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Who is Gaurav Sharma; Indian-origin doctor elected MP in New Zealand

This man hailing from Himachal, who still speaks 'Pahari' language at home and loves gol gappas, defeated five other candidates to win the student election at the University of Auckland Medical School.

Nov 25, 2020

EU buys Moderna's COVID vaccine for its member states; poor countries at mercy of donations

The European Commission is buying the vaccine doses on behalf of all 27 EU member states, but the states can also decide if they want to "donate the vaccine to lower and middle-income countries or to redirect it to other European countries".

Nov 25, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine rollout in India; PM Modi reviews strategy [ full details here]

PM Narendra Modi has reviewed prioritization of population groups, reaching out to healthcare workers, cold-chain Infrastructure augmentation, adding vaccinators and tech platforms for vaccine roll-out.

Nov 21, 2020

Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine to be available for Indians next year; its effectiveness unknown

It is agreeable that developing a vaccine is just not that easy because it's not only about its effectiveness but other factors such as the supply constraints, budget, logistics, infrastructure are also important, and then, people should be willing to take the vaccine.

Nov 20, 2020

Meet Asha; robot nurse expresses emotions, speaks Kannada, evolves patient care

At the Bengaluru Tech Summit on Thursday, ARTPARK demonstrated the capabilities of a robot nurse Asha, which can be an extension of a human nurse in cases of COVID-19.

Nov 19, 2020

Mouthwash can kill Coronavirus in just 30 secs; is this a silver lining | Deets inside

Researchers have claimed that widely-available mouthwashes have killed Coronavirus within 30 seconds of exposure in laboratory conditions. Scroll down to know more.

Nov 18, 2020

Coronavirus update: Global COVID cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spike

Global coronavirus infections exceeded 50 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total.

Nov 9, 2020

UAE PM now receives shot of unproven COVID-19 vaccine by Chinese pharma

Sheikh Mohammed tweeted about this development along with his photo getting vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccine is developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm and is still under trials.

Nov 3, 2020

Maha surgeon's kind gesture is winning hearts; treats martyr's mother for free [Watch]

When the Aurangabad-based surgeon realized the woman he was treating was the mother of a martyr, the doctor waived off all treatment charges.

Nov 2, 2020

Who will get COVID-19 vaccine first in India; govt prioritises 4 categories

As the COVID-19 vaccine trials continue, the Indian government has a plan for a phased rollout of the vaccine based on certain groups. Read on to learn more.

Oct 28, 2020

Karnataka mulling free COVID vaccine for all; talks in final stage

Opposition Congress leader Siddaramaiah had urged the state government to declare a free vaccine to the people across the state as the ruling party has promised in its poll manifesto in Bihar.

Oct 25, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine update: US trial of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine may resume this week

AstraZeneca's large, late-stage U.S. trial has been on hold since Sept. 6, after a participant in the company's UK trial fell ill with what was suspected to be a rare spinal inflammatory disorder called transverse myelitis.

Oct 21, 2020

Huge blow for Indians as Australia tweaks migrant policy to put Aussies first

Out of over 200,000 people who became Australian citizens in 2019-2020, 38,209 were Indians, the highest number on record. But the recent change to migration planning programme for 2020-21 will see some major changes. Read here.

Oct 20, 2020

Set up helpline to address problems of LGBTQ community: NHRC to govt

In a bid to safeguard the LGBTQ+ community and ensure that the basic human rights of this community are not compromised due to the COVID-19 crisis, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued fresh guidelines in this regard.