Lundia Moment

In a case concerning a sexual harassment complaint by a former employee of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) against her seniors in the organisation, a Bench

New Delhi: In a significant turn, AstraZeneca admitted for the first time in court documents that Covid-19 vaccine may lead to a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), characterised by blood clots and low platelet counts. In India, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was manufactured on license of Serum Institute of India under the trade name Covishield.With claims of vaccine reaction, notably, over 174 crore doses of Covishield was administered in India, the highest number of any vaccine shot provided to people during pandemic. The cumulative number of Covid vacccine doses administered so far in the country stands at 220 crore, which includes first and second dose and precautionary dose, the Ministry of Health data showed. Notably, nearly 80 per cent of all vaccine doses that have been administered in the country till now have been Covishield shots. Several data shows supply of Covaxin lagged behind Covishield despite the consistent efforts of Centre to facilitate the…

Jaipur: A shocking incident came to light where a 35-year-old transgender person has been allegedly thrashed and raped in Rajasthan's Neem ka Thana district, police said on Monday.The matter got highlighted when the police found the victim along a road in an area under the Srimadhopur police station. Police said that a search has been launched to find the two people accused in connection with the incident.The victim condition is critical and is undergoing treatment for injuries at a hospital, they said.  (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Republic staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)