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HMPV virus: How doctors are using social media, humour to educate people
As news about the HMPV virus flows unabated, doctors in India are making Instagram reels laced with humour to educate viewers and quell panic
3 min read12 Jan 2025Covid-like virus outbreak in China: Expert says ‘need not worry’, cautions it can harm ‘children below 5 years’
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) scientist Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar has allayed fears of yet another another pandemic amid rising global concerns regarding a potential coronavirus-like outbreak in China
2 min read4 Jan 2025Behind closed doors: The spy world scientists who argued covid was a lab leak
The idea that the pandemic’s origins lie with a research facility in China was once labeled a conspiracy theory. Disagreements among intelligence experts on the issue ran deeper than is publicly known.
13 min read26 Dec 2024Cuomo Defends Covid Response at Hearing Amid Possible Mayor Bid
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo defended his handling of the spread of coronavirus in nursing homes in 2020 at a politically charged congressional hearing where Republicans highlighted an issue they aim to make a liability for Democrats this November.
2 min read11 Sep 2024‘Massive fraud’: Woman steals kids’ chicken wings worth ₹12.5 crore, sent to jail for 9 years
These wings were supposed to feed students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 min read12 Aug 2024China continues experiments with ’lethal’ COVID strain; experts raise alarm: ‘This madness must be...’
A new study in China raises questions about risky experiments with viruses as scientists conducted experiments on a novel coronavirus strain resulting in a 100% fatality rate in genetically-modified mice.
1 min read17 Jan 2024COVID-19: 10 latest news updates; Kerala leads in active cases, Himachal’s advisory, JN.1 variant in Karnataka and more
Several states in India are urging people to follow coronavirus protocols as COVID-19 cases rise. There have been 69 cases of the JN.1 COVID subvariant in India.
2 min read27 Dec 2023‘ ₹40,000 crore scam’: Karnataka BJP MLA vows to expose Covid corruption charges against BS Yediyurappa if…
BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal accuses former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa of ₹40,000 crore corruption in COVID-19 management, demands action
2 min read29 Dec 2023Covid variant JN.1: Maharashtra govt orders health dept to ensure availability of oxygen cylinders, ventilators
Maharashtra minister Sanjay Bansode says that the health department must take precautionary measures and ensure the availability of necessary equipment and medicines at all government-run facilities
2 min read24 Dec 2023Covid-19 cases rise in India: Existing vaccines protect against new JN.1 sub-variant? What expert says
Covid 19 latest news: New covid variant JN.1, a variant of interest, has been classified by the World Health Organization. Vaccines may not completely block JN.1 infections, but they can reduce the likelihood of severe illness and hospitalisation
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared