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Shahid Choudhary, star J&K cadre IAS officer suffers minor heart attack; stable now [details]

Shahid Choudhary, IAS is especially deployed at Jammu to oversee COVID containment measures.

May 19, 2021

Covaxin trials for 2-18 year group to begin in 10 days: Govt

Clinical trials to test Covaxin vaccine's efficacy in children between two to 18 years of age will begin in 10-12 days, top officials said on Tuesday.

May 19, 2021

Covaxin trials in children aged 2-18 years to commence soon; what should you know [details]

Following DGCI's nod, Bharat Biotech is commencing Covaxin trials in children aged between 2 and 18 years in the coming days.

May 18, 2021

Clubhouse downloads breach 90K mark ahead of India's Android debut [details]

Clubhouse, the popular invite-only audio chat app, is all set to debut in India for Android users and the app has reached 90,000 downloads on iOS.

May 17, 2021

Fact check: Israeli fighter jet named Soumya is fake; truth behind viral photo

Fact check: Israeli fighter jet named after Soumya is fake; truth behind viral photo

A viral image shows "Soumya" printed on fighter jet, claiming that Israel named its jet after the Indian who was killed in Hamas airstrike.

May 17, 2021

COVID horror: Covid warriors land to often recover decomposed bodies

Dead bodies are found in decomposed condition due to its metropolitan culture, where interaction with neighbours is near zero.

May 16, 2021

Sanjay Kapoor Interview: On Daughter Shanaya Kapoor's Debut, Playing A Cop For The First Time, And More

Sanjay Kapoor Interview: In a short tete-a-tete with International Business Times, the actor talked about his latest project and daughter Shanaya Kapoor.

May 15, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 161.5mn; UN insists on speed of vaccination

The global economic outlook has improved in recent months, but uncertainty remains very high, Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), told a forum here.

May 15, 2021

Karnataka reports 35,297 Covid cases; Severe vaccine shortage continues

Reversing over the month-long trend, new Covid cases in Karnataka declined to 35,297 in a day, while deaths due to the infection reduced to 344 during the day, said the state health bulletin on Thursday.

May 14, 2021

Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Show Limited Effectiveness Against B1617 Variant Of COVID [Details]

The WHO said in a note that preliminary laboratory studies have found that the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna showed reduced effectiveness against the double mutant variant of COVID found in India.

May 13, 2021

Who is Raghu Raghuram; VMware's new Indian-origin CEO [details]

Since joining VMware in 2003, Raghuram has helped steer the company's strategic direction and its technology evolution throughout VMware's rich history.

May 12, 2021

J&K LG announces relief measures for families who've lost loved ones to Covid [details]

The government is adopting other mitigation strategies and all concerned officers have been directed to ensure the supply of ration to all ration card holders on priority. I

May 11, 2021

Fact check: EAM Jaishankar did not break isolation during G7; doctored video in circulation

The viral video which claims EAM Jaishankar broke quarantine to meet some G7 delegates is actually a doctored one.

May 10, 2021

Approvals given on war footing, Oxygen from Sterlite plant to help surrounding districts overcome crisis

The production of oxygen from the controversial Sterlite plant in Tuticorin is likely to start from Wednesday, thus helping 7 to 8 districts of South Tamil Nadu getting ample stock of gaseous Oxygen. This will help overcome the logistical delay in supply from other parts of the state to South Tamil Nadu.