COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin enters phase-3 trials

Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, being developed by Bharat Biotech is now undergoing phase-3 trials, Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Biotech said on Monday. Speaking virtually at a......

Researchers find Covid antibody to neutralise all variants

Researchers have identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19.   The findings, posted as a......

Mask mandate can be removed for now, say experts

Setting at rest fears over Covid restrictions being relaxed, several experts say the two-year stringent mask mandate has led to fatigue and can be removed from public spaces for now just as many......

Antibodies that can neutralise Omicron, other variants identified

Scientists have identified antibodies that neutralise Omicron and other variants of coronavirus by targeting areas that remain essentially unchanged as the virus mutates. Image used for......

Cipla demands apology from US university

Cipla, the country's leading drug maker, has sent a legal notice to George Washington University of the United States on a recent symposium it had organised in India, alleging the meet had......

Which is the world's tallest building?

World's tallest buildings Which is the world's tallest building?Take the rediff business quiz and see how much you know about some of the tallest buildings of the world Biz Quiz is best viewed in......

Ranbaxy whistle-blower to talk on quality of Made-in-India drugs

The concerns surrounding drug manufacturing practices in India appear to have reached foreign shores, beyond the international regulators’ domain.  Ranbaxy whistle-blower Dinesh Thakur,......

How Americans benefit by bonding with India

The popular perception is that companies in India are taking jobs away from Americans but the numbers on the ground tell a different story. In the last five years alone, 90 Indian companies have......

Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika

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 More than......