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Speculation began about Rajinikanth’s formal entry into politics after a letter emerged. Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth today hinted at a rethinking of joining electoral politics and said he would announce his stance at an “appropriate time” amid speculation sparked by a letter that many believed was written by him and leaked. …

Indian markets were unable to sustain their slight recovery in midday trading and fell half a percent, before the October series derivatives contracts expired. The S&P BSE Sensex was trading around 39,700 levels, down 220 points. The index hit an intraday low of 39,524. Meanwhile, the broader Nifty50 index hovered …

Indian Railways has said that it received a letter No. DMU 2020 / CR 92 / DM 1 dated October 28, 2020 from the Maharashtra state government regarding the resumption of local train services for the general public while simultaneously guarantees compliance with all covid – 19 protocols. To ensure …

As countries around the world grapple with the prospect of renewed closures, the Australian city of Melbourne offers a harsh lesson on the costs of controlling the coronavirus. The city of 5 million people emerged Wednesday from one of the world’s longest and tightest closures that shuttered businesses and confined …

India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count on Thursday surpassed the eight million mark as the country recorded nearly 50,000 new infections in the past 24 hours, bringing its count to 8,040,203, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health. However, the number of cases in the last 24 hours – …

NEW YORK (AP) – Pfizer executives expressed measured optimism Tuesday about the possibility of providing a coronavirus vaccine in 2020, even as they noted that key facts about the vaccine would not be released before the U.S. election. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the pharmaceutical giant could supply about 40 …

More tests (9.66 million as of Tuesday night) than any other state except Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The use of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests alone, unlike UP and Bihar, which have largely used rapid antigen tests. Around 127,000 tests per million population. These are some of the …

Written by Abhishek De, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 29, 2020 12:09:08 am A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad (AP) With the results of late-stage clinical trials by two Covid-19 vaccine pioneers, Moderna Inc and Pfizer, …

BENGALURU: Pharmaceutical drugmaker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd released a preliminary schedule for Indian trials of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine candidate on Wednesday, with the final stage expected to be completed in March 2021. Israeli Executive Director Erez said enrollment for the Sputnik-V vaccine mid-stage trial will begin in the coming weeks …

Covid: As of Wednesday morning, Mizoram recorded 2,607 positive cases. (Play Aizawl, Mizoram: A 66-year-old coronavirus patient died today in Mizoram as the northeastern state recorded its first death related to the highly contagious virus, which has affected nearly 80 lakh people in India so far. While the country has …