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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...

6 Countries With Highest Number Of Illegal Immigrants
6 Countries With Highest Number Of Illegal Immigrants

An illegal immigrant is a person who moves to a country without following the...

US military aircraft bringing back Indian migrants

The United States has deported a group of Indian migrants on a military...

Rail Budget: 200 Vande Bharat trains approved

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the Budget 2025-26...

US agents check gurdwaras for illegal immigrants

Law enforcement officials from the US Department of Homeland Security have...

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...

Vande Bharat All Set For The Mountains

The new Vande Bharat Express train is specially designed to operate...

S Korea puts travel ban on Prez amid martial law probe

On Saturday, Yoon apologised to the nation in his first public statement...

KP women marrying non-migrants won't lose status: HC

The two women -- Seema Koul and Vishalni Koul -- had moved the high court in...

''Trump's Win Won't Affect Skilled Immigrants'

'As far as skilled immigration is concerned, the US needs Indian skills and...

Court denies bail to Raut aide in Covid centre scam

A special court in Mumbai denied bail to businessman Sujit Patkar, an aide of...

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...

Vande Bharat with MP Chandra Shekhar onboard stoned

Asked about the incident, Railway Protection Force sub-inspector, Manoj...

Vande Bharat Sleeper Rake Is Here!

The Integral Coach Factory unveiled its first Vande Bharat train rake with...

Two sectors that added highest workers after Covid

Of the total 29 major industry groups covered in the Annual Survey of...

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....

First Look: Vande Bharat sleeper coach

The coach will undergo rigorous trials and tests in 10 days before rolling it...

Covid Kills 1,700 People Globally A Week

WHO has urged people at risk to keep up with their vaccinations with boosters.

First phase-3 trial for dengue vax begins in India

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have...

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...

Covid toll in India 8 times more than official: Study

In India, 11.9 lakh excess deaths occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19...

Covid Reduced 2.6 Years Of Life Expectancy In India

The decline in life expectancy was higher among young individuals and those...

Budget: MSMEs bat for Rs 5,000 crore export booster

India SME Forum, an organisation for small and medium businesses, has called...

Why Railways reduced speed of Vande Bharat

The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan...

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.

Covid variant behind surge in Singapore found in India

As many as 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both sub-lineages of...

Tourism's shr in global GDP will be @ pre-Covid levels

The travel and tourism sector's contribution to global gross domestic product...

'Poorly designed': ICMR slams BHU Covaxin study

The method of data collection has a high risk of bias, the ICMR DG said.

Should Govt Continue Covid Vax Drive?

India has covered enough population with vaccine and infection, but protein...

Over 30% Covaxin takers reported adverse events: Study

Serious AESI, which included stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome, were...

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...

New all-in-one vaccine targets all coronaviruses

The research published in 'Nature Nanotechnolog' on Monday is based on a new...

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine: The TTS Factor

'It is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause TTS.'

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vax safety amid concerns

Despite these rare occurrences, the pharmaceutical company maintains that...

AstraZeneca admits in court: Covishield causes TTS

United Kingdom-headquartered pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ) has...

MNCs look towards India for a booster dose

In recent months, several pharma multinational corporations (MNCs) are...

'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...

Covid virus can linger in people for over 1 year

The researchers from the University of California, San Francisco found pieces...

Man gets 217 Covid vaccinations with no side effects

Until now, it has been unclear what effects hypervaccination such as this...

Novelis IPO: A potential booster for Hindalco

Base metals major Hindalco's overseas subsidiary, Novelis, has submitted a...

Visa applications to beat pre-Covid levels in 2024

VFS Global expects visa applications from India to surpass pre-pandemic...

4 new Covid deaths reported across country

India has logged 123 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of...

Covid mutated 223 times, not deadly anymore: Govt

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

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

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

'Despite Covid we don't care about health'

'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience...

Vande Bharatam: R-Day Scene Stealer!

Vande Bharatam-Nari Shakti, a stunning display of 30 distinctive dance styles...

ED summons Raut's brother over 'kichdi' scam links

Sandeep Raut has been asked to depose before the central agency at its office...

Indians Back To Spending, But...

Lower income groups earning less than Rs 100,000 a year are yet to recover as...

Exiled while waiting for crowning: Shivraj drops hint

Chouhan got emotional and said he will continue to be among the people,...

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...