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As India reports more than 25,000 Covid-19 cases in a single day, Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab become the top contributors

OpIndia Staff - 14 March, 2021

India reported 25,000+ Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours with 76% cases coming from three states, Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab

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Why are some countries putting use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold and should we be worried? Not quite. Here is all you need to...

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2021

Several EU countries have suspended administering Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a few people who received it developed blood clotting

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USA: Abusive woman passenger threatens to sue Uber after getting banned, gets banned from Lyft too

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2021

Ride-hailing service Lyft has said that they are removing the said woman from their community and will not let her use their cabs. Interestingly, the woman had in a video, stated that she prefers Lyft.

Fact-Check

Fact check: Did 10,113 companies in India shut their shop amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

OpIndia Staff - 9 March, 2021

A total of 10,113 companies were struck off under section 248 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the financial year 2020-21.

Opinions

Ex-CEO of Rajya Sabha TV draws a ludicrous comparison between free vaccinations in the past with COVID-19 immunisation: Here’s why he is wrong

Jinit Jain - 9 March, 2021

Gurdeep Singh Sappal, the former CEO of Rajya Sabha TV and a Congress loyalist, ranted against nominal price of COVID-19 vaccines charged at private vaccination centres

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The world praises India as Made-in-India vaccines arrive to help countries start mass-vaccination against Covid

OpIndia Staff - 5 March, 2021

Expressing gratitude, the CARICOM described India as caring country and an example of international cooperation.

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Ex Maha CM and Congress leader spreads misinformation about COVID vaccination. Here are the facts about pricing

OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2021

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan spreads misinformation about Covid-19 vaccine pricing and allocation.

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COVID vaccination: 17 lakh people registered on the CoWin platform on the first day of the second phase

OpIndia Staff - 2 March, 2021

In the second phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive starting today, age-appropriate people are expected to register themselves on CoWin platform or on Aarogya Setu app for vaccination.

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After PM Modi took a COVAXIN jab, Asaduddin Owaisi raises aspersions on the efficacy of Serum Institute’s COVISHIELD vaccine

OpIndia Staff - 1 March, 2021

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi fuelled apprehensions over the effective of Serum Institute's COVISHIELD vaccine after Germany restricted its use to people within the age group of 18-64

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