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A national umbrella formed to defend rights Social Share We are coming close to the completion of the series to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the epic Peoples struggle of 1981 which forced the government of the day to back off from passing two very repressive pieces of legislation, termed the ‘Dread Bills”. Last week we outlined the first of those bills, the Essential Services (Amendment) Bill, which sought to restrict the right of trade unions to take industrial action i...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out that the emergency-like situation was not restricted to India.

As many as 3,21,693 new recoveries were also recorded on the day taking the total recoveries to 2,00,73,473.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been meeting the second wave of the COVID-19 challenge on a war footing. Sonam Saigal reports on how the civic body learnt lessons from the first wave and adopted a decentralised approach which is showing results slowly but surely

Reduced antibodies not a cause of worry on efficacy against COVID-19, say experts Both Covishield and Covaxin, while effective at generating an immune response against the coronavirus, appear to generate only half as many antibodies against the B.1.617 strain, or the Indian strain, according to a series of early reports authored by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Several scientists told The Hindu that this drop didnt diminish the fact that the vaccines continued to...

This year's celebrations come as Pakistan struggles to contain a third wave of coronavirus infections. The government has imposed a partial lockdown from May 8 to May 16 in which most businesses, except for essential services such as grocery stores and pharmacies, are to remain closed.Despite government advisories for citizens to maintain social distancing and avoid large gatherings, hundreds of worshippers, many without masks, were seen attending prayers outside a mosque in Karachi. Worshi...

Railways to pay doctors on a par with States Updated: Updated: It was finding it difficult to engage doctors in the existing pay structure Share Article AAA A file photo of a doctor checking a migrant workers family with themal scanner as they enter Thivim railway station in Goa.   It was finding it difficult to engage doctors in the existing pay structure The Indian Railways will pay medical practitioners (hired on contract) salary on a par with State governments. The decision was taken ...

URL copied Bihar lockdown extended till May 25 by 10 days. The Bihar government has extended complete lockdown in the state till May 25 amid the deteriorating situation of COVID-19 pandemic.  Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced the decision to extend the lockdown on his social media account on Thirsday.  "The infection rate has reduced during the lockdown period in Bihar with cases falling below the 10,000 mark in one day. It is helping break the chain of Corona in Bihar. H...

The present gap between two doses of Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, is 6-8 weeks.