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New Delhi: India started vaccinating children between the age of 12 and 14 years from March 16 with Biological E’s Corbevax. Soon, there will be a second option in the form of Covovax. Developed by American company Novavax, Covavax vaccine…

New Delhi: What was earlier believed to be a meteor shower, which lit up the night sky over Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, has now taken a curious turn. Astronomer Jonathan McDowell speculated that what was sighted could be a…

Puri: In a serious security lapse which has upset devotees, unidentified persons allegedly vandalised several ‘chulhas’ (earthen ovens) inside the ‘Rosaghara’ (kitchen) of the Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri. While some reports put the…

New Delhi: A celestial spectacle, in what appeared to be a meteor shower, lit up the night sky over Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. It was seen from Nagpur in Maharashtra and Jhabua and Barwani districts of Madhya Pradesh.…

Ahmedabad: Rape is one of the most common crimes against women in India. According to a report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), there are 88 rape cases in a day on average in the country. What is the reason for such high…

New Delhi: Two years into the pandemic, if your patience is being tested by COVID-19 messages on dialling a number, relief is round the corner. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered all telecom operators in India to remove…

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 822.62 crore for expansion and strengthening of two National Highway roads going through Odisha. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, in a series of tweets on Saturday, said the fund has…

Mumbai: Prabhakar Sail, an independent witness in the drugs-on-cruise case involving Aryan Khan, died of a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai, PTI reported, quoting police. “Prabhakar Sail (37) died of a heart attack at his house in…

Bhubaneswar: Last month was the hottest March in India’s documented history since 1901, an analysis by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) revealed. The month with an average monthly day temperature of 33.1 degree Celsius also…

New Delhi: India’s stand on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hasn’t changed since Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Vladimir Putin in end-February and March. Reiterating his call for early cessation of violence in Ukraine, the Indian PM…