India

Jharkhand says only 1.5% Covid vaccine wastage, 33.95% figure is ‘old data’

RANCHI: Terming the vaccine wastage figure of Jharkhand by the Centre at 33.95 per cent as "old data", the Hemant…

5 years ago

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at govt over report on pension rules

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used the word "alethophobia" on Thursday to take a swipe at the government over…

5 years ago

Govt dismisses media reports on CoWIN being hacked

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday debunked media reports about CoWIN being hacked, stating that prima facie, these reports appear…

5 years ago

Covid-19: Deaths in 2nd wave cross 2 lakh at daily average of over 2,000

NEW DELHI: The official death toll in India's devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has crossed 2 lakh.Fatalities recorded…

5 years ago

Crowdfund gets 3-year-old with rare disorder Rs 16cr jab

HYDERABAD: A three-year-old Hyderabad boy with a rare genetic disorder was on Thursday administered a Rs 16-crore drug—said to be…

5 years ago

Buzz of rejig in Lucknow & Delhi as Yogi meets Amit Shah

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath arrived in Delhi on Thursday for consultations with the BJP leadership on…

5 years ago

Amid evictions, Himanta asks Muslims to control population

GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, who completed his first month in office on Thursday, appealed to the state’s “immigrant…

5 years ago

1,000:854: Women get left behind in Covid-19 vaccination drive

NEW DELHI: For every 1,000 men vaccinated in India so far, only 854 women have received the shot.This gender skew…

5 years ago

Half of health & frontline staff still to get fully vaccinated

NEW DELHI: Only 56% of healthcare workers and less than 50% of frontline workers have been fully vaccinated so far…

5 years ago

First ‘truly complete human genome’ sequenced; India software plays key role

BENGALURU: In what could be the largest improvement to the human reference genome since its initial release 20 years ago,…

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