New Covid XE variant not more severe than Omicron: Dr Kang of CMC Vellore

The new XE variant of COVID-19 is not a matter of concern as it is not likely to cause any more severity than other sub-variants of Omicron (BA.1 and BA.2) did, Dr Gagandeep Kang, professor at......

'Unscientific to consider 2 doses as full vaccination'

Eminent virologist and former Christian Medical College, Vellore, professor Dr T Jacob John on Tuesday said that the probability of a fourth COVID-19 wave in India is "extremely low". IMAGE: A......

If no new variant, 3rd Covid wave will not be as devastating as 2nd, says Kang

There will not be a third wave of Covid of the size and consequence the country witnessed during the second wave unless there is a new variant of coronavirus, top vaccinologist Gagandeep Kang said......

DCGI gives nod for study on mixing Covaxin, Covishield

India's drug regulator has given approval for a study to be conducted by the Christian Medical College, Vellore on mixing of COVID-19 vaccines Covaxin and Covishield, official sources said on......

New amnesty scheme for PF defaulters

The finance ministry has approved a new amnesty scheme for Employee Provident Fund defaulters. The scheme, to be taken up by the Cabinet shortly, proposes to allow companies with outstandings to......

Serum Institute's race to produce COVID-19 vaccine

'People are already sending congratulatory messages. But I have said, "Please don't until the trials are over".'Ritwik Sharma reports. IMAGE: A quality control test conducted at the Serum......

India's mushrooming medical cities

In August 1883, the quiet American city of Rochester came tumbling down under a tornado. As 24 people breathed their last, 40 others were left gasping for breath and medical care. The disaster......

An interview with Lata Mangeshkar's biographer

Nasreen Munni Kabir, creator of documentaries like Movie Mahal, In Search Of Guru Dutt, How to Make it Big in Bollywood and The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan, is a British television......

The biggest comeback concert, ever

Michael Jackson has been written off for a while now.His recording collaboration with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas was a bummer, he had such a bad case of stagefright at the 2006 World Music......

...And Jamaica challenged American hegemony

When Bert Cameron won the 400m gold beating American Michael Franks at the inaugural World Athletics Championships at Helsinki (Finland) in 1983, little did anyone realise that he had laid the......