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Health ministry revises interval between two Covishield doses from 4-6 weeks to 4-8 weeks

This decision of revised time interval between two doses is applicable only to Covishield and not to Covaxin vaccine, the ministry said.

India records 46,951 new Covid cases, recovery rates drop to 95.75%

The daily rise in Covid infections was the highest recorded in 130 days, while the death toll increased to 1,59,967 with 212 daily new fatalities.

Not wasting as many Covid vaccines as Centre claims, data is wrong, say Telangana, Andhra, UP

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Telangana, AP & UP recorded 17.6%, 11.6% and 9.4% vaccine wastage, respectively. States deny figures, point to vial shelf life, turnout at health centres.

India records 35,871 new Covid cases, 172 deaths in last 24 hours

Registering an increase for the eighth consecutive day, the active Covid caseload reached 2,52,364, which accounts for 2.20 per cent of the total infections.

India records 28,903 new Covid cases, 188 new fatalities in last 24 hours

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,10,45,284, while the case fatality rate has dropped to 1.39 per cent, the health ministry data stated.

‘Worried about Maharashtra’: Govt says state has 8 of top 10 districts with most Covid cases

Two states with highest active Covid cases, Kerala & Maharashtra, are showing divergent trends. In last one month, cases in Kerala almost halved but Maharashtra showed an explosive spurt.

86.25% new Covid cases from 6 states in last 24 hours, says health ministry

According to the Health Ministry report, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu registered a total of 18,599 new cases in the last 24 hours.

India registers 18,599 new Covid cases, recovery rate drops to 96.91%

According to the health ministry data, the death toll increased to 1,57,853 with 97 daily new fatalities recorded in a span of 24 hours.

India records 16,838 fresh Covid cases, 113 fatalities in last 24 hours

The number of active COVID-19 cases has increased to 1,76,319, accounting for 1.58% of the total caseload, according to data released by the Health Ministry.

Over 1 million citizens have registered on Co-WIN portal, says govt

The health ministry clarified that Co-WIN app is meant only for administrators, and registration and booking for Covid vaccination have to be done through the cowin.gov.in portal.

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?