A sero-prevalance survey conducted in the first week of August in Delhi has found that 79 of the 257 people who recovered from COVID-19 did not have antibodies against the virus. About 15,000 representative samples were taken in the August 1-7 survey from 11 districts and tested for antibodies (IgG) against the virus.
Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to reduce the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent for one year to meet the exigencies arising out of the coronavirus pandemic. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Lower House on Monday.
Madan Sharma, the retired Navy officer who was beaten up allegedly by Shiv Sena workers in Mumbai a few days ago after he shared a forwarded post with cartoon of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on WhatsApp, met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Following his meeting with the Maharashtra Governor, Madan Sharma said he was accused of being affiliated to BJP-RSS when he was thrashed by the goons, so from now on he is with the BJP and RSS.
A disheartening trends has been witnessed in Kerala where at least 140 teenagers ended life for trivial reasons in the last six months, a study said, prompting the state Human Rights Commission (SHRC) to direct the Social Justice Department to examine the effectiveness of its suicide prevention measures.
Minister of State for Health Ashiwni Choubey on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that current evidence, according to WHO, suggests that transmission of coronavirus occurs primarily through direct, indirect, or close contact with infected people through saliva and respiratory secretions.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday slammed those bad-mouthing the film indsutry after recent episode of face off with actress Kangana Ranaut. Lashing out at those who are defaming the Bollywood industry, Raut said, "Some people are bad-mouthing film industry. It's not only the industry but also our culture-tradition that is being defamed. They say there is a drugs racket. Is it not in politics or any other sector? It is the responsibility of govt and people to stop it."
Phase-I clinical trials have revealed "excellent safety" of the two candidate vaccines indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and Cadila Healthcare Ltd and their immunogenicity testing is now in progress, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
