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Use Itolizumab for moderate to severe COVID-19 patients: India's Drug Controller

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has okayed the use of Itolizumab (rDNA origin), a monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients

'Economy showing signs of getting back to normalcy'

India's economy is showing signs of getting back to normalcy, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday

SpiceJet to operate UAE flights from July 12

India's SpiceJet on Saturday said it will operate flights from across four stations in India to Ras Al-Khaimah (Dubai) between July 12 and 26 for eligible Identity and Citizenship (ICA) approved UAE residents

No home-isolated Delhi patient died in July first week: Study

No COVID-19 death has taken place in the first week of July among people put in home isolation in Delhi even as daily death toll here due to coronavirus has shown a sharp decline, according to a study conducted by the Delhi government

WHO acknowledges Dharavi's success over COVID-19

In a major boost to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra government's morale, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded their success over the COVID-19 outbreak in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums with about a million people packed in just over a two square kilometre area

Etihad to resume limited special flights to six Indian destinations

Etihad Airways will resume a limited number of special flights from six Indian gateways to Abu Dhabi from July 12 to 26

India's forex reserves rise by over $6 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves increased by $6.416 billion during the week ended July 3. According to the RBI's weekly statistical supplement, the reserves grew to $513.254 billion from $506.838 billion reported for the week ended June 26

No COVID-19 vaccine in India before 2021 first quarter, parliament panel told

India will have to wait till at least the first quarter of 2021 to get its vaccine that can treat COVID-19, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology was told

27,114 new Covid cases take India's tally to over 820,000

India recorded its highest single-day spike of 27,114 new coronavirus cases and 519 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to over eight lakhs with a total of 22,123 deaths, Health Ministry's data stated on Saturday

India's Supreme Court allows service of summons by WhatsApp, email, fax

In a first, the Supreme Court of India on Friday allowed the service of summons and notices, a necessity in almost all legal proceedings, through instant messenger like WhatsApp as well as by e-mail and fax

Cinema exhibition industry suffers Rs 5K crore losses

The COVID-19-imposed restrictions on the cinema exhibition industry has not only disheartened moviegoers, but cost several thousand jobs with the losses to the industry an estimated Rs 5,000 crore in revenue

Self-reliance is not being closed to the world: PM Modi

Inviting global companies and investors to India amid his government's push for import substitution and a self-reliant India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the call for an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' is not about being self-contained or being closed to the world

With over 26,000 fresh cases, India inches closer to 800,000

India recorded the highest single-day spike of over 26,502 new coronavirus cases and 475 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally close to eight lakh with 21,604 deaths, Health Ministry's data revealed on Friday

Brazil with same population as Uttar Pradesh recorded many more deaths: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday compared Uttar Pradesh with Brazil and asserted that even though the Indian state has the same population as the latter, it has witnessed less deaths due to coronavirus

No community transmission in India: Government

India's health ministry on Thursday said that there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in India but a "localised outbreak" in some geographical areas