Monsoon session of Parliament begins today, set to be stormy

The Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Thursday amidst outrage over the situation in Manipur with the Opposition demanding a statement from the prime minister. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath......

Govt panel recommends reducing Covid booster dose gap to 6 months

The Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) on Thursday recommended reducing the gap between the second and precaution doses of......

SIIto test Novavax's Omicron-specific vaccine

The Drugs Controller General of India has approved the manufacture of this Sars-CoV-2 spike protein recombinant nano-particle vaccine for ‘examination, test, and analysis’,......

Are You Eligible For A Booster Shot?

'Someone may have diabetes, but at what level the disease qualifies as a comorbid condition is something a doctor will decide upon and certify accordingly.' IMAGE: COVID-19 vaccination in Jaipur,......

328 fixed-dose combination drugs banned on safety grounds

The original list had named 349 drugs, but 15 drugs, which include cough and cold medicines Phensedyl and Tixylix, approved prior to 1988, have been kept outside the purview of the ban The health......

Over 340 drugs to go off the shelves soon

Some of the popular brands that would be impacted include Phensedyl (Abbott), Tixylix (Abbott), Gluconorm PG (Lupin), Ascoril D (Glenmark), Solvin Cold (Ipca), D Cold Total (Paras Pharma). The......

Sebi rejigs buyback norms, cuts IPO price band timeline

As per the new rules, the time line for announcing IPO price band has been reduced to two days from five days earlier, Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi said in Mumbai. Sebi plans to amend various norms......

How dangerous is plastic packaging?

After recognising its adverse health effects, the govt has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient, says Nitin Sethi. Image: FSSAI in its......

O'Grady Olympic medals under threat by doping admission

Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady could be stripped of his Olympic medals after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs at the 1998 Tour de France. O'Grady, who retired this week, told a......

Doping authorities clear Thorpe

Australian doping authorities have cleared retired swimmer Ian Thorpe of any wrongdoing after completing their investigation into an irregular test result. Thorpe was investigated by the......