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The controversy, however, is more about the drug regulators emergency approval to the second coronavirus vaccine, the indigenously produced Covaxin, before critical efficacy data of the third phase of clinical trials are out.

Govt ready to allow other companies to make Covaxin

The government has now engaged five Public Sector Undertakings to help increase production of Covaxin

14 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Mass cremation of COVID-19 victims at Parwati Ghat as coronavirus cases surge in Jamshedpur, Monday, May 10, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Karan Thapar | Why did Centre fail to act despite a surge warning?

The government had been effectively forewarned to expect a possible exponential rise in cases but did virtually nothing

14 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Elephant expert Bibhuti Lahkar termed the incident shocking. (Photo: PTI)

18 elephants killed in lightning strikes in Assam's Nagaon

Villagers living near the hill claimed that the herd of the wild elephants was screaming unnaturally throughout the...

13 May 2021 11:16 PM IST

A health worker prepares to inoculate a person with the second dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a primary health centre in Hyderabad on May 10, 2021. (AFP)

Increase gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks:...

The panel also recommended that pregnant women may be offered the choice to take any vaccine

13 May 2021 2:48 PM IST

NMMC and Navi Mumbai Police conduct joint operation on commuters violation lockdown norms in Navi Mumbai. (PTI)

Lockdown-like restrictions extended in Maharashtra till June 1

Additional restrictions include mandatory negative RT-PCR test report for any person entering the state by any mode of...

13 May 2021 12:41 PM IST

Soumya Santosh. (Twitter: @IsraelinIndia)

Centre promises help to family of Kerala woman dead in attack by Hamas...

The victim, survived by husband and nine year-old son who are living in Kerala, was working as a domestic help at a...

13 May 2021 7:21 AM IST

A security personnel checks an identity card of a youngster near the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium on the eve of the 72nd Republic Day function in Srinagar, Monday, January 25, 2021. Security has been beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of R-Day (PTI/S. Irfan)

J&K official beats up people to enforce lockdown, invites public ire

Mir said that he did not use a wooden stick but a maize plant to 'discipline' people

13 May 2021 7:19 AM IST

Navlakha and the other activists are accused of allegedly making inflammatory speeches and issuing provocative statements at the Elgar Parishad meeting in Pune on December 31, 2017 that led to violence at Bhima Koregaon the next day. By arrangement

No bail for Navlakha, house arrest is an option: Supreme Court

The court rejected his contention that he was entitled to default bail as the NIA did not file the chargesheet within...

13 May 2021 7:16 AM IST

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar (Photo: File)

Didi, Dhankar fight over riot' visit

I find from social media that you are unilaterally proceeding to Coochbehar in violation of norms, Mamata told the...

13 May 2021 7:13 AM IST

Bombay High Court on Friday quashed two government resolutions issued by the Maharashtra government putting curbs on elderly film, TV artistes. (PTI Photo)

Door-to-door vaccination would have saved many lives: Bombay HC

When court was informed that persons without ID cards could register through Cowin, it questioned whether beggars can...

13 May 2021 7:11 AM IST

Mr Patra said the SII cannot share the vaccine formula because it has only been given the sub-license by Astrazeneca. PTI

Covid-19 vaccination: BJP hits back at Congress, AAP

84% of doses sent abroad are licensing liabilities of Bharat Biotech, SII: Centre

13 May 2021 7:08 AM IST

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.

Delhi blames Bharat Bio for vaccine shortage

Sisodia says pharma firm refused to supply required doses after reserve stock of vaccines exhausted

13 May 2021 6:59 AM IST