India, US are close to quick trade deal: Piyush Goyal
India and the US are close to inking a “quick” trade deal, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said Tuesday, adding that the pact aims to get issues that have been pending over the past couple of years “out of the way”. Following this, Goyal said, India wants to negotiate with its top trading partner for a preferential trade […]
Covaxin trial process has begun, can get results in 2-3 months if all goes well, says AIIMS
New Delhi: The human trial for the indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has begun at AIIMS Delhi, institute director Randeep Guleria announced Monday. The All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was given the go-ahead by its Ethics Committee and has begun the recruitment process for the trial, Guleria said, which will include a total of 100 healthy volunteers between […]
Explained: Why community transmission no longer matters at this stage
More than 1.1 million people have so far been infected with the novel coronavirus in India now. Covid-19 disease is present in every state and Union Territory, except Lakshadweep. Twenty-seven of these have seen more than 1,000 people getting infected till now. Even Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which is the lowest number of cases in the country, has more than 150. […]
7 Indian firms in race to develop Covid-19 vaccine: Who stands where
The coronavirus disease has wreaked havoc around the world. It has so far infected over 14 million people and killed more than six lakh. India is the third worst-affected country, with the Covid-19 tally over a million. Along with other countries, India too is engaged in developing the vaccine for the disease which started from Wuhan […]
Glenmark’s favipiravir under govt scanner for ‘false claims’, cost, DCGI seeks clarification
New Delhi: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), the apex body to approve and regulate drugs in India, has sent a letter to the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical giant Glenmark, accusing the company of selling its newly-approved Covid-19 drug, favipiravir, at an “unreasonable price” through “false claims”. The DCGI, who heads the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation […]
How to deal with dengue during Covid-19? States come up with new protocols
The state governments across the country are preparing protocols and finding ways to strengthen an already stretched healthcare infrastructure due to Covid-19, in the wake of the onset of dengue season. Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads dengue, is most prevalent in cities, and experts have warned in the past that increased urbanisation and warming […]
Rajasthan Crisis: ‘Ban Defectors From Holding Public Office For 5 Years, Fighting Next Poll,’ Says Kapil Sibal
Amid the political firestorm in Rajasthan following Sachin Pilot’s rebellion, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday called for amending the anti-defection law to ban all defectors from holding public office for five years and fighting the next election. Sibal also said that the “antibodies” against the “virus of corrupt means” to topple elected governments […]
Masks made mandatory in Melbourne as Covid-19 cases continue to rise
People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as Victoria, Australia’s second most-populous state, marked two weeks of triple-digit increases in new coronavirus infections on Sunday. Melbournians not wearing face coverings will be fined A$200 ($140), said Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. Victoria, which has forced nearly 5 million people into a partial […]
Navy’s forward posture against PLA aggression in Ladakh muscles out Chinese threat on high seas
While the Indian Army and Air Force are fully deployed on the Aksai Chin border, the Indian Navy through its forward posture has ensured that there is no Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy threat in either the Arabian Sea or the Bay of Bengal. According to sources based in Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam and New Delhi, […]
Undertrial prisoner found hanging in Tihar jail
New Delhi: A 38-year-old undertrial prisoner, who was lodged in Tihar jail in a murder case, was found hanging inside a cell, officials said on Saturday. Ravi, a resident of Delhi’s Mohan Garden, was lodged in the jail on Thursday for allegedly killing his 62-year-old mother-in-law with an ice pick on suspicion that she was behind […]
