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A medical worker takes a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 on March 24, 2021 at a vaccination hub outside Romes Termini railway station. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)

AstraZeneca says vaccine 76% effective in updated US trial data

AstraZeneca was an early frontrunner in the global race to develop a COVID vaccine, and was heavily favored by the...

25 March 2021 11:36 AM IST

The former technocrat, who has vowed to make Palakakad city the best in the country in five years, talks more development and less politics during the campaign meetings. (PTI)

Kerala polls: BJP hopes to chug into Palakkad with E Sreedharan's...

With the unexpected entry of Sreedharan in the poll fray as BJP nominee, Palakkad in central Kerala, has now captured...

25 March 2021 11:16 AM IST

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Three soldiers dead, 5 injured as their vehicle overturns, catches...

The accident occurred in Rajiyasar area in the early hours of Thursday

25 March 2021 11:13 AM IST

Indian army soldiers are seen near the site of a gunbattle between suspected militants and government security forces at Moachwah in Chadoora area of Budgam district on the outskirts of Srinagar on October 28, 2020. (AFP)

Retired SSC officers can use military ranks

This decision will not only remove dissatisfaction among the retired SSC officers, but will serve as a big boost to the...

25 March 2021 9:04 AM IST

In Rajya Sabha, Opposition parties had given notice under rule 267, calling for the suspension of business of the day to discuss the ongoing agitation by farmers on Delhi borders. (Twitter/ANI)

Parliament clears Bill on Delhi L-G despite huge Opposition furore

Opposing the bill, Congress' Rajya Sabha leader Mallikarjun Kharge said the bill must be sent to a select committee

25 March 2021 9:02 AM IST

The vehicle, a Scorpio van, was found on Carmichael Road near Antilia, the multi-storey residence of Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, an official said. (Twitter)

NIA invokes UAPA against suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze

The ATS contended that the plea of NIA was not maintainable because it had not received directions from the state for...

25 March 2021 8:58 AM IST

An artist makes a coronavirus themed idol for Puja festivities at a workshop at Kumartuli, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Kolkata. PTI photo

COVID-19 double mutant variant detected in India

Officials said the new 'Indian strain' does not match any previously catalogued Variants of Concerns (VOC)

25 March 2021 8:05 AM IST

Motorists drive past a coronavirus-themed globe kept at a traffic junction during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus. PTI Photo

COVID-19 double mutant variant detected in India

Officials said the new 'Indian strain' does not match any previously catalogued Variants of Concerns (VOC)

25 March 2021 7:36 AM IST

The government must further strengthen the inoculation programme and at the same time strictly impose Covid-appropriate protocol across the country. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Shot eligibility expansion route out of return wave

The decision to open up the vaccination programme and include all those who are aged 45 years and above is a welcome...

25 March 2021 4:50 AM IST

Justice Ramana will be the second Telugu speaking Chief Justice of India. (Photo: PTI)

Chief Justice recommends Ramana as his successor

SC rejects a complaint by Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy against Justice Ramana relating to the...

25 March 2021 4:38 AM IST

Will J&K-AGMUT cadre merger solve Valley's problem of sparse...

The cadre merger, the Centre hopes, will allow officers in the AGMUT cadre to be posted in J&K and Ladakh, and...

25 March 2021 4:38 AM IST

Until a state of herd immunity is reached, mask-wearing, hand washing with soap and social distancing will have to necessarily remain. (Photo: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Halt Covid complacency: Be vigilant, keep all...

If we become complacent, and drop our guard, infections can rise. That affects us all

25 March 2021 4:17 AM IST