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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
TopicIndian variant

Topic: Indian variant

India’s Delta Covid variant 60% more transmissible than Alpha, say UK experts

UK data shows over 90% of new Covid cases in the UK are of the Delta variant, and health experts are of the opinion that it may resist effectiveness of vaccine to some extent.

US ramps up surveillance of highly transmissible Covid variant first detected in India

The B.1.617 variant was detected in US between late February & late March. On 4 May, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated it as a variant of interest.

Covaxin effective against coronavirus variants found in India & UK, Bharat Biotech says

Citing a study published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, Bharat Biotech said noted that vaccination with Covaxin produced neutralising titers against all key emerging variants.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.