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India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

DCGI approves market authorisation for Covovax as Covid booster dose

The Drug Controller General of India has approved market authorisation to COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults who have been administered two doses of Covishield or......

Bio E gets nod for kids' phase 2, 3 Covid vax trial

Biological E has received approval for conducting phase II/III human clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate Corbevax on children above five years and adolescents, the Department of......

Covaxin emergency use decision likely in 4-6 weeks: WHO

The World Health Organization is likely to take a decision on including Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in the emergency use list (EUL) within four to six weeks, Soumya Swaminathan, the......

EU, UK offer emergency aid to quake affected

The United Kingdom and the European Union on Saturday offered emergency aid to help victims of the earthquake which hit India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing several people.Emergency workers in......

Extensive regulatory plan for clinical trials soon

India will have an extensive regulatory system for clinical trials in place by the next 18 months, under which regular random on-the-spot inspections will be carried out from July 2010, a top......

Death knell for printed books, newspapers?

Or a brief stop on the way to better times, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The extended, multi-month lockdown has meant that in most parts of the world......

US Fed rate hike boosts Sensex by 309 points; Nifty ends near 7,850

Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers. Benchmark share indices gained for the fourth straight session tracking a rally in global......

Siddiqui is Obama's chief agricultural negotiator

Islam A 'Isi' Siddiqui has been nominated by US President Barack Obama to be the Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the US Trade Representative Siddiqui, in his new role, will now......

Budget is immoral, anti-environment, anti-citizens

Collusion between ruling parties, corporate donations under Companies Bill is hidden. Environmental concerns made subservient to Cabinet Committee on Investment and regulatory agencies made......

Brazil sports minister plays down Zika fears for Rio

IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters. Brazil's......

WHO plans talks with IOC, OC ahead of Tokyo Games

The World Health Organization will confer this week with Japan's Olympics organisers and the International Olympic Committee again on risk assessment and management of the Tokyo Games due to start......

Delaying Rio Games would give false security on Zika: WHO

IMAGE: The logos of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are pictured next to a message on a screen that reads "Message about Zika" during a media briefing in Rio de Janeiro,......

WHO advising IOC, Tokyo, says decision on Olympics 'very soon'

IMAGE: Fake blood in seen in test tubes labelled with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of a displayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo in this illustration taken on March 19, 2020 (Image used for......

IOC reviewing Games scenarios, cancellation not among them: Bach

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee gives a speech. Photograph: Robert Hradil/Getty Images The International Olympic Committee is considering various scenarios......

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