Covid 19

19May

Health, World

Singapore Under The Grip Of Covid-19 As Cases Surge To Over 25,900

Singapore is reportedly facing a new wave of Covid-19 pandemic as the authorities recorded over 25,900 cases between May 5 t0 11. Health Minister, Ong Ye Kung said that Singapore is at the beginning of the wave as the cases are rising steadily. He also said that the wave might peak in coming two to ...

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17May

Health

New Research Finds AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Cause Another Rare But Deadly Blood Clotting Disorder

The pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca is under public scrutiny for yet another incident of fatal blood clotting disorder. According to research reports, the company's Covid-19 vaccine, which it made in collaboration with Oxford university, has been found to raise the risk of inducing immune thromboc...

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13May

Business, Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

“UPA Excelled In Policy Misadventures And Scams”: Nirmala Sitharaman Highlights Fiscal Management Under PM Modi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently tweeted an extensive overview of the country’s fiscal management under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and compared it with the UPA government. She questioned how Congress aims to fulfil their manifesto promise of ‘Khata Khat’ schemes and its fi...

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8May

Business, Health

“Commercial Reasons”: AstraZeneca Withdraws Covid Vaccine Days After Admitting Side Effects

AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical giant, withdrew the Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, according to reports. The move came days after the firm acknowledged in court document that the vaccine can cause a rare and dangerous side effects. However, the pharmaceutical firm attributed the decision to withdraw th...

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30Apr

India, World

Explainer: Amid Lawsuits, AstraZeneca Admits Its Covishield Vaccine Causes “Side Effects In Very Rare Cases”

British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has finally admitted to a rare side effect associated with its Covid vaccine, known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS). This admission, made public for the first time, emerged in court documents amid ongoing legal proceedings where AstraZene...

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10Apr

India

“Ayush Or Allopathy, Personal Choice”: Centre Replies To SC In Patanjali Ads Case

The Centre in its reply in misleading advertisements case involving Patanjali Ayurved and its founders, Yoga guru Ramdev and his associate Balkrishna told the Supreme Court it’s an individual’s choice whether they opt for Ayush or allopathic medicine and stressed the need to discourage the denigrati...

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7Feb

Business

TCS Stands Firm: Employees Must Return To Office By March Or Face Consequences

A warning has been issued by Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to its employees to comply with the company’s work from office policy, extending the deadline by another quarter, until the end of March. This is the final deadline, the company stated. Chief Operating Officer NG Subrama...

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26Jan

Business

Foxconn CEO Young Liu Honoured With Padma Bhushan

The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn, Young Liu, has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan. As a global business leader, Foxconn CEO has received the recognition for his immense contribution to accelerate the growth of local economy. Young Liu is a recogni...

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25Jan

Business

Azim Premji Gives Sons Tariq And Rishad Wipro Shares Valued At Rs 500 Crore

According to an exchange filing, IT firm Wipro's founder and chairman, Azim Premji, gave his sons Tariq and Rishad shares valued at Rs 500 crore on January 23. Each Wipro chairman Rishad Premji and non-executive director Tariq Premji of Wipro Enterprises received about 51 lakh shares from Azim Pr...

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25Jan

Education

Registration Open For Atal Residential School Admission 2024

Admission process for 18 Atal Residential Schools (Atal Awasiya Vidyalayas - AAVs) in Uttar Pradesh has started for Class 6 and 9. The entrance exam is scheduled to be held in the month of February for AAVs of different districts. A total 2,520 seats are available for admission to Class 6 and 2,520 ...

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