5 dead in Serum Institute fire; Covishield facility unaffected

Five men died after a fire broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building in the Serum Institute of India's Manjri premises in Pune on Thursday, police said. IMAGE: Smoke billows......

'700 children in India die of diarrhoea or pneumonia every day'

'This is a tragedy that must be stopped.' Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters It is a microscopic round body with weird antenna like projections. It measures 76.5 nanometres in diameter, with a......

Pneumonia and diarrhoea: The biggest killers among children in India

Pneumonia and diarrhoea have collectively claimed the lives of over three lakh children in India in 2013, posing a major challenge to public health in the country, a report said. The '2014......

Mathuram Santosham feted for vaccine that saves millions of children

Mathuram Santosham has been conferred the Albert B Sabin Gold Medal for his pioneering role in the prevention of deadly H influenza type b (Hib) diseases, including paediatric bacterial meningitis......

What's behind Bharat Biotech's Zika 'hype'?

Bharat Biotech started work on developing a vaccine against Zika way back in 2014, but the timing of its announcement has created a flutter in the market. When Bharat Biotech recently......

Bill Gates heaps praises on India's 'vaccine heroes'

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has showered rich praise on companies from emerging nations, including India, for donning the role of 'hidden vaccine heroes' and driving down their cost to......

Ranbaxy to buy bio-tech firm Biovel Lifesciensce

Ranbaxy Laboratories on Tuesday said it will acquire Bangalore-based Biovel Lifesciences for an undisclosed amount. "The proposed transaction will give Ranbaxy access to all of Biovels products,......

WHO refuses vaccine approval

The World Health Organization has not approved any new vaccine from India this year as the Indian regulatory system, which gives manufacturing licences for domestic vaccines, has failed to meet its......

Liverpool, Barca and Inter stay top

There were mixed fortunes for league leaders around Europe over the weekend with Barcelona, Inter Milan and Liverpool winning but Olympique Lyon and Hoffenheim going down to defeats. SPAIN......

Hesselink nets winner on Celtic debut

Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink netted the winner on his Celtic debut as the champions came from behind to defeat Hibernian 2-1 at home on Saturday. The Dutch international, who joined on......

Rangers beat Hibernian

Rangers kept their flickering Champions League hopes alive on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League courtesy of a double strike from Kris Boyd. Boyd completed a......