Maha horror: 12 kids given sanitiser instead of polio drops

In a case of gross negligence, 12 children were administered hand sanitiser drops instead of oral polio vaccine drops in a village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, an official said on Monday.......

Govt defers national polio immunisation programme

The National Polio immunisation programme, as part of which children in the age group of 0-5 years are administered polio drops, has been deferred "till further notice" by the Centre citing......

India rehearses for massive coronavirus vaccination drive

As it came closer to the roll-out of the first COVID-19 vaccine, India held a dry run by all states and union territories on Saturday in preparation for a massive vaccination drive, with Health......

Who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first?

'You will not have a vaccine for everyone initially.' IMAGE: Research assistant Parsa Parirokh of the RNA medicines company Arcturus Therapeutics conducts research on a vaccine for the novel......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

Nitish's radical steps to woo investors

Determined to erase the image of Bihar as a state synonymous with lack of development, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said radical steps are being taken to woo investors and boost urban......

Corporate ads dominate print media

Corporate and Brand Image advertising dominated the print media between January and March 2004. It was the largest advertiser in both newspapers and magazines. The other common advertisers between......