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Covaxin booster improves efficacy against Delta, Omicron variants: ICMR study

By Express News Service NEW DELHI: A booster dose of Covaxin enhances vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants...

Delta-Omicron combo could fuel third Covid wave: Experts

By Express News Service KOCHI: With the state seemingly witnessing the start of the third Covid wave, the sharp increase in the number of cases...

2021: The Year of the Mask, raging inequality, Neeraj Chopra and Fahadh Faasil

By Online Desk The Year of the Mask, it again was.The rich became richer and inequality became starker amidst the pandemic. 2750 billionaires now...

Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others now negligible in sequencing data: INSACOG

By PTI NEW DELHI: Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to be the main variant of concern and other variants of interest or concern are...

No evidence of any new variant of coronavirus in country: INSACOG

By PTI NEW DELHI: There is no evidence of a new variant of SARS-CoV2 and presently there is no additional or public health concern...

Paramount postpones sequels of ‘Top Gun’, ‘Mission: Impossible’ amid surge in Covid cases

By PTI LOS ANGELES: Studio Paramount Pictures has decided to push back the release of two of its most anticipated titles "Top Gun: Maverick"...

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines wouldn’t have got nod had they done phase three trials in second wave: Krishna Ella

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of COVID-19 Covaxin, said the efficacy of its vaccine would have been 85 per cent against the original strain of the virus.

New sublineage of Delta variant first found in Israel reported in several states in India 

By Express News Service NEW DELHI: A new sublineage AY.12, of the delta variant of SARS-CoV -2, that was recently classified in Israel is...

Prevalence of Delta variant not different between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups: ICMR study

By PTI CHENNAI: A study by the ICMR on covid-infected individuals in the city has indicated that the prevalence of B.1.617.2 (Delta variant) "was...

Maharashtra: 80 per cent samples for genome sequencing test positive for Delta variant

By ANI MUMBAI: Out of the total samples sent for genome sequencing of COVID-19 positive patients in Maharashtra, 80 per cent of samples have...

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Now weapons will not be raised… 3 Naxalites including rewarded Naxalite surrendered, 685 Maoists have returned home

Dantewada. Influenced by the Lon Varatu (Come Back Home) campaign, 3 Maoists including 1 rewarder have laid down...