Coronavirus

New Delhi: Zydus Cadila Thursday said it has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D. The company said it has conducted the largest clinical trial for its Covid-19 vaccine in India so far...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday stopped the COVID-19 vaccination drive in 11 districts due to an ‘acute shortage’ of Covishield doses, officials said. The inoculation exercise was temporarily halted during the day in Angul, Bolangir, Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Koraput and Sonepur,...

Washington: Covaxin's Covid-19 jab, developed and manufactured by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, generates antibodies that can effectively neutralise the Alpha (B117) and Delta (B1617) variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, the US National Institutes of Health has said citing results from two studies of blood...

New Delhi: India reported 45,951 new infections in the last 24 hours. While there were only 37,566 cases Tuesday, the sudden rise in new Covid cases is a matter of concern. With 817 new fatalities, the total Covid death count is inching closer to the...

New Delhi: The Centre Tuesday granted approval to the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to enter the Indian market as the fourth vaccine in its arsenal to fight the deadly pandemic, adding that the next in line is the Pfizer vaccine. Member of NITI Aayog, V.K. Paul,...

Mumbai: Actress Mahika Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. The actress was found infected with the virus when she visited a vaccination centre for her first jab. "I'm surprised and shocked that I'm positive for Covid-19. I had no symptoms and I'm all healthy. I...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court termed Tuesday as ‘unpardonable’ the Centre’s ‘apathy and lackadaisical attitude’ towards creating National Database for Unorganised Workers (NDUW). The apex court ordered its commencement by July 31 so that all migrant workers are registered this year. This has to be...

Dubai: The ICC confirmed Tuesday that the T20 World Cup 2020 has been shifted out of India and will be played in the UAE and Oman. The tournament will begin October 17 and the final will be played November 14. The tournament was originally set...

London: There was tremendous tension and nervousness caused during New Zealand’s run chase on the final day of the Word Test Championship title clash against India. Many players took to different recourses to get rid of the tension. One of them hid in the bathroom...

New Delhi: India’s drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to Cipla to import Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in India, sources said Tuesday.  Thus the way was cleared for the fourth coronavirus vaccine in India's drug basket after...