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New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus. In a statement, Bharat Biotech said, “Results from a study conducted at Emory University demonstrating that sera from subjects who received a booster dose of Covaxin (BBV152) six months after getting a primary […]
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Washington: The highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant has driven up the latest wave of the health crisis in the US and added stress to the US airlines, some of which otherwise may have upside earnings, according to a recent Reuters report. “A multifold increase in daily sick calls as well as a series of winter […]
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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday demanded that his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi be arrested for his alleged “conspiracy” in the breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modis security on January 5. The Assam Chief Minister also alleged that the Congress high command and the party’s other central leaders were part of […]
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Hyderabad: This Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, will mark a new beginning for the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. The long and protracted efforts spread over almost a decade are set to culminate with the Telugu University finally getting ready to move to its new campus at Bachupally. With most of the works completed and last […]
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Hyderabad: The anti-drug game is going international for law enforcement agencies in the State, who are now racking their brains on how to track down key suspects in international drug cartels with the latter using international SIM cards for communications. The SIM cards, sourced from other countries, are used for either directly communicating with gang […]
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Hyderabad: The daily peak hospitalisations and ICU facilities requirement during the Omicron variant driven Covid-19 third wave are expected to be within manageable limits in Telangana, latest projections made by researchers from Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)-Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bengaluru have indicated. Unlike the Delta variant when the hospitalisation was hovering between 20 per […]
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Hyderabad: Believing thoroughly in the saying – “It is never too late to start anything”- a group of elderly women have come together to turn their mini-parties into something meaningful. And that’s how the idea of turning clutter into charity was born. A group of Armed Forces’ wives who have regular creative gatherings, one day […]
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Hyderabad: This new year, resolve to value your life the right way and take a right-sized term insurance cover. It is a must-have in the financial planning itinerary as it gives sufficient cover and is relatively affordable. If you already have a policy, enhance the cover and ensure that you renew it before it lapses. […]
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Hyderabad: Bundles of notes, that too of Rs.2000 denomination, flying in the wind triggered a traffic snarl on the 100 Feet Road in Madhapur on Wednesday. It was only after the police reached the spot that it came to light that the notes, for which several people had stopped their vehicles in the middle of […]
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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has pulled off another engineering feat, this time by installing the longest span on any flyover as part of the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) in the State capital, 18 metres above the ground, and that too, at one of the busiest traffic junctions in the city. The […]
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New Delhi: Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as well as the Space Secretary, a Personnel Ministry order issued on Wednesday said. Somanath, who is at present Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), will succeed K Sivan who completes his extended tenure […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao minced no words when he sought to bring to the notice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the impact flawed Central policies had on the agriculture sector. In a hard-hitting letter to the Prime Minister on Wednesday, Chandrashekhar Rao urged the former not to impose financial burden on the farmers […]
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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Forest department officials in this district are elated, after they recorded the movement of Indian Muntjac, also known as barking deer in the jungles of this district. The recorded sighting assumes significance as last time these deers were recorded was a quarter century ago. “Movement of the shy herbivore was recorded in […]
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Hyderabad: A case was booked against actor Siddharth at the Hyderabad Cybercrime police station for allegedly making derogatory comments against Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal on Twitter. The case was booked under Sections 509 of Indian Penal Code and 67 of Information Technology Act following a complaint by a woman Prerna. Siddharth has been in […]
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Sultanpur: The Sultanpur MP-MLA court has issued an arrest warrant against former BJP minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who resigned from the UP cabinet on Tuesday. He had been accused of stoking communal feelings when he was in the BSP, seven years ago. Maurya has been asked to appear in court on January 24. When asked, […]
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New Delhi: India’s second-largest software services Infosys on Wednesday posted an 11.8 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,809 crore for December 2021 quarter. The IT firm also increased its revenue growth guidance for FY22 to 19.5-20 per cent. The Bengaluru-based company had registered a net profit (after minority interest) of Rs […]
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Lucknow: Five years ago, the BJP had welcomed turncoats from other parties and flaunted it as an achievement. The same turncoats are now living up to their reputation and changing loyalties when elections are round the corner. Whether it is Swami Prasad Maurya, Dara Singh Chauhan, Bhagwati Sharan Sagar or Avatar Singh Bhadana, all these […]
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Lucknow: Another Uttar Pradesh minister, Dara Singh Chauhan, quit the Yogi Adityanath cabinet on Wednesday, giving a jolt to the BJP in the poll-bound state. Chauhan is the second minister to resign from the state cabinet, after Swami Prasad Maurya tendered his resignation on Tuesday. At least three other MLAs have already announced that they […]
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Hyderabad: A tweet on the harmful impact of Ayurveda medicines, made by Dr Abby Philips (TheLiverDoc @drabbyphilips) on social media platform Twitter is attracting a lot of attention towards the efficacy of Ayurvedic medicines in the country. The liver transplant specialist from Kerala on Twitter said that a clinically stable person became disoriented, pre-comatose, undergoing […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday castigated the BJP government at the Centre for its decision to increase the prices of fertilisers, a move that will push the agriculture sector into a crisis and break the backbone of the farming community in the country. The Chief Minister said he will write a letter […]
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However, the account was restored after a few minutes, confirmed Kanchan Gupta, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “I pay tributes to the great Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti. His was a life devoted to national regeneration. He has motivated many youngsters to […]
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With this, the total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 3,60,70,510 including 9,55,319 active cases.
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Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron. WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC), a group of 18 experts, on Tuesday said that although current vaccines provide a high level of […]
