Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is at the centre of controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams conducted by it. Amid the raging row over the recently conducted NEET-UG and......

High drama during parliamentary panel meet on vaccines

A parliamentary panel meeting on the issue of vaccine development witnessed high drama on Wednesday as several Bharatiya Janata Party MPs walked out of it asserting that this is not the appropriate......

Health secy reviews status of passengers from UK

States and union territories on Wednesday were asked by the Centre to access details of passengers from the United Kingdom to India and send samples of those found positive for COVID-19 to the......

COVID vaccines disease-modifying, don't prevent infection: ICMR

All COVID vaccines do not prevent infection and are primarily disease-modifying, said Dr Balram Bhargava, director general, Indian Council of Medical Research on Thursday. IMAGE: A beneficiary......