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Covaxin's Phase 3 trials results likely next month; Bharat Biotech confident

The results of the third phase trials of India's first indigenously produced Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, are expected to be released next month. In India, Covaxin is now available in private hospitals in 28 locations.

Jun 10, 2021

People afraid of catching Covid are more judgemental, reveals new study

According to experts, people who were more anxious about catching Covid-19 were more critical of others' wrongdoings. The study, from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, was published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology.

Jun 10, 2021

China-based hackers luring Indians into fake Tata Motors scam on free gifts

A harmful free gift campaign posing as an offer from Tata Motors has been found by the research arm of the New Delhi-based CyberPeace Foundation, which is gathering customers' data and tracing it back to Chinese hackers.

Jun 10, 2021

India slips to 55th rank in Global House Price Index on home prices

As property price in the country declined amid the pandemic, India moved down 12 spots in the global home price index to 55th rank in Q1 2021, according to Knight Frank's Global House Price Index - Q1 2021.

Jun 10, 2021

Biden revokes Trump's executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat, 8 others

President Joe Biden has rescinded and replaced executive orders signed by his predecessor, President Donald Trump, that targeted TikTok, WeChat, and eight other software applications and clearly violated First Amendment rights.

Jun 10, 2021

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Electricity bills in Karnataka get dearer; Congress protests, calls it "BJP shock"

Protesting the hike, Congress leader Siddaramaiah said the increase in power tariff would be disastrous for everyone, from common man to industries, which have been suffering due to the pandemic.

Jun 9, 2021

This Indian doctor injected half the prescribed Covid vaccine, what happened to other half?

The doctor was deployed at the Manjunath Nagar primary healthcare center to administer free vaccines to people

Jun 9, 2021

Politics forever: The curious saga of handpump in a UP market continues

A handpump in the Saharanpur district has lately been uprooted by officials at the request of a shopkeeper, Pandit Murari Jha, who wished to reopen his shop. The pump was put in front of the shop.

Jun 9, 2021

Karnataka goverment gives Rs 2,000 subsidy to Covid-hit street vendors

Karnataka government gave Rs 2,000 in subsidies to over 2 lakh registered street sellers throughout the state as part of the economic assistance package for the Covid-affected, besides move to vaccinated them as soon as possible.

Jun 9, 2021

Trinamool turncoats giving tough time to BJP

West Bengal politics is going through a rough patch, with Trinamool-turned-BJP leaders causing the saffron brigade some humiliation. It caused a ruckus in political circles, causing the BJP's disciplinary committee to take notice.

Jun 9, 2021

No minimum marks for Karnataka KCET 2021 entrance test: Minister

Minimum CET scores are no longer required for PUC students. The state education government eliminated minimum CET scores for engineering and medical colleges across the state on Tuesday. On June 15, the registration process for the CET-2021 will commence.

Jun 9, 2021

COVID kills 54 govt teachers in Champaran; no salaries, no ex-gratia [details]

Since the beginning of the second wave in April, 54 government teachers have died as a result of the virus in Bihar's East and West Champaran districts. A teacher's group in East Champaran feels that timely wages could have prevented some of the deaths.

Jun 9, 2021