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New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal MP Dr Sasmit Patra on Tuesday called for strengthening the anti-trafficking measures for women during a discussion on the issue in the Rajya Sabha. Raising the issue to "Ensure More Participation of Women in…

New Delhi: The impending danger of the new mutant strain of coronavirus found in the UK helped Bharat Biotech get  emergency use approval for its vaccine candidate Covaxin. India has now reported 71 cases of mutant strain with number rising…

New Delhi: The All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) has asked the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to reconsider SEC recommendation in granting REU approval to Bharat Biotech-developed COVAXIN. According to the AIDAN, it is…

Lucknow: Just before a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy were to get married in a ceremony involving rituals of both religions in Lucknow, police stopped the wedding citing the controversial ‘love jihad’ (anti-conversion) law in Uttar Pradesh.…

New Delhi: Of the 14 companies that have approached the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for approval/validation of rapid antigen test kits for COVID-19, the regulatory body has okayed just one firm. According to the ICMR’s…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to completely ban single-use plastic items from October 2, Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha said on Tuesday. The minister said the state government's decision was in line…