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A mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 vaccines could provide logistical and immunological benefits

Researchers hope that a mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 vaccines will help alleviate these issues and create more flexibility in the immunization regimens available to people.

COVAX VACCINES Pfizer-Biontech Vaccine

How a Scottish graveyard in Kolkata revealed the untold stories of colonial women in India

COVID-19 Delta variant in Canada: FAQ on origins, hotspots and vaccine protection

Third Wave Epidemiology COVID-19 Variants

Has Media Failed India?

Failed Institution Free Press journalism

Doctors in the pay of politicians

Failed Institution Health Care Public Health

The police should be protectors – not abusers

Failed Institution police brutality police corruption

From 13 unis to 1: why Australia needs to reverse the loss of South Asian studies

Higher Education India South Asia

Our institutions have failed us

Failed Institution Social Justice News Media

COVID-19 messages make emergency alerts just another text in the crowd on your home screen

Public Awareness VACCINES Sms

Raghu Rama Krishna Raju arrested and tortured in custody as a result of “revenge politics”

Failed Institution Andhra Pradesh police brutality

COVID: did a delayed second dose give the delta variant an evolutionary helping hand?

COVAX Coronavirus Vaccines Second Dose

There are 209 Australian kids stranded in India — they have special legal rights we must not ignore

India Australian Citizenship COVID-19

I'm fully vaccinated – should I keep wearing a mask for my unvaccinated child?

COVAX Coronavirus Insights Coronavirus Vaccines

Study shows AI-generated fake reports fool experts

Cybersecurity Natural Language Generation Software Misinformation

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak – and why it's so tricky

Coronavirus 2021 Pandemic Zoonotic Viruses

I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for COVID-19?

Coronavirus Vaccines COVID-19 COVAX

Driver's license suspensions for failure to pay fines inflict particular harm on Black drivers

Low Income Households African Americans Drivers

Bharat Biotech, the Hyderabad-based drugmaker which has developed India's only indigenous shot against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Covaxin, has submitted data from phase 3 trials of the vaccin;

Thailand to narrow gap for AstraZeneca shots in bid to curb Delta variant - Yahoo News

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai medical committee has agreed to narrow the gap between doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to eight weeks from 10-12 weeks previously in places where there has been ou;

AP Inter Exam 2021: Will hold Andhra govt responsible for even 1 fatality, says SC on class 12 board exam - Zee News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court told the Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday (June 22) that if there is any fatality, they will hold the state responsible.A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh M;

Covishield vaccine linked to rare neurological disorder in Kerala, UK - Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Eleven people who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine have developed a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome, clinicians in India and England have reported ;

Indias Wealthiest 1% Saw Their Share Inch Back To Over 40% Of Countrys Wealth - BloombergQuint

Wealth per adult in India fell 6.1% in 2020, while it rose 6% globally. Much of the decline for India came from non-financial assets, value of which fell 6.8%. Financial assets saw an increase of 3.8%;

AstraZeneca vax linked to rare neurological disorder in India, England - India New England

New Delhi Eleven individuals who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine have developed a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome, clinicians in India and England have repor;

Guillain-Barre syndrome: AstraZeneca Covid vaccine linked to rare neurological disorder in India - Oneindia

New Delhi, June 23: Eleven people who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine have developed a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome, clinicians in India and England have ;

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completes 8th flight on Mars - Lokmat

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completes 8th flight on MarsWashington, June 23 NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has completed its eighth flight on Mars on Monday, according to NASA.It flew for 77.4 seconds an;

FM Nirmala Sitharaman asks Infosys to fix all issues on new I-T portal on priority; 5 glitches to be resolved in a week - The Hindu

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on June 22 asked Infosys to fix all issues on the new Income Tax portal immediately, while the software major said at least five technical glitches, including viewi;

Verification Is Dead. Its All About Super Followers on Twitter, Now. - Gizmodo

As part of Twitters long-term vision to emulate the worst parts of every other major platform, the company announced on Tuesday that it would start rolling out applications for its long-rumored Ticket;

Reforms under Aatmanirbhar Bharat improved ease of living, writes PM Modi - Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a blog on LinkedIn, mentioning how four reforms, brought about as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package in May 2020 to mitigate the effect of Covid-19, were ;

Snag a classy Fossil smartwatch at nearly 50% off thanks to Amazon Prime Day - Techradar

Shopping for some last-minute Amazon Prime Day smartwatch deals? Fossil has several deals, including one that takes nearly half off the list price for the Fossil Gen 5E.Weve seen plenty of Amazon Prim;

Saudis who killed Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in US: Report - Hindustan Times

The four men - part of a Saudi kill team - who eliminated Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, received paramilitary training in the United States, the New York Times (NYT) reported on ;

US Experts To Review Heart Problems Among Teens After Covid Shots - NDTV

The Pfizer vaccine is currently the only shot authorized in adolescents aged 12 and up.Washington, United States: A panel of experts convened by the top US health agency will hold a meeting Wednesday ;

Your work from home salary won't be same as your office pay. How Google is paying - Mint

Companies all over the world are reining in new changes to incorporate disruptions caused by the covid-19 pandemic. As virus-induced lockdown recedes in various countries, companies are tweaking the p;

Nasas incredible post showing Sun in different wavelengths of light goes viral - Hindustan Times

Are you someone who often finds yourself searching for different content related to the Earth, the Moon, the Sun, and far far beyond? Then this tweet by NASA may just be tailor-made for you. Even if y;

Delta variant 'greatest threat' to US' COVID-19 efforts: Dr Anthony Fauci - Moneycontrol

The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to Americas attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has warned.Sp;

Coronavirus Live Updates: 42,640 New Cases Recorded On Tuesday - NDTV

Cumulative death count stands at 3,89,302, with 1,167 fresh fatalities reported yesterday (File).New Delhi: With COVID-19 infections on a decline, India recorded 42,640 new cases on Tuesday with the d;

Will bring Mi 11 Lite 5G model in India after 5G network roll-out: Xiaomi - The New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Chinese smart devices company Xiaomi will bring the 5G variant of its lightest and slimmest smartphone M11 Lite after 5G network is available in the country or it gets sufficient demand for;

Prime Day 2's got headphone deals galore including Sony for over 60 percent off! - Yahoo India News

We may receive commission from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change.Finally the iconic headphones you've been craving at an amazing price. Thanks, Prim;

Day Before Its National Record, Madhya Pradesh Vaccinated A Mere 4,100 - NDTV

Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said the government had targeted 10 lakh doses on June 21.Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh set a national record on June 21 by administering 16,91,967 COVID-19 vaccines;

Fortnite Cosmic Summer event 2021: Leaked! Skins for cosmic event now available online; take a sneak peek - HT Tech

Fortnite Cosmic Summer Event 2021 has started. The two-week-long extravaganza began at 6:30PM today and it will go on until 11:59PM ET or 9:29AM IST. As a part of its cosmic event, Fortnite has a bunc;

NASA picks 3 new science experiments for commercial moon missions - Space.com

Undoubtedly, it'll be the Artemis program's crewed missions returning humans to the moon for the first time in over five decades that'll be NASA's feature presentation when Artemis really gets off the;

Explained: Why the opposition met at Sharad Pawars home, and where Prashant Kishor fits in - The Indian Express

The political buzz about the formation of a third front is back. While talk of a third front has been recurrent; the key difference this time is that NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, one of the sharpest and ;

This is why you should never hate neem juice, 5 weight loss benefits - Times of India

A native Indian plant, neem might taste the worst to you, but can significantly lessen your visit to a doctors clinic. Ever since ancient times, neem has been used to enrich health and cure weight los;

EXPLAINED | Chinas One Billion Covid-19 Vaccine Feat: A Milestone Marred by Seve - News18

Chinahas said it has administered over one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country ever since it accelerated its pace of freejabs for the whole nation in late March.The National Health Commi;

Does COVID-19 vaccine affect fertility in men and women? Check what Health Ministry has to say - Zee News

New Delhi: Amid recent reports claiming infertility due to COVID-19 vaccination amongst the population of reproductive age, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfareon Monday (June 21, 2021) iss;

Working women in India are more worried than working men, says LinkedIn report - Business Insider India

The second wave of Covid worsened 'shecession' as twice as many working women in India are worried about availability of jobs, time for job-seeking compared to working men, according to the LinkedIn W;

Ethnic Groups In North Bengal Reject BJP MP's Union Territory Demand - NDTV

Ethnic groups said it was an attempt to create unrest ahead of next Lok Sabha pollsKolkata: Several ethnic groups, which had spearheaded agitations for creation of separate states in north Bengal over;

Govt may sell a minimum 26% stake in IDBI Bank; seeks legal, transaction advisors - Moneycontrol.com

The centre, on June 22, kick-started the process of shedding its stake in IDBI Bank Ltd, by issuing Request for Proposals (RFP) to hire transaction and legal advisors to advice on the sale process.How;

"Impacting Taxpayers": Finance Minister To Infosys On I-T Portal Glitches - NDTV

Nirmala Sitharaman expressed "deep concern on the problems being faced by the stakeholders" (File)Highlights<ul><li>Nirmala Sitharaman asked Infosys to make it more humane and user-friendly</li><li>Sh;

Maharashtra Reports 8,470 New Covid Cases, 188 Deaths - NDTV

There are now 1,23,340 active cases in Maharashtra. (File)Mumbai: Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 8,470 new coronavirus cases - up from 6,270 cases a day ago - taking its COVID-19 tally to 59,87,521, ;

Delta, Covid-19 variant found in India, greatest threat to US pandemic response, says Fauci - Hindustan Times

The Delta variant of coronavirus found in India has proved to be the greatest threat to the efforts made by the United State to fight Covid-19 in its borders, top scientist and US infectious disease e;

Taliban Capture Afghanistan's Main Tajikistan Border Crossing: Officials - NDTV

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the insurgents had seized the border crossing. (File)Kunduz: The Taliban captured Afghanistan's main border crossing with Tajikistan, officials said Tues;

Covid roundup: India reports 22 Delta Plus cases, Karnataka eases lockdown restrictions in 4 more distric - Times of India

Covid-19: India reports 42,640 new cases, 1,167 deaths in last 24 hoursIndia on Tuesday reported 42,640 daily new Covid cases, the lowest in over three months, pushing the country's total tally to 29,;

Amazons Prime Day U.S. Shoppers Spending Less Per Order So Far - BloombergQuint

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. shoppers in the U.S.<div class='c'> </div> spent less per order during the first 32 hours of the annual Prime Day sale than the previous two years, according to Num;

Hyderabad: Covid cases decline, black fungus infection continue to rise - The Hans India

Hyderabad: Though the Covid cases in Telangana have declined, those of Mucormycosis (black fungus) are continuing. The Government ENT Hospital is performing 20 black fungus surgeries a day. More than ;

How Perseverance landed on Mars with its terrain nav system - FierceElectronics

ThePerseverance landing on Mars in February included 20 nerve-wracking seconds as the rover descended to the surface via parachute and relied solely on a Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) system to fi;

Older pupils may get Covid vaccine offer over the summer - The Times

Older school pupils could be offered a vaccine before the next academic year begins in September, subject to approval from doctors.Ministers are keen to vaccinate young people who are considered to be;

Iran president-elect takes hard line, refuses to meet Biden - The Indian Express

Irans president-elect staked out a hard-line position Monday in his first remarks since his landslide election victory, rejecting the possibility of meeting with President Joe Biden or negotiating Teh;

Big jolt to CM Mamata Banerjee in Narada sting case, Supreme Court judge Aniruddha Bose recuses from hearin... - Zee News

New Delhi: The Narada sting tape case on Tuesday (June 22) took a new twist as the Supreme Court judge, Justice Aniruddha Bose, recused himself from hearing appeals of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamat;

Jet Airways Gets its Wings Back: NCLT Clears Kalrock-Jalan Resolution Plan - News18

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday paved ways for Jet Airways to come back by approving the Kalrock-Jalan consortiums resolution plan. The Mumbai bench of the NCLT has asked the Direc;

Centre`s vaccination campaign is name-sake, only for advertisements and announcements: Atishi - Zee News

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Partys senior leader and MLA Atishi said that the vaccination drive is a joke for the Central government; how can we launch a universal campaign without sufficient vaccines? Delhi;

June 21 record vaccination: Rural areas gave more doses than urban - Business Standard

As India achieved a "historic milestone" of administering 88.09 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses in a single day on June 21, nearly 64 per cent of the jabs were given in rural areas, the government said;

Perseverance Mars rover lands in huge 'Mars Horizon' space race game - Space.com

The NASA Perseverance rover, designed to look for signs of life on Mars, will land in a free update today (June 22) from the space race game "Mars Horizon," according to the game's development team.Pl;

Why Was Battleground Mobile India Sending Signal to China Servers? - The Quint

PUBG Mobile India aka Battlegrounds India has landed into a fresh controversy, after a user sniffed the data packets from the app and discovered that the app was reportedly sending signals to China se;

Coronavirus | Delta plus is a variant of concern, says government - The Hindu

The Centre on Tuesday termed the emerging Delta plus variant a variant of concern just hours after Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and chairman, National Empowered Group on Vaccination V.K. Paul said ;

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 6GB + 128GB Variant Sees A Price Hike of Rs 500; Check New Prices Here - LatestLY

The Redmi Note 10 series was introduced in the Indian market earlier this year. It consists of three devices - Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro, and Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. The Chinese phone brand incr;

After Monday's Record, Big Dip In Vaccination Figures Raises Questions - NDTV

Government claims it has capacity to store and administer the daily required number of vaccines (File)New Delhi: Vaccination figures across the country dropped to a low of 53.86 lakh by midnight on Tu;

Bats from Mahabaleshwar cave found with Nipah Virus antibodies: Will it be the next pandemic? - Oneindia

New Delhi, June 23: A recent survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)- National Institute of Virology found that the presence of antibodies against Nipah Virus (NiV) in some b;

Amazon, Flipkart and other e-commerce platforms may not be able to do flash sales any more, if Indian governme - Business Insider India

The government of India has decided to revise the e-commerce regulations, as offline retailers in the country continue to be dissatisfied with predatory practices of the e-commerce giants like Amazon ;

OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine 80% effective against B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19: UK govt study - Zee News

London: Two doses from either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per cent effective in preventing infection from the B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19, first discovered in India, a ne;

Jammu & Kashmir: Gupkar Alliance leaders to attend all-party meet called by PM Narendra Modi on June... - Moneycontrol

The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of five regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, will attend the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June;

Qatar Govt Official Says Indian Delegation Visited Qatar to Meet Taliban - The Wire

New Delhi: An Indian delegation made a quiet visit to the Gulf nation of Qatar to meet with the Taliban, a senior Qatari government official stated on Monday.During a webinar, Qatars special envoy for;

Pakistan wont host American bases as it may lead to revenge attacks: Imran Khan - The Indian Express

Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out hosting American bases in Pakistan for military action inside war-torn Afghanistan, fearing it might lead to his country being targeted in revenge attacks by te;

Opposition leaders hold meeting at Sharad Pawars residence - The Indian Express

Leaders of several opposition parties including TMC, SP, AAP, RLD and the Left parties assembled at NCP chief Sharad Pawars residence in New Delhi on Tuesday to hold a meeting, amid the heightened spe;

"When Large Part Of Population Is Protected": Centre On Schools Reopening - NDTV

Schools and colleges have been closed to physical classes since March last year (File)New Delhi: Schools - shut since March last year due to pandemic - will only re-open once a significant portion of ;

Congress Seeks Clarification From Amarinder Singh On Punjab Unit Dissent - NDTV

Captain Amarinder Singh has come under fire recently from his colleagues in the Punjab Congress.New Delhi: The central Congress leadership today sought more clarification from Punjab Chief Minister Ca;

Mars helicopter Ingenuity nails 8th flight on the Red Planet - Space.com

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has now flown eight times on the Red Planet, traveling farther than scientists hoped would be possible.The little chopper made its most recent Mars sort;

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine linked to rare neurological disorder in India, UK - The Indian Express

Eleven people who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine have developed a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome, clinicians in India and England have reported in two sepa;

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Institutions that are failing us

India will not flourish unless the institutions that form the main pillars of our democracy function as they should

The rise and rise of BJP

India's political system has transformed from a state with one dominant actor (the Congress Party) few decades ago to a BJP-led dominant party system. From humble beginnings the Janata dal party has grown to the current Bharatiya Janata Party

Political Actors - no more than script performers

The movie industry not only provided entertainment to the country, but also, and mostly, selfish and corrupt political leaders

Largest democracy or oversold flawed system?

India is an extremely irrational, superstitious, and tribal country. The concept of reason is mainly conspicuous by its absence in much of India. Most of what India's success stories are based on what India has inherited from Britain. However India has failed to inherit visionary leaders and settled for authoritarian politics. A perfect recipe for a disaster to happen soon

Freedom of speech: coveted fundamental right at risk

Individual freedom to express an opinion had been curbed in India during colonial times which was well defined. However the current independent India has proved itself no different, if not worse. From the murder of Guari Lankesh (Karnataka), to the character assasination of Dr. Sudhakar (Andhra Pradesh) we try to compile India's current risks in speech freedom