Responding to an RTI reply that has stirred a controversy, the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on June 16, Wednesday issued a statement saying that the final Covaxin dose administered to people does not have newborn calf serum. The controversy began a day earlier, when an RTI filed by a person identified as Vikas Patni revealed that […]
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Srinagar: Fire and Fury Corps paid homage to the soldiers killed in a faceoff with Chinese troops in the Galwan valley on the first anniversary of the violent clash on Tuesday, informed PRO Defence, Srinagar. A statement issued by PRO Defence, Srinagar said in the face of unprecedented Chinese aggression, 20 Indian soldiers laid down their […]
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Union Health Ministry is likely to issue an updated treatment protocol to deal with the multi-inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) which is reported among children within 2-6 weeks of recovery from COVID-19. The move comes amid fears of a surge in COVID-19 among children in the potential third wave. The Health Ministry officials have been asserting that […]
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The Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking permission to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V in the country, sources said on Thursday. The Pune-based firm has also sought approval for test analysis and examination. Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is currently being manufactured in India by Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. […]
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The Resident Doctors’ Association of Safdarjung Hospital announced that it will hold a ‘black day’ protest on Tuesday against Baba Ramdev’s remarks on allopathy, which have led to a long stand-off between the medical fraternity and him. It began with Ramdev disparaging the allopathic system as a “farce” and alleging that Covid patients had died […]
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When the weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put. That decision would prove fatal when Tauktae, a storm with the intensity of a category 3 hurricane, struck on the evening of […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a financial assistance of ₹ 1,000 crore to Cyclone Yaas-hit states – Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand – for immediate relief activities. The announcement came after the Prime Minister took aerial surveys in Odisha and Bengal to assess the scale of damage. The centre has assured all help for restoration and rebuilding […]
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New Delhi: India will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2021, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar declared Friday, as the centre lashed out after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pointed out that less than three percent of the country’s 130 crore people had received both doses. Mr Javadekar drew Rahul Gandhi’s attention to a Union […]
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The Centre supplied just 36,000 doses of Covaxin to Maharashtra on Sunday despite the state health department urging the Modi government that around 5.5 lakh people are awaiting their second dose.Maharashtra also received 7.03 lakh doses of Covishield that could help the state carry on with its vaccination drive for just three more days, The Times […]
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The Indian rupee has turned into Asia’s worst-performing currency from being the best in the previous quarter. It’s poised for more losses as a resurgence in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases to a record threatens to hamstring the economy. The rupee weakened past 75 per dollar for the first time in eight months this week. Federal […]
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