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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is assisting an inquiry into an alleged adverse reaction during AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine trial, but has found no reason to recommend halting it, a senior official at the regulator said on Sunday. A 40-year-old man said in a complaint seen by Reuters that he had suffered serious "neurological and psychological" symptoms after receiving the vaccine

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched scathing attack on the Opposition saying that he will free Hyderabad from the 'Nizam culture' and added that BJP would claim victory in the upcoming polls without doing any 'appeasement politics'. "We will free Hyderabad from the Nizam culture and work towards constructing a modern and new city with democratic principles. We will take it away from

New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 29: Manish Mehra, owner of Washex Hospitality, an industrial laundry service, recently flew from Delhi to Jodhpur, a city in north-western India, to win a contract to service a large, government-run hospital - a move essential to kickstarting his business. "For a new relationship it is essential to know each other before you can establish the trust and confidence to work

Ambala, Nov 28: Haryana Police has booked state Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni and several farmers on attempt to murder, rioting, causing obstruction in government duty and other charges for violations during their "Delhi Chalo" march, officials said on Saturday. A case was registered on November 26 under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful

New Delhi, Nov 27: The Indian economy contracted by 7.5 per cent in the July to September quarter (Q2 FY21), government data showed here on Friday. Though this is a rebound from the earlier quarter but with this contraction Indian economy has hit technical recession for the first time. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, gross value added (GVA) came in at minus 7

New Delhi, Nov 27: The Delhi Police on Friday used tear gas shells to disperse a group of farmers who had reached the Singhu border as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' march to protest against the Centre's new farm laws, a senior police officer said. The shells were fired at the border point which connects Delhi with Haryana. The police officer said, "We are using tear gas to disperse protesting

New Delhi, Nov 27: The Indian Navy’s MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed into the sea on Thursday after which one pilot has gone missing and one pilot has been recovered, news agency reported. The naval force on Friday confirmed that the accident occurred at 5 pm on Thursday. “One pilot recovered and search by air and surface units in progress for the second pilot,” Indian Navy said in a statement

Ahmedabad, Nov 27: Five coronavirus patients were killed while six others suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out in the ICU of a designated Covid-19 hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot in the early hours of Friday. A short-circuit is said to have caused the fire. This is the second deadly incident in which coronavirus patients were burnt to death in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Earlier in August

Mumbai, Nov 26: FC Kohli, who is considered as the father of Indian IT industry, is no more. Kohli passed away at the age of 96. A veteran in the Tata Group, he was the founder and first CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Kohli had served as director of the board of Tata Sons Ltd, Tata Industries Ltd, Tata Unisys Ltd, Tata Electric Company, Tata Honeywell Limited, Bradma of India Limited

Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc have released trial data this month showing their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing the disease. If regulators approve any of the vaccines in coming weeks, the companies have said distribution could begin almost immediately with governments around the world. But many Asian countries do not expect to receive big