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Delta variant 8 times less sensitive to vaccines: Study

The Delta variant of coronavirus is eight times less sensitive to antibodies generated by vaccines as compared to the original strain that came from China's Wuhan, according to a new study. The......

Johnson & Johnson says its Covid shot neutralises Delta variant

Johnson & Johnson announced that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed promising signs of protection against the Delta variant rapidly spreading across the United States and other countries, in a......

Omicron more infectious than Delta variant: Report

Singapore's ministry of health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible and have a higher risk of reinfection......

US says Covaxin successfully neutralises Delta variant

India's Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, effectively neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus, the United States'......

Spread of Delta variant will substantially up cases: WHO

The increased transmissibility associated with the COVID-19's Delta variant is likely to substantially increase cases and put a greater pressure on healthcare systems, particularly in the contexts......

Ramping up vax cover key to restoring economic activity: FinMin

Maintaining a rapid pace of the vaccination drive and quickly bridging healthcare infrastructure gaps across both urban and rural areas would emerge as the most sustainable stimulus for durable......

Sensex sinks 486 pts led by losses in index majors

Tata Steel was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 2 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma, ICICI Bank, SBI, Kotak Bank and Dr Reddy's. NSE Nifty dropped 151.75 points to 15,727.90. Equity......

Economy likely to grow 9% next fiscal: Credit Suisse

Swiss brokerage Credit Suisse expects the economy to continue to show positive surprises and record up to 9 per cent growth in the next fiscal. For the current financial year too, the brokerage......

Rupee likely to test 76.50 level this year: Experts

Indian rupee is likely to test 76-76.50 levels as a relatively strong greenback, boiling crude prices and COVID headwinds deepen the depreciation bias for the domestic currency, according to......

IMF cuts India's GDP growth forecast to 9.5% for FY22

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for India to 9.5 per cent for the fiscal year to March 31, 2022 as the onset of a severe second COVID-19 wave cut......

Indian team's break in UK to continue as planned

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal and Ishant Sharma at Stonehenge with their wives. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ishant Sharma/Instagram The Indian team, which is in the UK for a five-Test series, is continuing......

Tokyo bans Olympic spectators amid COVID-19 emergency

IMAGE: The New National Stadium, the main stadium for the Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images The Olympics will take place without spectators in host......

Will BCCI clear India's tour of South Africa amid Omicron?

The fate of India's upcoming tour of South Africa amid the trepidation triggered by new COVID-19 variant Omicron will be addressed when the Board of Control for Cricket in India holds its 90th......

How Olympic Games kept COVID spread at bay

IMAGE: A security guard carries a sign past Olympic Rings near the Tokyo Olympics athletes village. The main reason for the low number of infections was a vaccination rate of more than 70% among......

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