India's first general and assembly polls were held between October 1951 and March 1952. The political milieu and campaigns in that era were a far cry from today. A look back.
The development of mucosal vaccines for Covid has been spurred on by the success of the oral polio vaccine, which induces 'mucosal immunity' in the gut.
After release of Sue Gray's report Monday, 12 lockdown-breaking gatherings held at Boris Johnson's official workplace/residence at No.10 Downing Street are under police probe.
Members of 'Hindu Vahini' detained Wednesday while allegedly trying to unfurl the national flag at Jinnah Tower on R-Day. Police deny the claim, allege demolition threats.
It’s hard for NeoCoV, found in bats, to infect human cells without mutation that’s yet to be detected occurring naturally, says preprint paper by Chinese scientists.
Since August 2021, the number of new followers to Gandhi’s Twitter account has dwindled. He sees the government’s hand, but Twitter smells bots and spam.
Students across Bihar and UP have burnt effigies of PM Modi, vandalised trains, and gathered in protest to show dissatisfaction with RRB-NTPC exam conducted a few months ago.
LIC IPO is supposed to be India's biggest-ever public issue. The government plans to sell anywhere between 5-10% stake in the insurer, which could fetch it around Rs 1 lakh crore.
Designated BA.2, the new sub-variant has been found in sequences in over 40 countries globally. In India, it has been found in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra, among other states.
Office memo issued 17 January says the system has been put in place to 'incentivise states through a star-rating system', based on efficiency & timeliness in granting clearances.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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