India is lookin at all "serious" post-vaccination side effects as it carries out the world's largest coronavirus immunisation drive, a top medical expert said today amid suspension of AstraZeneca shots in at least four nations over risk of blood clots.
Only 100 people per "session" are likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the centre has said in a document that explores how best to deploy the vaccine whenever it is available. It said states and union territories can fix the days for vaccination. "Conduct of the vaccination process [will be] similar to the election process," the Health Ministry said in the docume...
The central government, which has waged a war on single-use plastic, is planning to impose an "initial ban" on 12 items, including small plastic bottles used for beverages, thermocol (polystyrene) used for decorations and cigarette butts.
Fresh protests erupted over the murder of a two-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh today, forcing district authorities to impose restrictions on large gatherings in the area. Police claim that the girl was strangled by neighbours who wanted to get back at her grandfather following a dispute overRs 10,000.
On Sunday, stray dogs pulling at what appeared to be human body parts from a garbage dump alerted residents of a town near Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh to a horrific crime. The mutilated body of a two-year-old girl, missing since May 30, had been found.
Sanjay Bhandari, the arms dealer being investigated for an array of financial crimes, seems to have enjoyed easy access to politicians.
As tax officials further their inquiry into whether a London house was proxy-bought for Robert Vadra, they claim to be discovering a trail of money that includes Delhi, London, the Middle East and the tax haven of the British Virgin Islands through a matrix of companies linked to or owned by Sanjay Bhandari, a controversial arms dealer.
JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar said soon after his release that he was made the victim of a media trial."I will now write my own story. I started writing in jail," he told NDTV.
On social media, a group of Delhi lawyers who thrashed reporters and students at teachers not once but twice this week, as well as the JNU student leader accused of sedition, are congratulating each other on what they describe as "a job well done", celebrating "what the government and army couldn't do, we have done".
A mining baron arrested on charges of being a prime player in the Vyapam or jobs scandal in Madhya Pradesh paid for the air tickets and other undefined expenses of top leaders of the BJP and its ideological parent, the RSS, according to an income tax report from 2013.
A mystery woman has now emerged as a key protagonist in the "killer" Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh that has generated much political heat after a spate of mysterious deaths of those accused in the case or listed as witnesses.
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An unprecedented Ukrainian drone strike on a major Moscow oil refinery has caused a bizarre environmental crisis, with oily "black rain" falling over parts of the Russian capital.
From a clinical point of view, infertility often develops quietly, without noticeable symptoms, especially in the early stages, and the whole process can look normal from the outside.
Naseeruddin Shah's moving portrayal of a man with dementia in Imtiaz Ali's latest movie highlights the emotional and practical challenges faced by caregivers.
The nutritionist explains that most people stay indoors, travel in cars, wear sunscreen, and avoid peak sun hours — all of which can prevent the body from producing sufficient vitamin D.
Tobacco-related cancers like oral, throat, and lung are often diagnosed late due to symptom normalization among users.

