- Saturday, April 05, 2025
RESEARCHERS in India and the US could soon initiate “joint clinical trials” for Ayurvedic formulations against the novel coronavirus, a top Indian diplomat has revealed. A strong network of institutional engagements had brought the scientific communities in the two countries together in the fight against Covid-19, said Indian ambassador to…
THE total confirmed cases of Covid-19 in India have reached 767,296 on Thursday (9) with 24,879 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Out of the total number of cases, 269,789 are still active. The death toll has also increased to 21,129, with 487 deaths reported in the past…
A former Indian naval officer on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying has refused to lodge an appeal against his conviction and will try instead for a military pardon, an official said on Wednesday. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was arrested in 2016 in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan —…
A pair of baby elephants feeding from the same mother have been spotted in a Sri Lankan national park, with officials speculating the two could be a rare set of twins. The young tuskers — who rangers estimate are three to four weeks old — were spotted in the Minneriya…
A consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) are pursuing their bankruptcy order against liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya in the High Court in England, as they seek to establish that any settlement offer made by him is now “dead in the water”. In a hearing…
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (8) denounced China’s “aggression” toward India and said that a fresh dispute over Bhutan showed Beijing’s plan of “bullying.” The remarks were the most extensive by the top US diplomat since a deadly clash between the world’s two most populous nations on…
INDIAN drugmaker Cipla Ltd has priced its generic version of Remdesivir, Cipremi, at 4,000 rupees ($53.34) per 100 mg vial, according to several sources, making it among the lowest priced versions of the Covid-19 treatment available so far globally. Cipla had earlier said pricing would not exceed 5,000 rupees. On…
Ride hailing platform Uber on Wednesday said it is offering free rides to donors in the city, travelling to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) that houses the country's first plasma bank. It is also encouraging recovered citizens to support the chief minister's appeal to come forward and…
Many big films like Laxmmi Bomb, Sadak 2, Bhuj: The Pride Of India, Dil Bechara, The Big Bull, Shakuntala Devi, and others will be getting a direct-to-digital release. However, films like Sooryavnashi, 83, and Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai will wait for a theatrical release. Well, it was also speculated that Varun Dhawan and Sara…
Hosting the IPL in India remains BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's "first priority" and he is hoping that the cricket world will not have to endure a 2020 sans the glitzy event, despite his concerns around the rising COVID-19 cases. The hugely-popular T20 league, which was scheduled to start on March…
