Waive off ‘clinical trial mode’ for Bharat Biotech Covaxin, expert committee of regulator recommends to DCGI

If granted, the request would loosen the stringent conditions under which the vaccine is being administered, and possibly improve public acceptance of the vaccine. Two months ago, the vaccine's emergency…

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India’s fintech sector valuation to touch $150-160B by 2025: Report

India is strongly poised to realise a fintech sector valuation of $150-160 billion by 2025, translating to an incremental value-creation potential of about $100 billion, a report by Boston Consulting…

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China, Russia band together to build a research station either on the moon or in its orbit- Technology News, FP

The Associated PressMar 11, 2021 10:35:29 ISTChina and Russia said they will build a lunar research station, possibly on the moon’s surface, marking the start of a new era in…

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Zomato delists delivery partner after Bengaluru customer accuses him of punching her

For over a day, an Instagram video of a Bengaluru-based video content creator has been doing the rounds. The video shows a shaken woman with a bloody nose, alleging that…

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SuperCam on-board NASA’s Perseverance rover collected its first samples on Mars- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseMar 11, 2021 10:08:00 ISTThe bundle of instruments known as SuperCam on board the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the hunt for past life on…

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WHO’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic earned them criticism and Nobel Peace Prize nomination- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseMar 11, 2021 09:58:57 ISTIn the year since the World Health Organization first described the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic, it has faced towering criticism but has also been…

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