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India's COVAXIN generates antibodies that effectively neutralize Alpha and Delta variants of coronavirus: US National Institute of Health

A study conducted by the US National Institute of Health has said India's COVAXIN, which was developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, neutralises both Alpha and Delta variants of COVID-19

Fourth case against Twitter in India over child pornography content

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Twitter in Delhi on the issue of child pornography, the fourth police case against the social media giant amid a massive row with the Indian government

Schools, educational institutes to remain shut in Jammu and Kashmir till July 15

The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced all schools and coaching centres will remain closed in the union territory till July 15 amid COVID -19 crisis

Construction of fifth unit of Kudankulam n-power plant in India begins

Marking another milestone in civil nuclear cooperation between India and Russia, the construction work of the fifth nuclear power unit at Kudankulam in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu formally began on Tuesday

Top LeT commander among two Pakistani militants killed in Srinagar

A top commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was among two militants killed in an encounter that ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on Monday afternoon on Srinagar city's outskirts, a police spokesman said

India's vaccination drive unlikely to pick up in July

Even as the Modi government has informed the Supreme Court that it is going to increase COVID vaccine supply for July, government data suggest it may fall short of its daily vaccination targets

Twitter removes wrong map showing J&K, Ladakh outside India

Twitter has removed an incorrect map of India from its website that showed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as not part of India following a backlash from its users

Any move to drive wedge between Sikhs, Muslims will cause irreparable harm to J&K: Former CM Omar Abdullah

Asserting that any move to drive a wedge between Sikhs and Muslims will cause irreparable harm to Jammu & Kashmir, former state chief minister Omar Abdullah said the two communities have supported each other through thick and thin and withstood countless attempts to damage the age-old relationship

India to issue 500,000 free tourist visas to revive tourism

In a bid to give a boost to the country’s Covid-ravaged tourism industry by attracting international travelers, India has decided to issue the first 500,000 tourist visas free of charge whenever the issuance of such visas were resumed, a senior minister said on Monday

India successfully flight tests new-generation n-capable ballistic missile

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested a new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore Monday morning, officials said

Covishield-vaccinated Indians, South Asians facing EU travel ban: Hope to resolve issue soon, says SII CEO Poonawalla

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said he hopes to resolve the issues that Covishield-vaccinated Indians who are planning to travel to Europe are facing

India studying vaccine effectiveness against Delta Plus

Amid rising cases of Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus and fears of an impending third wave of Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said it is examining the effectiveness of the vaccines against the new mutant strain

Shun hesitancy, get vaccinated: Modi urges Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged countrymen to shed vaccine hesitance and get inoculated in large numbers

Indian Air Force probes 'drone attack' after blasts at Jammu airport

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is investigating a possible drone attack after two low-intensity blasts occurred at the Air Force Station of Jammu Airport in the early hours of Sunday

Major infiltration bid foiled; heroin, arms recovered at LoC in north Kashmir

Indian security forces foiled a major infiltration bid by militants from "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)" in the Tangdhar sector of the frontier district known as Kupwara, a police spokesman said Friday afternoon