NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech are expected to conduct advanced stage clinical trials of intranasal Covid-19 vaccines in the coming months once they receive regulatory approval, Union Health Minister Harsh said on Sunday Vardhan. Vardhan said the late-stage trial typically involves thousands of participants, sometimes …
Read More »Tharoor’s comments at the Lahore event spark a dispute between the BJP and Congress | India News
NEW DELHI: The BJP and Congress engaged in a war of words Sunday over MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks at a Lahore event as the ruling party accused him of “degrading and discrediting” India and wondered if Rahul Gandhi wanted to participate in the Pakistan elections. Fighting back, the opposition party …
Read More »Harsh Vardhan Says Kerala Pays the Price for “Gross Negligence” During Onam | India News
NEW DELHI: With Kerala witnessing a surge in coronavirus infections recently, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that the state was paying the “price for gross negligence” during the Onam holidays when unlocking services coupled with an increase in travel for commerce and tourism led to the spread …
Read More »Indian democracy goes through its ‘most difficult phase’: Sonia Gandhi | India News
NEW DELHI: President of Congress Sonia Gandhi On Sunday he launched a scathing attack on the government over the three farm laws, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic slowdown and the alleged atrocities against the Dalits, while claiming that the Indians democracy it is going through its “most …
Read More »Pollution May Increase Virus Transmissibility Making People More Vulnerable to Covid-19, Experts Say | India News
NEW DELHI: Air pollution can increase the transmissibility of the new coronavirus, making people more vulnerable to the disease and exacerbating the Covid-19 situation, experts said, while warning that those who have had the infection in the past may also have to face new challenges. . With winters approaching and …
Read More »The army entered service in 4 flood-affected districts of Karnataka; CM will conduct an aerial survey | India News
KALABURAGI: The flood situation remained bleak Sunday in four districts of Karnataka With the Krishna and Bhima rivers flooded by the army, national and state disaster response forces undertook rescue work, evacuating hundreds of abandoned people, authorities said. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that many villages in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir …
Read More »No New Closures Recommended Locally: Government Appointed Panel on Covid-19 | India News
NEW DELHI: No new closures should be imposed at the district or state level to contain the spread of Covid-19 unless there is an imminent danger that healthcare facilities will be overwhelmed, according to a government-appointed committee chaired by the Professor of IIT Hyderabad M Vidyasagar. The committee has also …
Read More »Disappointed with Republic Network for Disclosing and Misrepresenting Private Communications: BARC | India News
NEW DELHI: The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) on Sunday expressed disappointment with Republic Network for revealing and misrepresenting their private and confidential communication. In a statement, he said that he has not commented on the ongoing investigation and is providing necessary assistance to the investigation into the ratings manipulation …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi should be called Rahul Lahori, is he trying to contest the polls in Pakistan? Sambit Patra question | India News
NEW DELHI: Shortly after congressional leader Shashi Tharoor’s criticism of the Union government over its handling of Covid-19, the condition of Muslims, and the treatment of Northeast Indian citizens on a platform based in Pakistan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has renamed Rahul Gandhi as Rahul Lahori. BJP spokesman Sambit …
Read More »Active Covid-19 cases below 8 lakh for the second day in a row; recovery rate 88.03% | India News
NEW DELHI: Maintaining a “steady downward trend,” the number of active Covid-19 cases in India remained below eight lakhs for the second day in a row on Sunday and accounted for 10.45 percent of total cases, said the Union Ministry of Health. There are 7,83,311 active cases of coronavirus infection …
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