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Astrazeneca vaccine trial in UK stopped after volunteer fell ill (Representative) New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) is set to restart coronavirus vaccine trials, pending permission from the General Medicines Controller of India (DGCI), the manufacturer said in a statement Saturday night. IBS had suspended recruitment for the …

The new recruit of the Mumbai Indians, Trent Boult, broke a stump in two pieces with nets.© Mumbai Indians / Twitter New recruit for the Mumbai Indians, Trent Boult, is loaded for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and is going the extra mile during his training sessions. In a …

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is scheduled to meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari at the Raj Bhawan in Mumbai on Sunday. This meeting comes days after BMC conducted a demolition campaign at its Bandra office, alleging “illegal alterations” made without its approval. Although the actress affirmed that she has all …

After pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the resumption of its Covid-19 vaccine trial in the UK, its partner at India Serum Institute said it will also restart trials once the General Medicines Controller of India (DGCI) gives its okay. The DGCI previously sent a show of cause notice to the Pune-based …

After Astrazeneca resumed testing of the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine in the UK, the Serum Institute of India said on Saturday it will restart the trial in the country once allowed by the main drug regulator. Commenting on the resumption of the trial, Adar Poonawalla, executive director of the Serum …

Five Indians who had crossed the border into Arunachal Pradesh earlier this month and were detained by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were working for Indian intelligence, a state media report said on Saturday, hours before their release by of the Chinese army. The five civilian porters from the Tagin …

New DelhiDelhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Saturday inaugurated the country’s first airport Covid-19 testing facility at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi for arriving international passengers. Those who wish to avoid a queue can reserve a space through the airport’s website. Since the testing process is expected to …

AstraZeneca building in Luton, Great Britain. Tim Ireland | Xinhua News Agency | fake images Phase three trials for AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine have resumed in the UK after they were halted earlier this week over safety concerns, the company announced on Saturday. AstraZeneca said it received confirmation from the UK …

PM Narendra Modi, Covid: India has been reporting close to one lakh of coronavirus cases a day (file) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned the masses against carelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic. He, while addressing a meeting in Madhya Pradesh via video conference on Saturday, shared a tagline …

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Saturday that it had resumed a trial of the Covid-19 vaccine after getting the go-ahead from British regulators, following a hiatus caused by a UK volunteer who fell ill. “Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, have been resumed in the UK following confirmation …