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'Won't Hurt Anyone, Carried Out 200% Honest Trials': Bharat Biotech Top Boss on Critics 'Bashing' Covaxin
Amid questions raised by industry experts and opposition parties on the emergency approval to its coronavirus vaccine without publication of efficacy data, Bharat Biotech's chairman on Monday hit out at critics saying his firm had carried out '200 per cen...
Experts Question Govt's Claim of Covaxin Efficacy Against New Coronavirus Strains
Noted virologist Shahid Jameel said he does not believe that eventually Covaxin would turn out to be safe and show more than 70 per cent efficacy.
Bihar Cops Point Gun at Two Women, Hurl Abuses and Drag Them in Viral Video
Vaishali SSP Gaurav Mangla said the women have filed a court case and the incident is being investigated.
'Tandav' About Ambitious People And Pressure: Saif Ali Khan
Actor Saif Ali Khan on Monday said his upcoming political drama series "Tandav" delves into the psyche of people caught in the greed for power. Created and directed by filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, the nine-part political drama features an ensemble cast he...
News18 Evening Digest: Covid-19 Vaccine to Cost Rs 200 Per Jab, Says SII; IT Sleuths Record Robert Vadra’s Statement and Other Top Stories
Here are the Stories We are Covering this Evening: Govt Readies Deal for 6.6 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses With Serum Institute, to Cost Rs 200 Per Jab; Income Tax Officials At Robert Vadra's Residence to Record Statement In Benami Property Case; No Evidence...
5 from Mumbai, 1 Each from Pune, Thane, Mira Bhayandar Test +ve for UK Strain as 38 Indians Get Infected
All these people have been kept in single room isolation in designated healthcare facilities by respective state governments and their close contacts have also been put under quarantine, the ministry said.
Bengalureans Get A Sigh of Relief as Train Services Begin to Reach Kempegowda Airport
Of these five trains towards the airport, two trains will depart from the Majestic or KSR Bengaluru City Railway Station (KSR), whereas one each from Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru Cantonment and Yelahanka railway stations.
6-year-old Girl Found Raped and Murdered in Punjab's Jalandhar
The victim's parents, who belong to Bihar and work as labourers, on Saturday lodged a complaint about their missing child after they failed to find her home when they returned from work. Santosh, who stays near their home and is a distant relative of vict...
Health Workers, Cops to Get Covid-19 Shots on Priority in Maharashtra, Says Min Anil Deshmukh
Deshmukh's remarks came on a day when the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the c...
Covaxin Only Back-Up, Compensation to be Offered in Case of Side Effects, Says AIIMS Chief Amid Concerns
AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said India will use only Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines in the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination and procure Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin only if the UK strain gets out of control of when the phase 3 trials are completed.
Bus Carrying Marriage Party Crashes into House in Kerala, 6 Killed
The injured have been shifted to various hospitals of the district. Police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel reached the spot and carried out rescue operations.
27-year-old Man Killed by Group of People in Delhi's Raghubir Nagar
According to police, Satender along with his friends Nitin and Manish had an altercation with Vicky on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
CBSE Board Exams Date Sheet 2021 On Social Media Is Fake, Confirms PIB
As the possibility to conduct exam online has been ruled out by the Education Minister, the CBSE Board exams 2021 will be held in pen-and-paper mode.
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech Recruits 23,000 Volunteers for Phase III Trials of Covaxin
The phase-III human clinical trials of Covaxin began mid-November, targeting 26,000 volunteers across India.
75-year-old Farmer Protesting Against Agri Laws Hangs Self at UP-Delhi Border, Leaves Suicide Note
Sardar Kashmir Singh, a native of Bilaspur in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district, hanged himself in a mobile toilet using a rope, police said.
Plan to Name Roads After Muslim Leaders in Bengaluru Dropped After Tejasvi Surya Objects
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday described the move as reeking of "communal mentality of two-nation theory", and requested the Bengaluru municipal authorities to revise the list with non- Muslim public figures.