[ad_1] Chandigarh, May 5 The remains of Major Anuj Sood, who was killed in an antiterrorist operation in northern Kashmir, were sent to the flames with all military honors here on Tuesday. He was among five members of the security forces personnel who died in an encounter while fighting militants …
Read More »2,573 new cases, but “relatively flat” curve: The Tribune India
[ad_1] Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 4 India reported a record 2,573 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national burden of disease to 42,836 cases with 1,389 deaths and 11,761 recoveries. This was the third day in a row with the country witnessing more than …
Read More »Mumbai Institute to Begin Trials of BCG Vaccine as Treatment for Covid-19 Soon: The Tribune India
[ad_1] Shiv Kumar Tribune News Service Mumbai, May 4 The Haffkine Institute will soon begin clinical trials of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine as a treatment for Covid-19. According to the Maharashtra government, the General of Drug Control of India has given permission for such trials to be conducted in …
Read More »Lakhs of liters of beer can fall down the drain; liquor worth Rs 700 cr “stuck” in the northern states: The Tribune India
[ad_1] New Delhi, May 3 As the coronavirus-enforced closure spreads, the approximately 250 microbreweries across the country see a loss of about eight lakh liters of fresh beer, according to industry experts. Not only this, around 1.2 million cases of foreign liquor of Indian origin worth Rs 700 million rupees …
Read More »India can increase Covid testing to 1.25 lakh per day: ICMR: The Tribune India
[ad_1] Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) praised Kerala’s containment strategy and strong public health system on Saturday and said it “will continue to refer to the Kerala model” for containment testing and strategies. Dr. Raman R Gangakhedkar, chief of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at ICMR, …
Read More »IAF plans ready for gulf evacuation; special flypast planned for May 3: The Tribune India
[ad_1] Tribune News ServiceNew Delhi, May 1 In case an evacuation is ordered from countries around the Persian Gulf, the Indian Air Force has readied some 30-odd planes and the Navy is ready with warships that can sail to different ports and pick up any stranded Indians. This was announced …
Read More »Indian girl names NASA’s first Mars helicopter: The Tribune India
[ad_1] Washington, April 30 The first NASA helicopter on Mars has a name now and the credit goes to Vaneeza Rupani, a 17-year-old girl of Indian descent. Rupani, a high school student from Northport, Alabama, earned the honor of naming the helicopter after submitting her essay in NASA’s “Name the …
Read More »Mw is not a vaccine for COVID-19, too early to declare its efficacy: PGIMER: The Tribune India
[ad_1] Naina MishraTribune News ServiceChandigarh, April 26 PGIMER evaluated the safety of Mycobacterium w (Mw) in four hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and found no short-term adverse effects of the drug in the pre-study phase. PGIMER has planned a prospective randomized trial in Chandigarh together with AIIMS-Delhi and AIIMS-Bhopal to study …
Read More »More New Yorkers ingested cleaners after Trump’s coronavirus comment: The Tribune India
[ad_1] New York, April 25 The cases of New York City residents who contacted health authorities about possible exposure to common household cleaning products increased after a controversial comment by United States President Donald Trump, which suggested injecting disinfectants into the human body as a coronavirus treatment. In the 18 …
Read More »Aviation, allied sectors that will be affected: IATA: The Tribune India
[ad_1] New Delhi, April 24 The coronavirus pandemic is expected to affect more than 29 lakh of jobs in Indian aviation and dependent industries, global airline group IATA said on Friday. Commercial flight services in the country remain suspended until May 3 amid the national blockade to curb the spread …
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