The Indian Council of Medical Research is considering developing a vaccine against the Nipah virus, as part of a larger plan to develop a bouquet of essential vaccines. “Our biggest asset at the moment is that we have developed vaccines on diverse platforms such -- DNA vaccine, mRNA vaccine, adenoviral vector vaccine, protein subunit vaccine, and nasal vaccine -- and …
In the face of the ongoing Nipah virus threat, Dr. Rajiv Bahl, the Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, has emphasised a series of precautionary measures aimed at containing the virus's spread. Dr. Bahl notes a stark contrast between Nipah and COVID-19, with the former exhibiting a mortality rate ranging between 40% and 70%, far surpassing the relatively …
In a world where culinary adventures have taken a wild twist, the trend of bizarre food combinations is running rampant. It’s a whirlwind of unconventional flavors that leaves us scratching our heads and asking, “Why on earth would anyone do that?” And just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder, behold the horror of ‘Paan Dosa’ which is, indeed, …
Vikas Bahl, in what is incontestably his best work before or after Queen, should have been a little more economical with characters. If you can get over the initial hiccups—and I do mean that literally, since the vivacious Rashmika Mandanna kicks off the films with an atrocious drunken club song which leaves her dead drunk, rather, while she is obliviously …
The income tax department on Wednesday raided the homes and offices of filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, actor Taapsee Pannu, and other film and media personalities, triggering allegations from Opposition parties that the action was politically motivated to muzzle dissent. Here is all you need to know about the action and reactions to it: The building where the income tax …