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August 28, 2024 1:23 PM

NTF holds meeting to discuss measures for security of medical professionals

The National Task Force (NTF) today held a meeting with State Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police to discuss short term measures for the security of medical professionals. The meeting was co-chaired by Union Home Secretary and Health Secretary via video conferencing. The Task Force has...

August 28, 2024 11:47 AM

TRAI stresses need to tackle fraudulent messages and spam  calls

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti stressed the need for a joint effort to tackle the problem of spam messages and calls. TRAI had a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulatory to protect consumers from harms of spam calls and fraudulent messages, in New Delhi y...

August 28, 2024 8:12 AM

Public views & suggestions invited on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

The  Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has invited views and suggestions from the public, NGOs, experts, stakeholders and institutions. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a press communique in this regard. It said, those desirous of submitting written suggestions to...

August 28, 2024 7:27 AM

B. Srinivasan new DG NSG

Senior IPS officer B. Srinivasan was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the National Security Guard (NSG), the country's counter-terrorism force.   Mr. Srinivasan is a 1992 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Bihar cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appro...

August 28, 2024 7:02 AM

Central Team to visit flood hit Tripura to take stock of the situation

An Inter-Ministerial Central team led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, B.C. Joshi will visit Tripura today to take stock of the situation in the wake of disastrous floods in the state. Officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Finance, Jal Shakti, Rural Development and Road Transpor...

August 28, 2024 6:59 AM

Single-strain Oral Cholera vaccine launched in Hyderabad

A novel single-strain Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) has been launched by the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in Hyderabad. The vaccine named, HILLCHOL® was developed under license from Hilleman Laboratories, and is funded by Merck, USA and Wellcome Trust, UK. Speaking at the launch, BBIL, ...

August 28, 2024 6:57 AM

India develops indegenous RT-PCR testing kit for Mpox

India has developed its own indigenous RT-PCR testing kit for Mpox. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has approved Siemens Healthineer's IMDX Mpox Detection RT-PCR test for the viral disease. The test delivers result in just 40 minutes, significantly faster than traditional met...

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