Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted a two-day dry run for activities entailed in COVID-19 vaccination in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat from December 28 to December 29. “Backed with the experience of rolling out Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and conducting nationwide multiple wide-range injectable vaccination campaigns such as measles-rubella (MR) and […]

Non-judicious use of therapies that have not been established for COVID-19 treatment are responsible for putting “immune pressure on virus” and leads to virus mutations, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. “Those therapies which are being touted as ‘anti-viral’ or ‘anti-COVID therapies’ and they have do not have benefits established in a scientific […]

As war of words escalates ahead of the Assembly polls in Assam, top BJP and NEDA Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on State Congress president Ripun Bora after senior Congress leader and three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ajanta Neog formally joined the BJP. Days after Ripun Bora accused the […]

Covaxin, a vaccine candidate being developed by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19, can offer protection against mutations of coronavirus, Chairman and Managing Director of the city-based vaccine maker Krishna Ella said on Tuesday. He also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with […]

The Mizoram government has imposed a complete ban on the sale or use of all kinds of fireworks ahead of new year celebrations to prevent deterioration in air quality amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by State Home Minister Lalchamliana in presence of Chief Secretary, Home […]

Tripura has been adjudged the ”Best Performing State” in the north-eastern region and hilly states category under the Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) scheme, officials said. The awards were announced by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and communicated through a letter to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, they said. […]

India on Tuesday has surpassed a crucial milestone in its fight against the global pandemic as the country recorded the lowest daily rise in over six months. Less than 16,500 daily new cases (16,432) were added to the national tally in the last 24 hours after 187 days. The daily new cases were 16,922 on […]

Megastar Rajinikanth on Tuesday announced that he won’t be entering politics, citing health reasons. He will continue to work for people, Rajinikanth said. In a three-page statement posted on Twitter, the actor has apologised for not launching the party. “Only I know the pain of announcing this decision,” he said, adding that he will serve […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday interacted with leaders of several Civil Society Organisations to understand their issues and problems. The organisations included Kuki Inpi, Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), United Naga Council (UNC) and Zeliangrong Baudi. During the meeting, each organisation submitted their respective observations […]

Six returnees from the UK have been found positive for the new variant coronavirus genome in India. The Union Health Minister stated that samples of three UK returnees have been tested and found positive for new UK strain in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, two in Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad and one in National Institute […]