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Multivariant Covid vaccine booster shows promise, early data suggests
London: A COVID-19 vaccine booster aimed at tackling multiple coronavirus variants shows promise in inducing a comprehensive immune response, early data suggests. The initial phase one clinical data shows the vaccine has strong…
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Congress cancels rallies in poll-bound states amid Omicron scare
New Delhi: With coronavirus cases seeing a sudden spurt in the country, the Congress on Wednesday decided to put on hold all its big public rallies and functions, including marathons, in poll-bound…
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Hyderabad: Muslim parents scramble to marry off daughters
Hyderabad: There is growing resentment in the country over the Central Government’s bill presented in the Parliament to increase the girls’ marriage age from 18 to 21. The said bill has currently…
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Third Covid wave starts in Delhi, 10K cases expected
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that the third Covid wave has started in the national capital and around 10,000 cases are expected by evening.“The Covid cases can jump…
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DGCI approves for phase III trial of Bharat Biotech intranasal vaccine as booster
New Delhi: The Subject Experts Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) on Wednesday granted “in principle” approval to Bharat Biotech to conduct “Phase III superiority study and Phase…
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Delhi HC to hear plea to postpone UPSC civil services mains exam
New Delhi: Delhi high court decided to hear the petition seeking the postponement of UPSC civil services mains examination in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases. The petition which was mentioned…
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Five-fold increase in Covid cases in Telangana triggers alarm
Hyderabad: A five-fold increase in Covid-19 cases in Telangana in the last one week has sent health authorities into a tizzy and sparked fears of a third wave. The rising number of…
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Omicron is not common cold, warns WHO
Geneva: Amid reports that Omicron has symptoms akin to a common cold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that it is not a common cold and should not be taken…
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India reports 58,097 fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally reaches 2,135
New Delhi: India registered a single-day rise of 58,097 Covid cases, a spike of 20,718 over the previous days total, and 534 deaths in a span of 24 hours, said the Union…
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Centenarian freedom fighter Ayyappan Pillai no more
Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran freedom fighter, eminent lawyer and one of the early leaders of the BJP in the state, K Ayyappan Pillai died in the city at the age of 107 years, family…
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Hyderabad RPO releases details of passports issued during last three years
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Regional Passport Officer Dasari Balaiah released the details of passports and passport clearance certificates issued during the last three years. He said that 5.54 lakh passports and police clearance…
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Andhra tops list with 39.8% of 15-17 yrs administered first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Govt
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh tops the list with 39.8 per cent of the target population in the age group of 15-17 years being administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the…
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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
Seoul: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, its first public weapons launch in about two months and a signal…
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Telangana voter list to be published on Jan 5
Hyderabad: The final voting list of Telangana voters will be published on January 5. The Chief Electoral Officer Telangana appealed to the voters to check their names on the Chief Electoral Officer…
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CDC: Omicron accounts for 95% of new cases in USA
New York: The omicron variant accounted for 95% of new coronavirus infections last week, according to US health officials’ latest estimates. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates…
