Indian cine bodies to organise mass vaccination drive for members
The Producers’ Guild of India, the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA), and the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), the three...
Volunteers provide oxygen as India’s COVID tally nears 20 mln
India's tally of coronavirus infections rose on Monday to just short of 20 million, propelled by a 12th straight day of more than 300,000...
R Madhavan tests positive for Covid-19
Yesterday, Aamir Khan’s spokesperson confirmed that the actor has been tested positive for Covid-19, and he has self-quarantined himself at his house. Now, today,...
UK has pulled together, not apart, during the pandemic, says survey
A NEW survey has revealed that society in the UK has pulled together, not apart, during the Covid pandemic.
The Talk/together survey titled ‘Our Chance...
Southern star Raai Laxmi contracts Coronavirus
Popular Indian actress Raai Laxmi, who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada movies, is the latest showbiz celebrity to have contracted the...
UK becomes the first country to roll out the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
BRITAIN began vaccinating its population with the Covid-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Monday(4), touting a scientific “triumph” that puts it...
India approves AstraZeneca and local Covid vaccines; roll out to start in a week
INDIA’s drugs regulator approved for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat...
India approves country’s first Covid vaccine
INDIA’s drug regulator on Friday(1) approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources said.
The decision clears the...
‘A triumph for British science’, says Johnson on AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine approval
BRITAIN on Wednesday(30) became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, hoping that rapid...
India finds six cases of ‘British coronavirus’ variant
INDIA has found six people who returned from Britain in recent weeks with a more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus that has prompted...