The Oxford COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India has been approved by the government-appointed panel of experts.
Four cases of the highly contagious mutant strain of the coronavirus were detected in the country on Friday.
The total of those affected by the strain - first found in the United Kingdom - has reached 29.Out of the four cases, three were found in a Bengaluru lab, while one was detected in a lab in Hyderabad.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president MK Stalin on Friday wrote a letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami, seeking a special assembly session to bring resolution against Centre's farm laws.
Days after rebel Trinamool leader and former Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari quit Mamata Banerjee's party and joined the BJP, his youngest brother, too, switched sides and today joined the saffron camp.
A step-up in the Goods and Services Tax collection in the month of December as the month saw a record collection of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore.
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