Bharat Biotech commences direct supply of ‘Covaxin’ to 14 states

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech has commenced direct supply of its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ to 14 states, including Delhi and Maharashtra, with effect from May 1, according to the company’s Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella. The Hyderabad-based firm has started supplying its COVID-19 treatment vaccine to the states based on the allocations received by the central […]

Eli Lilly inks pacts for Baricitinib for COVID-19 treatment in India

Eli Lilly inks pacts for Baricitinib for COVID-19 treatment in India

New Delhi: Drug firm Eli Lilly and Company on Monday said it has inked voluntary licensing agreements with Indian drug firms — Sun Pharma, Cipla and Lupin — to expedite availability of its arthritis drug Baricitinib for treatment of COVID-19 patients in India. The company “has issued royalty-free, non-exclusive voluntary licenses to established Indian pharmaceutical […]

Did China ‘intentionally release’ coronaviruses?

Did China ‘intentionally release’ coronaviruses?

Reports suggest China probed weaponising coronaviruses five years before COVID-19 pandemic London/Melbourne: Chinese military scientists allegedly investigated weaponising coronaviruses five years before the COVID-19 pandemic and may have predicted a World War III fought with biological weapons, according to media reports referring to documents obtained by the US State Department. According to ‘The Sun’ newspaper […]

Pakistan government to set new rules to meet FATF demands

Pakistan government to set new rules to meet FATF demands

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, keen to exit from the grey list of the FATF, is set to introduce new rules relating to anti-money laundering cases and change the prosecution process to meet its remaining tough conditions, a media report said on Monday. Pakistan was put on the grey list by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), […]

COVID-19: India records 3,66,161 fresh cases, 3,754 more fatalities take death toll near 2.5 lakh mark

COVID-19: India records 3,66,161 fresh cases, 3,754 more fatalities take death toll near 2.5 lakh mark

NEW DELHI: After recording over four lakh fresh cases for four consecutive days, India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,66,161 COVID-19 cases on Monday, which pushed its tally to 2,26,62,575, according to the health ministry. The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 2,46,116 with 3,754 more people succumbing to it, the ministry’s […]

Rupee rises for 3rd day to close at 1-month high against dollar

Mumbai: The rupee rose by 16 paise to close at more than one-month high of 73.35 against the US dollar on Monday, marking its third straight session of gains on the back of positive domestic equities and weak American currency. However, sharp gains were prevented on surge in crude oil prices and FII outflows, analysts […]

Fire erupts at Kuwait’s largest oil field; two injured

Dubai:A fire erupted on Monday at Kuwait’s largest oil field, injuring two workers, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The injured workers were in stable condition and receiving treatment at a nearby hospital, according to the state-run KUNA news agency, citing Qusai al-Amer, the Kuwait Oil Company spokesman. The blaze at the Great Burgan Field […]

Total vehicle registrations in India slips 30 pc to 1,52,71,519 units in 2020-21: FADA

New Delhi: The total vehicle registrations in India fell by 29.85 per cent to 1,52,71,519 units in financial year 2020-21, the lowest in the last eight years, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said on Monday. Total vehicle registrations were at 2,17,68,502 units in fiscal year 2019-20. All categories of vehicles, except tractors were […]