Natasha Poonawalla attends Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Venice weddingNatasha Poonawalla, a prominent Indian philanthropist, attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding in Venice. She is the Executive Dir...
28 Jun, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
Sunday turns into 'stareday' as industrialists, netizens collaborate to hit back at '90-hour work week' debateL&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan's call for a 90-hour work week sparked widespread online mockery and humorous reactions. Prominent figures lik...
13 Jan, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Sharad Pawar advocates Bharat Ratna for SII founder Cyrus PoonawallaNCP chief Sharad Pawar has proposed Cyrus Poonawalla, the founder of the Serum Institute of India (SII), for the prestigious Bharat Ratna a...
15 Feb, 2024, 09.32 AM IST
High Court to hear plea by father of girl alleged to have died from a Covid-19 shotThe petitioner has demanded ₹1,000 crore as compensation from the manufacturer of Covishield, the vaccine she had received in January this ...
16 Nov, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
Covishield, Covaxin price cut to Rs 225 per dose for private hospitalsThe move, by the health ministry, came a day before precautionary doses are to be made available to everyone over the age of 18.
10 Apr, 2022, 06.38 AM IST
What Covovax could mean for Indian studentsCovovax is technology transfer of the vaccine developed by US-based Novavax. Its recent trials prove improved efficacy against the very new...
12 Feb, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
Prince Charles tests positive for Covid-19 for a second time, goes into self-isolationThe royal is currently under self-isolation.
10 Feb, 2022, 08.22 PM IST
SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla named recipient of Lokmanya Tilak National AwardThe award was started in 1983 and so far, several prominent personalities from different walks of life have been honoured with it. Some of ...
31 Jul, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
If 2015 was the ‘Year of the API’, why is there a Remdesivir shortage six years later?22 Apr, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
NRN Murthy & Sudha Murty get Covishield jab; Uday Kotak says 1st shot was 'smooth'; Biocon boss calls vaccine a booster doseRavi Shastri & Kamal Haasan also got their first dose of Covid vaccine.
02 Mar, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
Mahindra feels the vaccination drive will earn India good reputation, Biocon boss calls it a proud momentSerum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla got his Covishield shot today.
16 Jan, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
Covid vaccine drive from Jan 13; SII, Bharat Bio make peaceThe Co-WIN app announced by the government will be central to the registration process.
06 Jan, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
SII to seek emergency use authorisation for AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in 2 weeks: PoonawallaAdar Poonawalla, Founder and CEO, SII said on Saturday that SII is in the process of submitting the data for the clinical trials to the DCG...
28 Nov, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
Why a vaccine is not a magic bullet to stop Covid spread in IndiaCovid-19 in India is principally an urban disease. It thrives on overcrowding, and frequent and sustained social interaction, characteristi...
25 Nov, 2020, 11.36 PM IST
Mounting a fightback: Covid-19 vaccine developers reach last leg of trialsAs US regulators tighten the scrutiny around approvals, companies have announced their intention to put their trial data in public domain f...
26 Sep, 2020, 08.02 AM IST
Ambani twins, Adar Poonawalla, Byju's founder named in Fortune's 40 Under 40 listAkash Ambani joined Jio in 2014 after receiving an economics degree from Brown University, Isha joined a year later.
04 Sep, 2020, 01.10 PM IST
Serum Institute founder Cyrus Poonawalla to keep some vaccine aside for ParsisThe newsletter, Parsi Junction, reported that Poonawalla acceded to the request of former Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BBP) chairman Dinshaw Rus...
27 Jul, 2020, 08.38 AM IST