London: UK drugmaker AstraZeneca has partnered with scientists at Imperial College London to develop a new vaccine technology to treat cancer, heart conditions and other non-infectious diseases and illnesses. The technology was originally intended for targeting Covid-19, and works by delivering genetic material called self-amplifying...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 545 new Covid-19 cases including 70 ones between the age group of 0-18 years in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the state to 10,25,309. While the number of positive cases reported September 27 was 444, it was 585 September...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family welfare Sunday said 53.5 per cent of people in the 18-44 age group have been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine. According to the Ministry, 34,66,84,035 people in this age bracket have received at least one dose of...
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 28,326 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's total tally of cases to 3,36,52,745, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 4,46,918 with 260 daily fatalities, according to the data...
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 23.14 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 47.4 lakh and vaccinations soared to over 6.07 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and...
New Delhi: With his administration facing multiple challenges at home and abroad, US President Joe Biden's job approval rating has fallen sharply in the past two months, says a research by Pew Research Center. Fewer than half of US adults (44%) now approve of the...
London: A Chinese whistleblower has claimed that the first Covid-19 outbreak was intentional and took place in October 2019 at a military tournament in Wuhan -- two months before China notified the world about the deadly virus, media reports said. Ex-Chinese Communist Party insider Wei...
New Delhi: Covid-19 has come back to haunt the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) once again. Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Thangarasu Natarajan became the first player of the UAE leg of the league to test positive just ahead of the team's match against Delhi Capitals Wednesday....
Washington: The average number of daily Covid-19 deaths in the US has increased to its highest level since early March 2021 amid the ongoing Delta variant-fueled resurgence, a media report said. "The country is once again at a point where an average of more than...
New York: Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for the coronavirus hours after attending the UN General Assembly, and will now quarantine in New York City for the next 14 days. The health minister is part of the Brazilian delegation accompanying President Jair...
The latest projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer a sobering snapshot of India’s economic trajectory. As per IMF...
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Aakar Patel A story under this headline was reported this month: ‘No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s Bengal list’....
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s latest appointment of 48 babus at the joint secretary level across ministries looks routine on...
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The disruption in the supply of cooking gas (LPG) and petrol is one aspect of the economic crisis caused by...
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