters and opposition that genuine citizens are being inconvenienced by discrepancies flagged by ECINET.These include name or gender mismatch; less than a 15-year gap with a parent; less than a 40-year gap with a grandparent; being one of six progeny mapped to the same parent; and less than a nine-month gap between siblings.Until now, notice recipients had to appear before the ERO at the specified time and place with documents proving eligibility to remain on the rolls. With large numbers of notices in states like Delhi, including to prominent persons, many said citizens were forced to run around to retain voting rights.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesEC has also denied reports that field officers were locked out of ECINET, saying role-based access exists, but agreed to an independent audit. A senior DEC-led panel will review ECINET to double-check that it complies with the provisions of the Acts and rules and submit a report to EC.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAlbanese Hails Modi’s Energy Push: ‘India Gave More People Access Than Anywhere In History’Delhi Skeleton Mystery: Skeleton-Like Structure Found During BJP Cleanliness Drive | Watch‘Padma Bhushan Is Small, Make Him PM’: Pawan Khera Mocks BJP’s Praise For Gyanesh KumarSkyStriker, HIMARS, Apache: India, US Showcase Firepower At Yudh Abhyas 2026 | WatchTibet Govt-in-Exile Reprimands Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Calls Comparison ‘Misplaced and Inaccurate’India’s Savage ‘Osama’ Reply To Pak PM’s UN Bluster; ‘Repeating Lies Won’t Make It True’‘A Terrorist Country Asking Me That Question’: Jaishankar’s Sharp Reply To Pak Journalist At UN’SIR’ Under Fire? 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The poll panel also refuted the claim that Sandhu and Joshi wrote separate letters to the cabinet secretary to flag their concerns about policy matters or processes adopted by EC’s IT division over which they no longer had control.The letter was “related to the work of an officer on deputation to EC. The work re-distribution orders issued by the officer concerned were not actually implemented after the orders of the two commissioners and the oversight over the IT division by the DEC was never actually withdrawn,” EC said.The report said Sandhu and Joshi had called the move “a clear violation” of the law that governs EC and sought action against senior DEC Maneesh Garg, and linked the commissioners’ objections to field officers allegedly being locked out of ECINET making it a “centralised” software directly controlled by EC.The allegations linking the commissioners’ objections to SIR and alleged lack of access to field officers to ECINET were seized upon by opposition to point their guns at the CEC. LoP Rahul Gandhi demanded he be imprisoned while opposition appeared set to seek his removal afresh.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesSaturday’s full commission meeting and the statement issued later sought to fix this; it cleared the air point by point, besides conveying the message that the three members had resolved their internal issues.EC decided to concede on a slew of matters raised by the commissioners through internal notes, deciding that the agenda for all meetings shall henceforth be circulated in advance and the minutes issued. Also, annual performance appraisal reports of all officers would be completed by Dec 31 every year. The statement said all directions issued by the commissioners to the officers of the commission will be complied with and foreign trips for officers approved by the full commission.On opposition’s claim of disenfranchisement of 13 crore voters in SIR, EC said the final figure of electors will be known only after final publication of the roll in the remaining 12 states of Phase 3.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. 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