PM Modi to address nation at 10am as India crosses Covid vaccine landmark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10am today, his office said on Twitter as India celebrates the milestone of administering 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses on Thursday.

"The journey from anxiety to assurance has happened and our nation has emerged stronger, thanks to the world’s largest vaccination drive,” said Modi in an opinion piece for Business Standard.

India has administered the second-highest number of doses in the world, next only to China, which is said to have given over 2.2 billion doses to its citizens. Nearly 31 per cent of the adult population is now