'We haven't heard the last about Omicron'

'Your body will be able to deal with Omicron at any time, but it depends (on when) if you are vaccinated.' IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects a nasal sample from Special Task Force personnel for......

Recent evidence points to natural origin of Covid: Report

There is no scientifically validated evidence to support the theory that the coronavirus leaked from a laboratory in China, and more recent, peer-reviewed studies strongly suggest that the virus......

Biological E plans to make 1.5 billion Corbevax jabs in 2021

By 2022, there is a plan to make an mRNA-technology vaccine, for which it has tied up with Canadian firm Providence Therapeutics.The vaccine, named PTX-COVID19-B, is under development in Canada and......

Why are COVID-19 cases increasing?

'We really need to look seriously to see if there are any local variants.' IMAGE: Passengers queue for the COVID-19 test at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai, March 24,......

Antibiotic crisis needs global response: Experts

Growing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs demands a co-ordinated global response on the same scale as efforts to address climate change, experts have said. Without an international......

Need to boost India-UK trade: Tata

The United Kingdom-India trade and investment relationship has significant unrealized potential, given the synergies possible between the two countries, said Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata.......

JV for affordable vaccines to launch next year

MSD Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories, the joint venture to develop affordable vaccines for low-income countries, will take off by next year. The assurance was given by Mervyn J Turner, chief......

Multimedia, 3G phones at Rs 1,800

To provide original equipment manufacturers the capability to introduce low-cost multimedia-rich feature phones at such affordable prices, Texas Instruments - a designer and supplier of digital......