The Serum Institute of India (SII) hopes to introduce US firm Novavax’s Indian version of the COVID-19 vaccine – ‘Covavax’ by September this year and start trials on children from July, sources said on Thursday. The SII is hoping to introduce Covavax in the country by September which is a version of US firm Novavax’s […]

The medical fraternity of Manipur under the aegis of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Manipur State Branch is all set to join the nationwide demonstration on June 18 called by the Indian Medical Association to protest against assaults on healthcare workers under the slogan “save our saviours”. To express their solidarity, doctors and health workers will […]

In a major breakthrough, the Assam police on Thursday seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs worth Rs 7 crore in international market from Karbi Anglong district. Based on intelligence inputs, Karbi Anglong district police had conducted a search operation in the Bokajan area and seized over 2 kg of heroin from a vehicle, which […]

As the coronavirus Delta variant B.1.617.2 has further mutated to ‘Delta plus’, virologists are concerned whether this new variant will evade pre-existing immunity better than either Delta or Beta. The genome sequencing of Delta plus revealed K417N mutation in the Delta genomic background. The World Health Organisation (WHO) termed the Delta variant as a ‘variant […]

Manipur police on Wednesday apprehended an active cadre of proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from Horton Ingourok Khunou area in Thoubal district. The arrested cadre has been identified as self-styled lieutenant of PLA Tekcham Sanathoi Singh alias Nono of Shikhong Mamang Leikai. According to police report, the team of Thoubal police led by inspector N […]

Four days after being declared dead, Zionnghaka, popularly known as Ziona, who is believed to be the head of the world’s largest family consisting of nearly 200 members, has been finally laid to rest at his village in Serchhip district in Mizoram on Thursday. According to reports, the patriarch was buried in a grave specially […]

In a major boost to connectivity in the Northeastern region, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday inaugurated the Kimin-Potin road connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The double-lane 20 KM road constructed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) will facilitate the establishment of the proposed industrial belt in Arunachal Pradesh. The road will serve as the […]

Microsoft Corporation has named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson. On Wednesday, it announced that the independent directors of the board unanimously elected the Indian-origin Nadella. According to The Verge, it is the first time in two decades that Microsoft’s chairman will also be its CEO, after […]

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India is the ”priest” of world peace, but asserted it has the wherewithal to give a befitting reply to acts of aggression. Dedicating 12 strategic roads here to the nation, he said any serious disturbance in peace and tranquility in the border areas is bound to have adverse […]

India recorded 67,208 fresh COVID-19 cases and 2,330 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the daily positivity rate in India now stands at 3.48 per cent. It has been below 5 per cent for the tenth consecutive day. […]