Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab faces legal threat in UK over side effects: Report

The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, known as Vaxzevria in Europe and licensed as Covishield in India, is facing a legal challenge in the high court in London, a UK media report said on......

New COVID variant Eris spreading fast in UK: Report

A new COVID variant which has descended from the rapidly spreading Omicron and was first flagged in the UK last month is now said to be spreading quickly in the country, according to health......

Covid: WHO classifies Eris as 'variant of interest'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in different parts of the world, including India, as a 'variant of interest' but said it did......

'Follow zero tolerance': Health minister on cough syrup deaths

Asserting that India follows a zero-tolerance policy on spurious medicines, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said 71 companies have been issued show-cause notices following concerns......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

A stringent patent rule is latest hurdle for India-UK free trade agreement

Negotiations for a trade deal between India and the UK have run into fresh controversy, after the proposals under a leaked chapter of the deal on intellectual property (IP) are believed to put......

Your visa got delayed? Here's why

It was supposed to be a happy journey to London, one that the Imam family had been planning for the past two months. Everything was set — except the visa, which did not arrive in time for one......

Indian startups created value, wealth even during pandemic: PM

Noting that the number of unicorns in India has reached the 100-mark this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that even in the phase of the Covid pandemic, Indian startups have been......

Berrettini tests positive for COVID, out of Wimbledon

IMAGE: Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, is out of this year’s tournament. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, runner-up at last year's......

Guardiola urges players to get COVID-19 booster shots

'We speak with the players every day to say be careful. Stay healthy, wear masks, social distance.'   IMAGE: Pep Guardiola said Leeds, who are 12 points behind City in the English Premier......