Covid 19

Oct. 21, 2020, 4:22 p.m. Kolkata: A day ahead of Mahasashti, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday partially relaxed its order in which it previously declared all Durga Puja pandals as no-entry zones for visitors amid the on-going…

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to lift the ban on the entry of visitors inside puja pandals, a day before the start of Durga Puja – the biggest festival in West Bengal. The court, however, provided some relief to…

Oct. 21, 2020, 2:59 p.m. New Delhi: Content streaming giant Netflix which reported slow growth in its third quarter (July-September period) despite the social distancing times admitted that it has much work to do in countries like India…

Oct. 21, 2020, 2:28 p.m. New York: In a major breakthrough, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found that tocilizumab drug reduced mortality by 30 per cent among critically ill Covid-19 patients when administered within the…

The Delhi High Court asked Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to file affidavits regarding pendency of approvals to ‘FELUDA’, a test used for detecting Covid-19…

Oct. 20, 2020, 3:59 p.m. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will be sharing a message with the country at 6 p.m. on Tuesday where he is expected to make an important announcement. There is a possibility that he might…

Oct. 19, 2020, 10:50 a.m. Washington DC: An Indian-American teenager has been awarded a prize of $25,000 (Rs 18,34,300) for her research to find a cure for coronavirus. As reported by CNN, Anika Chebrolu, a 14-year-old Texas native, has…

Oct. 19, 2020, 2:14 p.m. New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday informed that Bharat Biotech will develop an intranasal vaccine for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.The minister said that the Hyderabad-based…

Image Source : PTI Hope of COVID-19 vaccine deployment in UK by New Year: Report One of the UK's senior-most medical chiefs has indicated that a vaccine against COVID-19 could be ready to be deployed by the start of the New Year,…

Oct. 18, 2020, 4:10 p.m. New Delhi: Actress Genelia Deshmukh says her battle with coronavirus was difficult as no digital immersion can kill loneliness.Asked about her fight with the illness, Genelia told IANS: "I think it has been…