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SII borrows money from banks to scale up Covishield production
New Delhi, April 21 : To scale up production of its Covishield vaccine, the Serum Institute of India (SII) had borrowed money from banks instead of waiting for the government's aid to arrive.
The company assumed that the funding from the…
Manish Sisodia on his toes to provide healthcare in Delhi
New Delhi, April 21 : In a leaked video Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is seen taking a meeting at the GTB hospital and directing officials to take quick decisions without waiting for approvals from the Secretariat.
Sisodia is…
Delhi man in shock after news of pregnant wife’s death through video call
New Delhi, April 21 : A man outside the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital in New Delhi could be seen weeping inconsolably after losing his eight-month pregnant wife and unborn child on Wednesday afternoon.
Mohammad Parvez, the…
India’s DRI seizes over 300 kg ‘cocaine’ coming from Panama
New Delhi, April 21 : India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized over 300 kg of drug, suspected to be cocaine, concealed in a consignment of wooden logs that originated from Panama, officials said on Wednesday.
A DRI…
Gasping for oxygen, Delhi awaits 480 MT of fresh supply
NEW DELHI, April 21: Delhi is gasping for oxygen for a second day running as several hospitals are left with a few hours' stock.
With the alarming surge in the number of Covid cases in the national capital, if the oxygen quota gets…
SII borrows money from banks to scale up Covishield production
NEW DELHI, April 21: To scale up production of its Covishield vaccine, the Serum Institute of India (SII) had borrowed money from banks instead of waiting for the government's aid to arrive.
The company assumed that the funding from the…
IAF roped in to bring in oxygen cylinders, medicines to Delhi-NCR
NEW DELHI, April 21: The Centre has roped in the Indian Air Force to airlift oxygen cylinders, regulators, and essential medicines as the national capital region faces shortage of oxygen cylinders and medicines.
As second wave of…
‘Covaxin demonstrates overall interim clinical efficacy of 78%’
HYDERABAD, April 21: Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday announced interim results from phase 3 clinical trials of Covaxin, which show 78 per cent overall clinical efficacy and…
Amid lockdown, Maha Congress wants ‘jab at home’ for people
MUMBAI, April 21: In a unique suggestion, the Maharashtra Congress on Wednesday demanded Covid-19 'Vaccination At Home' - on the lines of the polio campaign - for all eligible people as they cannot reach the inoculation centres owing to the…
MP Shashi Tharoor tests COVID-19 positive
NEW DELHI, April 21: Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Shashi Tharoor tests positive for COVID-19. Taking to twitter, the leader mentioned that he along with his sister and 85 year old mother have all tested positive.