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ALERT! New coronavirus found in China's Wuhan
ALERT! New coronavirus found in China's Wuhan

A Chinese team of virologists has discovered a new bat coronavirus that can...

Cancer vaccine for women in 5-6 Months: Union minister
Cancer vaccine for women in 5-6 Months: Union minister

A vaccine to fight cancers affecting women will be available in five to six...

India ready to take back illegal migrants from US: Modi
India ready to take back illegal migrants from US: Modi

Those who stay in other countries illegally do not have any legal right to be...

China denies Wuhan lab's role in Covid-19
China denies Wuhan lab's role in Covid-19

China has firmly denied that its Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted...

Covid Fading But Still Claims Lives
Covid Fading But Still Claims Lives

There have been 41 cases of Covid in the most recent four-week period ending...

Indian eateries in UK under lens for illegal immigrants
Indian eateries in UK under lens for illegal immigrants

The UK Home Office has announced a crackdown on illegal working across the...

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Vande Bharat completes trial run in JK, reaches Srinagar

The train, on its maiden trial run, arrived at Srinagar station in the Nowgam...

India set to take back 18,000 illegal migrants from US

During his inauguration on Monday, President Trump declared a national...

America is a nation of...: Biden aid amid H-1b debate

Ahead of Trump's inauguration here on January 20, the debate on foreign guest...

Covid mutated 223 times, not deadly anymore: Govt

The COVID-19 virus got mutated 223 times in the world and its harmful effects...

COVID-positive Marsh to captain Aus from a distance

Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia from a distance when they take on West...

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the "total persons...

Not an agent: Union min slams K'taka Covid panel chief

Joshi said that the D'Cunha Commission released an interim report without...

MVA promises period leaves, cervical cancer vaccine

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Sunday released its manifesto for the...

Can't accept illegal immigrants for inclusivity: Biren

He emphasised that the people of Manipur are enduring hardships for the...

Odisha logs 1st case as India's JN.1 tally up at 196

Ten states and Union Territories have so far detected the presence of the...

India's JN.1 tally rises to 169; Kerala tops table

Several states have been reporting an uptick in the number of COVID cases...

India logs 797 Covid cases, highest since May; 5 dead

India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while...

Ramlila actor dies on stage, Delhi minister blames vax

A 56-year-old man died after he suffered a heart attack on stage while...

Capex: Post-Covid boom in profits yet to show

The last four years, the best for corporate profits in a long time, have not...

BJP MLA falls on tracks during Vande Bharat flag-off

The train was stopped in time by bystanders, preventing a major accident....

Covid: WHO asks countries to step up surveillance

Considering the limited available evidence, the additional public health risk...

No mandatory Covid testing at airports now: Sources

Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been...

300 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in Kerala

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that despite the increase in COVID...

India's First Dengue Vaccine Likely To Be Ready By 2026

Dengue has become a major public health concern in India with 289,235 cases...

Devastating blow for British swimmer as COVID strikes

The Briton had said he woke up unwell on the day of the race, although he...

5 Aussie water polo players test positive for COVID

Two players had tested positive on Tuesday. Meares added that the cases were...

India sees surge in Covid cases, Centre alerts states

In a letter to states and Union Territories, Union health secretary Sudhansh...

Covid returns: Karnataka makes masks mandatory for...

The Karnataka government on Monday asked those above 60-years of age, with...

Kerala allays concerns over Covid sub-variant JN.1

George said this was detected months ago in Indian passengers who were...

Bharat Biotech finally names ICMR as co-owner in Covaxin patent filings

After reports claimed that filings in patent offices in India, the US, and...

Employment in informal sector below pre-Covid level

After adding 11.7 million workers in the October 2022-September 2023 period...

New-Gen COVID Jabs Coming Soon...

India currently does not have any XBB 1.5 variant-based vaccines available.

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab faces legal threat in UK

AstraZeneca has stressed that patient safety is its "highest priority" and...

No refunds for air tickets booked during lockdown?

The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process...

1.3 Million Two-Wheelers Sold In September!

The two-wheeler segment is, however, still far from its H1FY19 peak of 9.7...

2,480 illegal immigrants in Manipur before unrest: CM

Singh said concerned with increasing deforestation and setting up of new...

TTS side effects: Govt urged to review all Covid vax

The world is learning about a side effect of the COVID vaccine called...

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID vaccine globally: Report

Pharma giant AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide...

Vande Bharat escapes major accident at Bhilwara

The Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express train narrowly escaped a major...

Covid vax pioneers awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in...

The Vaccine War Review

The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour, but that...

'Covid surge is a seasonal wave but spreads faster'

'Seek medical help if after five days of the first symptom the fever has not...

CAA comes as relief for 35,000 Hindus from Sindh

'A large number of people from Sindh province will now opt to migrate to...

Wipro's health care deals get an AI booster shot

Information technology (IT) giant Wipro has a strong pipeline of large...

Nipah mortality rate much higher than Covid: ICMR

He asserted that all efforts are on to contain the spread of the virus in...

630,000 Indians among immigrants hit by US verdict

A US federal judge in Houston has declared illegal a federal policy that...

Who Will Be Exposed In The Vaccine War?

'All the big production houses are making superhero films, so I thought I...

Covid mutated 223 times, not deadly anymore: Govt

The COVID-19 virus got mutated 223 times in the world and its harmful effects...

COVID-positive Marsh to captain Aus from a distance

Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia from a distance when they take on West...

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the "total persons...

Odisha logs 1st case as India's JN.1 tally up at 196

Ten states and Union Territories have so far detected the presence of the...

India's JN.1 tally rises to 169; Kerala tops table

Several states have been reporting an uptick in the number of COVID cases...

India logs 797 Covid cases, highest since May; 5 dead

India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while...

Covid: WHO asks countries to step up surveillance

Considering the limited available evidence, the additional public health risk...

No mandatory Covid testing at airports now: Sources

Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been...

300 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in Kerala

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that despite the increase in COVID...

India sees surge in Covid cases, Centre alerts states

In a letter to states and Union Territories, Union health secretary Sudhansh...

Covid returns: Karnataka makes masks mandatory for...

The Karnataka government on Monday asked those above 60-years of age, with...

Kerala allays concerns over Covid sub-variant JN.1

George said this was detected months ago in Indian passengers who were...

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab faces legal threat in UK

AstraZeneca has stressed that patient safety is its "highest priority" and...

No refunds for air tickets booked during lockdown?

The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process...

1.3 Million Two-Wheelers Sold In September!

The two-wheeler segment is, however, still far from its H1FY19 peak of 9.7...

Vande Bharat escapes major accident at Bhilwara

The Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express train narrowly escaped a major...

Covid vax pioneers awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in...

The Vaccine War Review

The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour, but that...

Nipah mortality rate much higher than Covid: ICMR

He asserted that all efforts are on to contain the spread of the virus in...

630,000 Indians among immigrants hit by US verdict

A US federal judge in Houston has declared illegal a federal policy that...

Who Will Be Exposed In The Vaccine War?

'All the big production houses are making superhero films, so I thought I...