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A box containing vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine. (Photo: Bloomberg)

WHO grants emergency use licence to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

CDSCO has approved the extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months from the date of manufacture

3 Nov 2021 11:49 PM IST

A pump attendant fills petrol at a petrol pump station. (PTI)

Centre cuts excise duty on petrol by Rs 5, diesel by Rs 10 on Diwali...

Finance Ministry urged the states 'to commensurately reduce' VAT on petrol and diesel to give relief to consumers

3 Nov 2021 10:11 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi urges officials to create awareness to remove COVID vaccine...

The Prime Minister asked the officials to take the help of local religious leaders to encourage beneficiaries

3 Nov 2021 2:13 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, in New Delhi, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (PTI Photo)

PM holds meeting with DMs of over 40 districts on low Covid...

Prime Minister Modi is holding the meeting immediately upon his return from abroad after attending the G20 and COP26...

3 Nov 2021 1:03 PM IST

At Netflix, Verdu will be reporting to Greg Peters, Netflixs chief operating officer and chief product officer. (Photo: Twitter)

Netflix to offer mobile games to subscribers on Android devices

The mobile games are available in many of the languages Netflix offers on service

3 Nov 2021 12:31 PM IST

A ten year old child high fives Pharmacist Colleen Teevan after he received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on November 2, 2021. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP)

US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for kids ages 5 to 11 doses just a third of the amount given...

3 Nov 2021 12:25 PM IST

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Bypoll results: BJP losing its momentum, says Congress leader K.C...

Venugopal slammed the Modi government over rising prices of fuel and gas and growing rate of unemployment

3 Nov 2021 12:01 PM IST

Taliban fighters stand guard near the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital in Kabul on November 2, 2021, after at least 19 people were killed and 50 others wounded in an attack on a military hospital. (Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Senior Taliban commander among dead in hospital attack

At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday in the attack claimed by the Taliban's hardline rivals, the Islamic...

3 Nov 2021 11:14 AM IST

A Mumbai Municipal Corp. worker fumigates a street in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. While 2019 was the worst year on record for global dengue cases, experts fear an even bigger surge is possible because their efforts to combat it were hampered by restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP)

Dengue outbreak: Centre rushes teams to 9 states, UTs

A total of 1,16,991 dengue cases are being reported by states and UTs across the country

3 Nov 2021 10:19 AM IST

In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic. (Photo: AP)

India reports 11,903 new Covid cases, 311 daily fatalities

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 26 straight days

3 Nov 2021 9:48 AM IST

The Union ministry of electronics and IT (MeITY) is learnt to have sought a clarification from the Facebook following recent revelations by whistle-blower Frances Haugen. (AFP file photo)

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

More than a third of Facebook's daily active users have opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network's...

3 Nov 2021 9:15 AM IST