Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has shown 77.8 per cent efficacy after the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under the drug regulator reviewed its Phase III trials data on Tuesday, according to sources. The Hyderabad-based COVID vaccine manufacturing company had submitted data from the Phase III clinical trials of Covaxin to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) […]

A special court in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district designated under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) on Monday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The 26-year-old accused has been identified as Janjam Wangsu. As per reports, the incident took place on December 6 last year, when […]

All eligible beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccine in Mangalkhali Gram Panchayat in Jubrajnagar block in North Tripura district and Purna Chandigarh Gram Panchayat in Mohanbhog block of Sepahijala district of Tripura are now “fully vaccinated”, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb informed. Taking to Twitter, Deb said that Tripura will be fully vaccinated soon. “Tripura strides ahead […]

Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks and Nagaland Governor RN Ravi has taken exception to the NSCN-IM’s recent statement that the outfit has the right to collect tax from the people and that their right has been recognised also by the representatives of the Government of India having dialogue with them. The release issued by RN […]

Continuing its war on drugs, the Assam police yet again made another massive seizure in Karbi Anglong on Monday. Methamphetamine worth over Rs 12 crore weighing about 3 kilograms in international market was seized in Dilai gate after a vehicle was intercepted by a home guard. This disclosure was made by the Assam DGP Bhaskar […]

As many as 42,640 fresh COVID-19 infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily spike after 91 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The second wave of COVID-19 seems to be abating as the country has been witnessing a continuous decline in fresh coronavirus cases for the past few weeks. […]

India on Monday administered more than 80 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses. This is the highest single-day number of jabs in the world. Thus India has vaccinated roughly the population of Israel or twice the population of New Zealand in a single day. “Today’s record-breaking vaccination numbers are gladdening. The vaccine remains our strongest weapon to […]

Arunachal Pradesh on Monday launched the Tika Maha Abhiyan – an initiative to administer coronavirus vaccine free of cost to everyone above 18 years of age in the next few months. Chief Minister Pema Khandu along with Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Health and Family Welfare Minister Alo Libang launched the drive in the state […]

An IIT Kanpur study done by Prof. Rajesh Ranjan and Mahendra Verma, along with their team, on Monday said third wave peak of COVID-19 could be around September – October this year. “There is a significant anxiety among policy makers and public about the third wave. For the same, using SIR model, we have constructed […]

The Assam Government on Monday released a fresh set of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. According to the fresh guidelines, curfew in Kamrup-Metro district will continue to remain in force daily from 2 PM till 5 AM. There will be total ban on movement of individuals during […]