Amid Covishield row, what WHO says on side-effects from Covid vaccine? Should you be worried?Recent revelations by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have brought Covid vaccines back into the spotlight, with acknowledgment that its ...
02 May, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
BJP put lives at stake for extorting political donations from vaccine manufacturer: Akhilesh YadavAmid a controversy surrounding the Covishield vaccine's alleged side effects, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of riski...
01 May, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
AstraZeneca acknowledges its covid vaccine, Covishield, can lead to rare blood clot side effects; Here's what we knowCovishield Covid Vaccine: The Covishield COVID-19 vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford, has been ...
30 Apr, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Amid Covishield row, Covaxin memes flood TwitterAstraZeneca admits Covishield side-effects, causing conflict in India. Serum Institute produces Covishield with ChAdOx1 adenovirus linked t...
30 Apr, 2024, 02.51 PM IST
Maldivian President Muizzu is choosing China over India: What is at play?Many believe that the controversy was triggered by PM Modi's bid to promote Lakshadweep as an alternative tourist destination to the Maldiv...
11 Jan, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
Travelling to the UK gets easier from today. What you need to knowStarting today, Indians who have had both doses of Covishield will no longer be required to take pre-departure and day 8 PCR tests or under...
11 Oct, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
UK eases travel advisory restrictions for more countriesEarlier, for Indian travellers flying to England, the UK has announced that they will abolish the mandatory quarantine period for Indians s...
08 Oct, 2021, 09.42 PM IST
Hopeful of finding solution to vaccine certification row, says Indian governmentUnder the new British rules that came into effect on October 4, fully vaccinated Indians require to undergo 10-day quarantine as the UK hav...
07 Oct, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes list of India's richest men, Damani at 4th spotAt the top of the list is Mukesh Ambani, India's richest person since 2008, with a net worth of $92.7 billion.
07 Oct, 2021, 12.52 PM IST
India, Germany will see closer cooperation on Afghanistan: German envoyGerman Ambassador to India Walter J Lindner said the two nations supported the previous government in Afghanistan and tried to help it make...
03 Oct, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
UK riles India with vaccination certificate snubThe UK on Wednesday added Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, to its list of approved vaccines for inte...
23 Sep, 2021, 06.06 AM IST
India records 53,480 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, 4.8% lower than day beforeIndia recorded 53,480 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, 4.8 per cent lower than the day before, taking the total tally to 1,21,49...
31 Mar, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
A year after 'Janata curfew', coronavirus threat rears its ugly head againThe coronavirus pandemic is on the upswing again in India which observed a 'Janata curfew' on this day a year ago, having paved the way for...
22 Mar, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
Bharat Biotech's corona vaccine Covaxin 81% effectiveThe trials involved 25,800 participants and was conducted in partnership with the Indian government's medical research body.
03 Mar, 2021, 08.52 PM IST
CO-WIN glitches continue to affect Mumbai inoculation driveIn view of the technical glitches, the BMC has decided to allow 'walk in' vaccination for the registered healthcare workers.
20 Jan, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
Targeting Opposition, BJP says political row over indigenous vaccine helping 'foreign forces'On Sunday, India's drugs regulator approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously devel...
04 Jan, 2021, 07.24 PM IST
View: India’s vaccine nationalism is a global riskTo be sure, India is not even in the front row of vaccine nationalism. China and Russia are more desperate to beat the West in saving the w...
04 Jan, 2021, 12.06 PM IST