Geneva, New York: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said “more information” is “required” from Bharat Biotech, which is seeking emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin vaccine for COVID-19. The latest ‘Status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process’ guidance document, dated May 18, on the WHO website said Bharat Biotech submitted EOI […]
Srinagar: Militants attacked security forces with a grenade in Pulwama district on Tuesday, police said. No loss of life or injury has been reported in the incident so far, they said. About 1820 hours, the militants hurled a grenade upon a CRPF party at Tral town in Pulwama, causing an explosion, a police official said. […]
Jammu: Two men were killed after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. A tractor, carrying the two, plunged into the gorge at Chingus late Monday night, an official said. The deceased were identified as driver Mohammad Altaf (35) […]
NEW DELHI: There is no reason to believe that children will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months or in the next wave, the head of a government working group said, but stressed on the need for additional resource inputs to improve the paediatric Covid services. In an interview with […]
NEW DELHI: The single day rise in new coronavirus infections in the country fell below 2 lakh taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,69,48,874, while the death toll rose to 3,07,231, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 1,96,427 new coronavirus infections were reported in a day, […]
NEW DELHI: The government has allocated additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B to various states, Union Territories (UTs) and Central Institutions on May 24, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said on Tuesday. Amphotericin-B is used to treat Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, which damages nose, eyes, sinuses, and sometimes even the brain. “Additional 19,420 vials of […]
NEW DELHI: “Truth remains unafraid,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday after the Delhi Police sent a notice to Twitter India in connection with the probe into a complaint about the alleged ‘COVID toolkit’. After two police teams descended on Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurgaon, the Congress on Monday had alleged that the […]
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its militant Hamas rulers, as he began a regional tour to shore up last week’s cease-fire. The 11-day war between Israel and Hamas killed more […]
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Tuesday said that more than 1.77 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines are still available with the states and Union territories (UT), while seven lakh doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within the next three days. The Government of India has so far provided […]
Washington: The security assistance to Pakistan that was suspended by the previous Trump administration remains to be the same, the Pentagon said on Monday as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met his Pakistani counterpart in Geneva. “At this time, the […]