COVAXIN phase 3 data shows 78% efficacy against Covid

New Delhi, 12/9: The homegrown Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin on Thursday received long-awaited scientific credence with one of the world’s top medical journals publishing the final trial results showing its ability to offer 78 per cent protection against symptomatic Covid-19 and 93 per cent against severe disease.   The indigenous vaccine’s phase 3 clinical trial carried…

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Digital arrest scams | Supreme Court gives RBI four weeks to adopt SOP for banks

New Delhi, 4/8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions to curb the rising menace of “digital arrest” scams, ordering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to formally adopt a standard operating procedure (SOP) for banks within four weeks and tasking an inter-departmental committee with examining a shared liability and victim compensation…

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Commissionerate Police nabs fraudster from Chhattisgarh’s Raipur

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has arrested a man for defrauding a Arun Patra, a magician of Rs 2.5 lakh on pretext of providing a vehicle for a stage show on Thursday. The fraudster was arrested from Chhattisgarh’s Raipur area after an intensive investigation.According to reports, the accused, identified as Binaya Kumar Gauda, had taken Rs…

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OUTR Hosts Workshop on PM Surya Ghar and Energy Literacy

Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), in collaboration with the Government of Odisha, successfully hosted a one-day workshop on “Standards & Labeling with PM Surya Ghar and Energy Literacy-2025” on 15th February 2025. The initiative aimed to promote solar energy adoption by providing financial incentives for rooftop solar installations, enabling users to generate cost-free…

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