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Friday, November 28, 2025
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.

150 people test positive for UK variant of Covid in India so far

All of them have been kept in single room isolation in designated health care facilities by the respective state governments, the health ministry had said earlier.

Woman who returned from UK tests positive for Covid in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad

Aurangabad's officials said that the woman's sample was sent to National Institute of Virology for analysis to decipher whether she contracted infection in the UK or in Aurangabad.

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China detains and harasses an Indian citizen. New Delhi must do more than issue a démarche

The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Airbus & Embraer in the mix, IAF plans revamp of military transport fleet with MTA as new workhorse

Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.