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The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea related to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in connection with the NEET-PG admissions. A bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna asked the parties to file their written submissions for consideration. “We have been hearing this matter …

Jerusalem: Amid rising cases of Omicron, a preliminary study by Israeli researchers has shown that the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold in just a week after the shot is administered, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday. Bennett spoke during a visit to the Sheba Medical Center, …

CHENNAI: As Covid-19 continues to surge in the country, Covid-related doctor consultations are seeing a massive jump of 50% more than the previous day. The daily consultations have gone up more than 2.5 times since January 1, according to healthcare app Practo insights. More than 50% of all doctor consultations …

The Indian pharma industry is estimated to grow at 9-11 per cent in 2021-22 and in the next few quarters, it will be driven by domestic and emerging markets, according to ratings agency ICRA. In a sample of 21 Indian pharmaceutical companies, said revenue growth was moderate at 6.4 per …

Patna: Bihar government is preparing to deal with the threat of Omicron infections as cases of the new COVID variant are rising in the country. Meanwhile, Coronavirus cases have also been surging in Bihar. In such a situation, the government is making arrangements for the treatment of people. Medicines, liquid …

New Delhi: The COVID vaccination drive for teenagers in the 15-18 age group in India is set to begin on Monday with over seven lakh beneficiaries already registered on the CoWIN portal. The data on the CoWIN dashboard reflected the registration of 7,21,521 beneficiaries by 9:20 pm on Sunday, news …

New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday ordered a detailed probe against technology major Apple for alleged unfair business practices with respect to its App Store. In a 20-page order, the watchdog said that Apple’s App Store is the only channel for app developers to distribute their …

New Delhi: A Covid-19 tracker, developed by UK’s University of Cambridge, has predicted that India may soon see an intense but short-lived virus wave ‘within days’, even as the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid is spreading like wildfire in the country with over 780 cases reported on Wednesday. The …

By PTI WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified antibodies that neutralise Omicron and other variants of coronavirus by targeting areas that remain essentially unchanged as the virus mutates. The research, published in the journal Nature, may help design vaccines and antibody treatments that will be effective against not only Omicron but other …

New Delhi : In view of the rising COVID cases in the country and the emergence of highly transmissible Omicron, The Health Ministry in the revised guidelines informed that the beneficiaries between the ages of 15-18 years now have the option of getting vaccinated with Covaxin only. The vaccination would …