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Govt panel recommends market clearance to Covovax as booster

An expert panel of the central drug regulatory authority has recommended market authorisation for Serum Institute of India’s Covid vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults who have been administered two doses of Covishield or Covaxin, PTI...

Civic body polls: SEC approves list of PSs

State Election Commission (SEC) Nagaland has approved the list of polling stations in 39 municipal/town councils received from electoral registration officers.As per the list issued by SEC Nagaland, there are a total of 3,60,150 electors in three municipal councils...

Kim K pays $1.26 mn fine for illegally promoting crypto

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian paid $1.26 million fine after she was charged with unlawfully promoting an illegal crypto investment scheme on Instagram, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday.Kim has also agreed to not promote...

SC directs Nagaland to complete local body elections by Jan 2023

Supreme Court on Friday directed the Nagaland Government and State Election Commission to complete the elections of local bodies and declare the results by the end of January, next year.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM...

Tesla reveals $170 mn lossfrom Bitcoin investment

Elon Musk-run Tesla on Monday revealed it incurred $170 million loss from its Bitcoin investments in the first six months of the year. Tesla revealed last week that it has sold 75 per cent of its Bitcoins, adding $936...

BJP sweeps panchayat by-polls in Arunachal Pradesh

The ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh swept the panchayat by-polls by winning 108 gram panchayat (GP) seats, State Election Commission (SEC) officials said here on Saturday.The National Peoples’ Party (NPP) secured five GP seats, opposition Congress and Janata Dal...

Panel approves use of Covovax for 7-11 year olds

An expert panel of India’s central drug authority on Friday recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Serum Institute’s Covovax for children aged 7 to 11 years, official sources said.The recommendation has been sent to Drugs Controller General of India...

KAAC to go to polls on June 8

The election to Assam’s politically important 26-member Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) would be held on June 8, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced here on Thursday.State Election Commissioner Alok Kumar, announcing the election schedule, said that voting would...

Govt panel recommends Corbevax for emergency use among 12 to 18-year-olds

An expert panel of the country’s central drug authority on Monday recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation to Biological E’s COVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, for age group 12 to 18 years subject to certain conditions, of-ficial sources said.The Central government...