May 2021 : Covid can trigger blood clots in arms, finds NRI scientist

A team of US researchers led by an Indian American scientist has reported the first instance of Covid-19 triggering a rare recurrence of potentially serious blood clots in patient’s arms. New York: The discovery, published in the journal Viruses, improves the understanding of how inflammation caused by Covid can lead to upper extremity blood clots and…

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Coronavirus Vaccine | 69 per cent Indians hesitant to take vaccine shot immediately: Study

At a time when daily COVID-19 cases in India are topping 25,000, a new survey conducted by a Delhi-based citizen survey platform has found that as many as 69 per cent Indians are reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccine immediately after it becomes widely available. The percent of Indians hesitant to be vaccinated immedately has…

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Indians are proud of Kamala Harris and wish her success, says MoS Muraleedharan

Indians are proud of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the first woman to reach the apex of power in the United States, and wish her success, said V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs on Wednesday. Muraleedharan was addressing a virtual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference on the theme “Role of Diaspora in Promotion of Indian…

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COVID-19: Social activist asks India to make travel smoother for Indians in US to their homeland

A prominent social activist here has requested the Indian authorities to initiate measures such as granting emergency visas on departure to help Indian-origin families travel to their homeland for health or other emergencies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. India’s aviation safety regulator DGCA has extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights till December 31….

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Indian travel agencies plan ‘vaccine tourism’ with packages for UK, US and Russia

With the United Kingdom government approving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, travel agencies in India have already started planning ‘vaccine tourism’ packages for Indians who want to travel to England to take the shots. Travel agencies such as Zenith Holidays in Kolkata, Gem Tours & Travels in Mumbai and Chariot World Tours in Bengaluru confirmed that…

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Lakhs Of People Across World Sign Petitions At Change.org To Show Support To Protesting Farmers

Over the last two days, more than 2,00,000 people have signed petitions seeking justice. Majorly the movement was started by Indian nationals living in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. The ongoing farmers’ protest against the Centre’s three amendments in the farm laws has shaken the national conscience. Arriving in a convoy of…

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