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Delhi-based Dr Dangs to be central lab for Covaxin human clinical trials
A Delhi-based private laboratory has claimed that it has been selected as the central lab for human clinical trials of Covaxin, India's indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate
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Sensex ends 269 pts up, Nifty tops 11,200; RIL m-cap crosses Rs 13.5 trn
All that happened in the markets today
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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against UGC circular on final term exams
The SC agreed to hear within the next two days a plea challenging a UGC circular and seeking cancellation of final year examination in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic
Coroanvirus vaccine likely to work with multiple doses, says Bill Gates
People might have to take multiple doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine to protect themselves from the disease, said Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates
US labs buckle amid testing surge; world coronavirus cases top 15 million
Laboratories across the US are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are undercutting the pandemic response
Maharashtra govt permits online classes for pre-primary and standards I, II
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra government has permitted online classes for pre-primary students and for standards I and II with a daily 30-minute session five days a week
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US to pay $1.95 bn to Pfizer for producing 100 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses
The agreement allows the US government to acquire an additional 500 million doses
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Memo from the office: Work from home continues to be a work in progress
The office can't be done away with but work from home is now company culture, writes Suveen Sinha
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India logs highest daily spike of 45,720 Covid cases, tally crosses 1.2 mn
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that 1,129 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours
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Covid-19: India reports worst single-day spike; South Korea in recession
Uttarakhand has been a shocker for us. On Wednesday, the Himalayan state reported 451 new cases, breaching the 5000 case mark tally
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Hotspots Mumbai, Pune to help test vaccine efficacy: Serum Institute
The high prevalence of COVID-19 infections in Mumbai and Pune will help test the efficacy of the vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, its local manufacturer SSI said
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Shops shut, transport off roads as lockdown enforced in West Bengal
Life came to a near standstill across West Bengal on Thursday as the state was put under a complete lockdown to break the chain of rapidly rising Covid-19 cases
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Premium watch retailers make up for lost time by offering discounts
To tide over the disruption, a few players have also started creating websites for digital sales
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Tamil Nadu cancels all UG and PG semester exams over coronavirus pandemic
In a statement, Palaniswami said a high level committee has said owing to Covid-19 pandemic exams cannot be held
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Lockdown and uneven rainfall hits tea crop, prices firm up at auctions
The production in north India, comprising Assam and north Bengal, is down by 40 per cent from January to June as compared to the figures of 2019
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Covid-19: Lockdown in Bhopal to be imposed from July 24 to Aug 2, says govt
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said that lockdown will be imposed in Bhopal from July 24 to August 2 in wake of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the city
Odisha coronavirus update: Caseload nears 20,000-mark; toll mounts to 108
Odisha's COVID-19 caseload inched towards the 20,000-mark as the state reported its highest single-day spike of 1,078 new cases on Wednesday, a health official said
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Covid-19: Kamal Nath writes to EC, suggests bypolls by using ballot papers
Kamal Nath wrote to the Election Commission, suggesting that the upcoming Assembly bypolls should be conducted using ballot papers in view of Covid-19 pandemic
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Rallis India leaps 6%, hits record high as Q1 net profit grows 53% YoY
The Tata Chemicals' subisidiary's consolidated revenue grew 6 per cent to Rs Rs 663 crore for the quarter under review as against Rs 623 crore in the same quarter of FY20
 "Rallis India leaps 6%, hits record high as Q1 net profit grows 53% YoY")
Factories with on-site workers to be operational on Bengal lockdown days
All petrol pumps in West Bengal will remain operational on the three days when the state government has till now decided to impose complete lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus