Air India carries first consignment of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin from Hyderabad to Delhi

The first consignment of Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech was carried from Hyderabad to Delhi via a flight on Wednesday. According to the officials, "The first consignment of vaccine from Bharat Biotech is being carried by Air India on AI 559 from Hyderabad to Delhi on Wednesday at 0640 hours." Covishield and Covaxin, the two COVID-19 vaccines which have received Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) have been tested on thousands of people and side-effects are negligible, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, said on Tuesday and noted that the two "are safest of the vaccines".

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Mumbai airport begins COVID-19 vaccine transportation; 2,400 vials airlifted to Goa

COVID-19 vaccine transportation from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) commenced on Wednesday with budget carrier GoAir airlifting 2,400 vials of Covishield to Goa.

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Karnataka cabinet expansion today; nearly 8 ministers to take oath

The much-awaited Karnataka Cabinet expansion would take place on Wednesday with the induction of 7-8 ministers, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Tuesday. The BJP veteran also indicated one minister might be dropped in the rejig, the third of the 17-month old ministry. "....new Ministers will take oath at the Raj Bhavan at around 3:30 pm tomorrow, the list of seven or eight ministers who will be inducted will be released in due course," he told reporters. 

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Hooch tragedy in MP's Morena claims 14 lives; 4 suspended

At least 14 people have died and 20 others fallen seriously ill after drinking what is suspected to be spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, a senior police officer said, in the second such incident in the state in the last three months. As per preliminary reports, some residents of Manpur and Pahawali villages in Morena district consumed a white-colored liquor on Monday night, the officer said. Later, people in some other nearby villages also fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor, he said.

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Breaking News January 13 | LIVE

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 92 million, including 1,970,000 fatalities. As many as 65,818,038 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on the coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine.

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Bharat Biotech set to dispatch first consignment of Covaxin

Bharat Biotech, which hasreceived Emergency Use Authorisation approval from the Drug Controller General of Indiafor its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, is set to dispatch it from the Rajv Gandhi InternationalAirport here on Tuesday evening, a senior official of theAirports cargo division said.

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Uttarakhand on high alert after sample test positive for Brid Flu

A high alert has been sounded across Uttarakhand with the samples of two dead crows testing positive for bird flu in the state. Samples of two dead crows sent to a lab in Bhopal tested positive for avian influenza on Monday, forest officials here confirmed.

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