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Covaxin's efficacy shows immense strength of Atmanirbhar Bharat: ICMR chief

Bharat Biotech said that Covaxin had demostrated an interim efficacy of 81 per cent in preventing Covid-19 in late-stage clinical trials

Covid effect: Schools closure impacted 247 mn Indian children, says UNICEF

Globally, schools for more than 168 million children have been completely closed for almost a full year, it said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Maharashtra now accounts for half the cases

Mumbai colleges back to online mode as cases rise, autos and bike taxis recover faster than cabs, Opposition to Modi's photo on vaccine certificate-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Maha, Kerala, Punjab, TN, Gujarat, K'taka continue to see rise in new cases

The states accounted for 85.95 per cent of the cases reported in a span of 24 hours

Ravi Shastri receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Ahmedabad

The Indian cricket team's head coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday received the first dose of the Covid vaccine at a city hospital

Three more Covid-19 positive cases in Pakistan Super League: PCB

Three more people -- two foreign players and one support staff member -- have tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing Pakistan Super League

DATA STORY: India's vaccination now 1.13% of its population, 140% of Covid tally

India now accounts for 0.79% of all active cases globally (one in every 127 active cases), and 6.14% of all deaths (one in every 16 deaths)

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Why virus variants have baffling names

Japan to let Olympic athletes in early, Australia's economic recovery continues, vaccine passports could be next political flash point and other pandemic-related news across the globe

President Kovind gets first dose of Covid vaccine at Army hospital in Delhi

The President received his first shot as the country's vaccination campaign has been widened to include people above 60, and those who are 45 or more and suffering from certain medical conditions

India reports 14,989 fresh coronavirus cases, 98 deaths in 24 hours

As many as 14,989 new COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths were reported from India in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday

Centre allows all private hospitals to administer Covid-19 vaccine

The Centre on Tuesday permitted all private hospitals to give Covid vaccine if they adhere to the laid down norms

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 114.7 mn, death toll at 2.54 million

The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 114.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.54 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

UK to receive 10 mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses from India's Serum Institute

SII, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is mass producing the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, for dozens of poor and middle-income countries

Top headlines: India Inc earnings estimate upgrade, India woos Tesla

Reliance Jio has bagged more than 50 per cent of the total quantum of airwaves sold by paying Rs 57,122.65 crore. Of the 855.6 megahertz of spectrum sold, Jio has got 488 megahertz

US National Institute of Health to research on Covid-19 impact on children

About 3.17 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic

Italian PM Mario Draghi signs decree with fresh virus containment measures

Under the new decree, schools, hairdressers, barbershops, and beauty salons will have to close in regions designated as at high risk of infections

France reports 22,857 new Covid-19 infections, 417 deaths in 24 hours

French health authorities on Tuesday reported 22,857 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, sharply up from Monday's 4,703 and higher than the 20,064 daily cases registered a week ago.

American drugmaker Merck to help produce J&J's Covid-19 vaccine: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and the federal government to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine production

Jordan's Covid-19 tally up by 5,124 to 402,282, death toll at 4,756

Jordan on Tuesday reported 29 Covid-19 deaths and 5,124 new cases, raising the death toll to 4,756 and the tally to 402,282, said a joint statement by the Ministry of Health

US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May, says Joe Biden

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the US expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated