Mpox: Govt alerts airports; asks states to set up isolation facility

The Union health ministry has asked all airports as well as authorities at land ports on borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan to remain alert about incoming international passengers reporting mpox......

Mpox Puts Health System On High Alert

Strict screening protocols are to be implemented for passengers arriving from central African countries affected by the outbreak. IMAGE: Test tubes labelled 'Monkeypox virus positive'. Photograph:......

Covishield side effects: Doctors' group urges govt to review all Covid vax

In the wake of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting in a UK court that its COVID vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday expressed deep concern over the......

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine globally: Report

United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as 'Covishield' in partnership with Serum Institute of......

US lenders say Byju's obligated to repay full $1.2 bn Term Loan B

US lenders represented by Glas Trust have countered Byju's founder Byju Raveendran's claim on verified debt on the company being merely around Rs 20 crore, and have said that the beleaguered edtech......

Amazon India creates 110K seasonal jobs ahead of festivals

E-commerce firm Amazon India has announced the creation of over 110,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network as it prepares to serve millions of customers throughout India......

Why savings from Russian oil has dropped to a third

Savings for Indian refiners from purchasing Russian oil have decreased to a third of what they were in the years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which triggered global crises,......

Forex reserves jump $2.3 billion to fresh record of $683.99 billion

India's forex reserves jumped by $2.3 billion to a new high of $683.99 billion for the week ended on August 30, according to the RBI data release on Friday. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters In the......