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Indian-origin medic explores gum and kidney disease link in UK study

7:42 pm January 6, 2021

London: An imbalance of the body’s oxygen producing free radicals and its antioxidant cells could be the reason why gum disease and chronic kidney disease affect each other, a new study by an Indian-origin medic in the UK has found. Periodontitis – or gum disease – is a common, inflammatory disease which causes bleeding gums, […]

All Indian vaccines being developed for storage at 2-8 degree Celsius: DBT Secy

9:47 pm January 5, 2021

New Delhi: All Indian vaccines being developed against the coronavirus will have to be stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius as the logistics have been worked out while considering temperature as a factor, Department of Biotechnology Secretary Renu Swarup said on Tuesday. Swarup said Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin and Oxford AstraZeneca’s Covishield have robustly undergone immunoassay lab tests. “(For) all our […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

World is our market: PM Modi’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ pitch

9:33 pm January 5, 2021

New Delhi: The world is in pursuit of affordable, durable and usable products, and a huge market, both domestically and globally, is waiting to be tapped, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, asserting that India wants to make products that are of good quality and are admired globally. In a post on LinkedIn, Modi shared his thoughts on his government’s project […]

Woman worker who alleged harassment in Saudi Arabia says she was not allowed to board flight to India

8:03 pm January 5, 2021

Bundi: A 40-year-old woman, who was set to fly back to India after allegedly being held hostage by her employer in Saudi Arabia, has claimed that she was not allowed to board the flight as she could not pay the money for the mandatory coronavirus test. Reena Gehlodh, hailing from Harda district in Madhya Pradesh, […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Bharat Biotech hits outs at critics, says carried out ‘200 pc honest’ trials of corona vaccine

10:36 pm January 4, 2021

Hyderabad : Amid questions raised by industry experts and opposition parties on the emergency approval to its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin without publication of efficacy data, Bharat Biotech’s chairman on Monday hit out at critics saying his firm had carried out ”200 per cent honest clinical trials”. Speaking to reporters at a virtual press conference, Krishna Ella said his firm has a […]