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Celestial excitement in store for sky gazers this month

Celestial excitement in store for sky gazers this month

Jupiter and Saturn will be shining bright in the southwestern hemisphere and Venus will shine right before dawn

12 Nov 2020 3:07 PM IST

Sputnik V vaccine

Russiaâ€™s Sputnik V arrives, officials claim 92% effective

The interim research data of Sputnik V has not been published or peer-reviewed yet

12 Nov 2020 2:03 PM IST

This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizers COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. On Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer said an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)

Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine is over 90% effective

However, Monday-'s announcement doesn-'t mean a vaccine is imminent

9 Nov 2020 7:38 PM IST

Smoke emanating from fire crackers.

Smoky firecrackers can spread coronavirus faster: Experts

Armed forces advised against use of loud, differently-coloured smoke emanating crackers as they could spread virus

4 Nov 2020 12:01 AM IST

Bharat Biotechs vaccine candidate -Covaxin- has been developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV) using inactivated Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.(Representational Image:AFP)

Bharat Biotech to launch Covaxin in second quarter of 2021

The price of the vaccine is yet to be determined, as the company is still looking at the cost of product development

2 Nov 2020 1:16 PM IST

A student washes her hands at Chamata Girls School after schools re-opened following a gap of more then seven months due to coronavirus pandemic, at Chamata in Nalbari district, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus developing genetic mutations, turning more contagious:...

The research, published in the journal mBIO, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier

2 Nov 2020 11:49 AM IST

Lifestyle diseases

Lifestyle diseases making Indians heavier: ICMR

Nutritionists clarify that people should consume energy-giving foods, proteins instead of carbohydrates

31 Oct 2020 12:46 AM IST

Representational image of Coronavirus

Treatment for 6 months needed post Covid-19

Docs advise patients to approach them if patients feel unwell even within 20 days of recovery from Covid

27 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England. (Photo released by the University of Oxford via AP)

COVID-19 vaccine might provide longer immunity, thanks to its low...

Researchers across the globe who have been studying the virus state that they find that one vaccine will provide longer...

22 Oct 2020 10:04 AM IST

The team found that patients with blood groups A or AB were more likely to require mechanical ventilation, suggesting that they had greater rates of lung injury from COVID-19. (Representational Image: AP)

People with blood type O may have lower risk of COVID-19 infection

Among the COVID-19 positive, researchers found fewer people with blood type O and more people with A, B, and AB types

15 Oct 2020 6:58 PM IST

An Atlas Centaur 7 rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASAs leading asteroid expert, Paul Chodas, speculates that asteroid 2020 SO, as it is formally known, is actually a Centaur upper rocket stage that propelled NASAs Surveyor 2 lander to the moon in 1966 before it was discarded. (AP)

Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket

The rocket had swept past the moon and into orbit around the sun as intended junk, never to be seen again â€” until...

12 Oct 2020 11:40 AM IST

Experiments done at 20, 30 and 40 degrees C showed the virus survived longer at cooler temperatures, longer on smooth surfaces than on complex surfaces such as cotton, and longer on paper banknotes than on plastic banknotes. (Representational Image:AFP)

Australian study finds coronavirus can last 28 days on glass, currency

Findings from the study show that in a very controlled environment the virus remains infectious for longer than other...

12 Oct 2020 10:31 AM IST