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India has authorised the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and by local pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech, the countrys drug regulator said Sunday. (Representational Image: PTI)

DCGI approves two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

The vaccination schedule is likely to be announced by the Centre next week

4 Jan 2021 1:53 AM IST

A medic demonstrates the administration of COVAXIN, COVID-19 vaccine, on a health worker during a dry run, in Srinagar, Saturday, January 02, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Bharat Biotech recruits 23k volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trials

Covaxin has been evaluated in approximately 1,000 subjects in Phase I and Phase II clinical trials

3 Jan 2021 11:40 AM IST

HC slams Kaloji University, tells it to admit US student in MBBS

HC slams Kaloji University, tells it to admit US student in MBBS

The university remarked that there was no proof of study of the biological sciences subject in the qualifying...

3 Jan 2021 6:46 AM IST

Telugu Desam leader Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju.

AP temple vandalisation: Government sacks Trust chairman Ashok...

The move was in reaction to the desecration of an idol in Ramatheertham temple

3 Jan 2021 4:58 AM IST

To follow the vaccination protocols, as many as 10,000 healthcare workers have been trained in the state (Image:AFP)

Mock drill held at three places for Covid vaccine rollout in Hyderabad

The dry run was carried out at Gandhi Hospital as also the primary healthcare centres at Nampally and Tilaknagar

3 Jan 2021 4:47 AM IST

Many engineering colleges had collected university fees from students at admission time, but did not remit the same to the universities including the JNTUK. (Representational Image: DC Image)

Nod for JNTUK-affiliated colleges to start admissions for engineering...

The university had earlier decided to block the admissions to these colleges by saying they must first clear their...

3 Jan 2021 4:31 AM IST

Nearly 3.69 lakh health care workers will get the vaccine in Phase I, 10 lakh frontline workers from departments of medical and health, revenue and police in Phase-II, and 6070 lakh people aged above 50 years in Phase-III (Representational Image: AFP)

Andhra Pradesh targets one crore people to administer Covid-19 vaccine

Centre has dispatched 36 ice-lined refrigerators of 225-litre capacity each for storage of vaccine

3 Jan 2021 4:06 AM IST

Farmers hold placards as they sit on a tractor blocking a highway in protest against new farm laws at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. (AP)

Farmers to hold tractor parade towards Delhi on Republic Day

British PM Boris Johnson will be in Delhi on January 26 as the chief guest at the Republic Day parade which will be held...

2 Jan 2021 3:28 PM IST

The Karnataka government had already marked out the Vasanthanarasapura in Tumakuru as a major industrial hub as part of the Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor. (Representational Image:PTI)

Tumakuru Industrial Corridor big economic boost for Anantapur

The proposed location is 42 km from the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border and 48 km by National Highway 48

2 Jan 2021 12:55 PM IST

Covishield has been recommended based on the human trial results in the the United Kingdom, the United States of America and India (Representational Image:AFP)

Covishield moves closer to approval

The recommendation on Covishield has been forwarded to the Drugs Controller General of India, which is likely to take a...

2 Jan 2021 12:28 AM IST

Health workers carry medical waste for disposal at Calcutta Medical College Hospital, during the biweekly COVID-19 lockdown, in Kolkata. PTI photo

AP officials worried over safe disposal of biomedical waste...

The Union Government has issued a vaccination protocol of which Covid-19 biomedical wasteis a vital aspect

2 Jan 2021 12:00 AM IST

The remains of the deity of the goddess Komalamma left on the Paderu Ghat road after the deity was destroyed by unknown miscreants in the Visakhapatnam agency on Friday. (DC Image)

Another holy place vandalised near APâ€™s Paderu

The incident comes close on the heels of Lord Ramaâ€™s statue being decapitated at Ramateertha village in neighbouring...

2 Jan 2021 12:00 AM IST