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Japan’s Shionogi targets annual vaccine output of 30 million
TOKYO: Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co aims to boost production capacity for its potential coronavi..
Indian police arrest 14 for black market remdesivir as COVID-19 cases jump
MUMBAI: Indian police have arrested 14 people on suspicion of selling locally made doses of Gilead S..
COVID-19: Curtains rise in China cinemas as normality slowly returns
SHANGHAI: Hundreds of cinemas reopened in scores of Chinese cities on Monday (Jul 20) after a six-mo..
PM interacts with IBM CEO, says govt committed to smooth shifting towards work from home
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and highlig..
Pilot rejects Congress MLA’s allegation; says it is an attempt to stifle legitimate concerns raised by him
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday dismissed as "baseless and vexatious" the allegati..
West Bengal announces 2-day lockdown every week; community spread recorded in few areas
KOLKATA: Stating that community transmission of Covid-19 has been recorded in a few areas in West Be..
Myanmar holds muted Martyrs’ Day tribute to fallen independence heroes
YANGON: Myanmar's public marked one of the Southeast Asian nation's darkest moments on Sun..
Indonesia reports highest number of COVID-19 fatalities since March
JAKARTA: Indonesia on Sunday (Jul 19) recorded its highest number of COVID-19 fatalities since March..
BJP has institutionalised lies: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the BJP and accused it of "institutionali..
6% more rainfall than normal recorded in country so far; deficiency in north India
NEW DELHI: The country has received six per cent more rainfall than normal so far in this monsoon se..