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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicUK strain of virus

Topic: UK strain of virus

Punjab blames comorbidities, ‘roster’ of protesting farmers for Covid surge, Centre disagrees

Punjab officials say high burden of non-communicable diseases is contributing to its Covid mortality. But central govt says people are dying as they’re reaching hospitals late.

Novavax vaccine shows above 85% efficacy in combating original Covid virus and UK strain

Results of phase 3 trials of the vaccine showed 85.6% efficacy against the UK strain, 89.3% efficacy against original strain but only 49.4% efficacy against the South African strain.

On Camera

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.