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In this column, Dr Raman Gangakhedkar answered questions about vaccine misuse, the relationship between AstraZeneca and the rare blood clot, and the severity of a new variant of COVID-19 on children.

West Bengal Chief Secretary, DGP, DM and Superintendent of Police of Cooch Behar district have been asked to take all necessary steps to ensure the strict compliance of the directions of the Commission.

UGC has now issued a new advisory for higher education institutes asking them to not only follow COVID-appropriate behavior but also set an example for others.

p>India and the Netherlands share cordial and friendly relations, the MEA said.

Dutee Chand, the Jakarta Asian Games silver-medalist in 100 and 200 metres will receive Chhattisgarh Veerni Award.

The Class 10 exams would be held between May 4 and June 7 and those for Class 12 would be held between May 4 and June 15.

Meanwhile, in a separate order issued on the same day, the Delhi government has directed that services of doctors belonging to Dental and Ayush cadre be also used for duties in Covid hospitals.

In a historic first for India, four sailors from the country will compete at this year's Olympics after Vishnu Saravanan and the pair of Ganapathy Chengappa and Varun Thakkar made the cut after Nethra Kumanan.

Indian men's hockey team scored thrice in the first quarter but Argentina bounced back and the second practice match eventually ended in a 4-4 draw.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the discussions focussed on the climate leaders' summit as well as issues in the context of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the UN Framework Convention o...

Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain, Simranjit Kaur, Pooja Rani, Jasmine, Pwilao Basumatary and Anupama will represent India at the Asian Boxing Championship.

The woman had moved the court in the last week of March seeking to terminate her pregnancy as the foetus was found to be suffering from facial haemorrhage and hydrocephalus during her medical examination.

A total of 13 students of Jamui-based Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya (SAV) which is a Bihar government funded residential school have topped the BSEB matric exam.

Twenty-one more people died due to the disease, the highest since January 1, when an equal number of fatalities were reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan were some of the top leaders to condemn the attack on CRPF soldiers.

In this week’s column, the queries have been answered by Jayaprakash Muliyil, Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committees of the National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai. Dr Muliyil has answered questions related to vaccine side effects, efficacy and safe...