Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: The number of people testing positive for the new British variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country rose to 116, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. “The total number of people infected with the new UK genome variant is 116,” the ministry said. All of these people have been kept in single-room isolation…
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NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 immunization program started in India on Saturday. More than 300 million people are expected to be covered by the world’s largest immunization program. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus via video conference on Saturday morning. Thousands of healthcare workers and other front-line workers are expected…
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NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, the National Investigative Agency (NIA) has sent notices to more than a dozen people, including a journalist, farm leaders associated with the agitation against three farm laws, and others, in connection with their investigation into the Sikhs. In the case of Justice (SFJ), officials said on Saturday. A development-related…
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SEOUL: US Forces In Korea (USFK) said Saturday they have imposed a shelter-in-place order on two of their largest bases, the US Army’s Garrison Yongsan and Camp Humphreys, through Tuesday. after a cluster of coronavirus infections. The Humphreys Camp in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, is the largest US military base abroad, housing the USFK headquarters…
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THIMPHU: Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on the launch of the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Saturday. “I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on the historic launch of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign nationwide today,” Tshering said in…
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Amid Chinese efforts to avoid a split in the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (PNC), Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali said on Saturday that while some countries may have concerns about the current political situation in Nepal , Kathmandu will not accept the interference of any foreign power in the internal politics of Nepal. Gyawali’s…
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NEW DELHI: Anticancer drugs have a number of side effects. A lot of research has been done to ensure that they don’t end up killing cells that they shouldn’t or that they start accumulating in organs that should heal. Docetaxel, widely used to treat breast cancer, has been one of those “troublesome” drugs. It is…
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world’s largest Covid vaccination campaign in the country on Saturday. He congratulated people on the occasion of the vaccination campaign and said that those who most need the Covid vaccine will receive it first. The launch was carried out via video conferencing and more than 3,000 sites…
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NEW DELHI: While India mentioned border management only in passing in its statement on the joint commission meeting between Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Pradeep Gyawali, Nepal categorically stated in its own reading that the meeting discussed the “issue of limits” and expressed commitment until early completion of delineation work on the remaining…
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NEW DELHI: Over the years, tuberculosis and malaria have developed resistance to most drugs, including antibiotics. This is because most drug research focuses on attacking the pathogen: the tuberculosis bacteria or the malaria parasite. Now 22 researchers from JNU and BHU have shifted the focus to host cells that are infected and isolated a molecule…
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