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How will we be remembered once gadgets that control & encapsulate our lives today become obsolete?Opening his late mother’s old Air India cases, the writer rediscovers letters, tickets and keepsakes tracing family history and fading mate...
Hassan’s 23 heart attack deaths in 40 days: Is the Covid vaccine behind the sudden deaths in Karnataka?In Karnataka’s Hassan district, 23 people have died of heart attacks in just 40 days, sparking fear and debate. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah...
Why is cancer becoming shockingly common among Indians in their 20s and 30s? Oncologists blame this virusCancer doctors in India are raising concerns about rising HPV-related cancers among young adults. Cases of cervical, oral, and throat cance...
Covid variant Arcturus has new symptom not seen earlier: ExpertsRed sticky eyes (conjunctivitis) has been also been reported by some physicians but some doctors say that it too early to say that this red...
India adds 7,830 new COVID-19 cases, highest in over 7 months; active tally breaches 40,000-markTotal cases of Covid-19 in India climbed up to 4,47,76,002 from 4,47,68,172 on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,31,016 as 16 new deaths...
India likely to miss 2030 deadline for over half of health SDGs: Lancet studyAn international team of researchers found that over 75 per cent Indian districts are off target for crucial SDG indicators like access to ...
Over 76 per cent eligible teenagers in Delhi vaccinated against COVID-19There are around 10.18 lakh teenagers aged between 15 and 18 in Delhi.
Delhi inoculates 56k children with first shot on Thursday, more than 24k precaution doses givenIn a massive surge, Delhi recorded 28,867 fresh Covid cases on Thursday, the sharpest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic.
For some emerging economies, new Covid wave spawns new thinkingOne of the emerging economies includes India where the immunization rate is about 45%, antibody surveys suggest that most of the population...
Over 40 lakh children get COVID-19 vaccine on first day; Parents say it is a big reliefFrom setting up attractive selfie points to putting up imaginative posters and colourful balloons, the designated vaccination centres, most...
Omicron: How to prevent infection?According to the latest guidelines by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the precautions and steps to be taken remain the same as b...
India may see surging cases within days, Cambridge tracker saysNew policy decisions underscore hard lessons India learned after a deadly delta-led virus wave in April and May that pushed infections to a...
Students can register on CoWIN using school ID cards from January 1India has announced that it will begin vaccinating teenagers aged between 15 and 18 from January 3 and will provide a booster dose to eligi...
These numbers show how India's economy grew steadily — before Omicron hitThere are no economy-crippling restrictions yet, but the capital New Delhi canceled all Christmas and New Year’s festivities and joined som...
Reopen schools in Delhi but tread with caution: ExpertsSchools in the national capital were ordered shut last year in March ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. W...
Covid jabs do have a side effect: Vaccine envyAt a time when new words and phrases such as Covidiot, anti-vaxxer, WFH, coronageddon and superspreader have taken over people's lexicon, t...
Bharat Biotech vaccine gets approval for use on teenagers“We will soon start trials on children,” Krishna Ella, chairman and managing director of Bharat Biotech, said at a news conference where th...
Mutations, unusual symptoms, and other COVID-19 mysteries that remain unsolvedMany patient samples had also yielded false positive in dengue diagnosis tests.
Girl Effect rides on technology to empower poor adolescentsUsing methodology validated by the MIT Lab as “potentially ground breaking”, Girl Effect is focused on helping underprivileged girls in the...
Controversial vaccine studies: Why is Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation under fire from critics in India?Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has funded two entities that have played a key role in the immunization programme and are both under fire f...