Covishield

India began an inoculation drive for its 1.38 billion people in earnest in mid-January.

Here are some of the most notable and bizarre inducements on offer.

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 26,289,290 with 257,299 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, said the federal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.

India is currently administering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by SII and delevoped by Bharat Biotech called COVAXIN.

The south Asian country is seeking to inoculate 80% of its population of around 170 million.

India's huge coronavirus vaccination drive is behind schedule, hampered by technical glitches and safety fears.

Unlike the rival Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Covishield can be stored and transported using standard refrigeration.

Many low and middle-income countries are relying on India, for supplies to start COVID-19 immunisation programmes.

Leading scientists and doctors have called on authorities to release efficacy data about Covaxin to boost confidence about the vaccine.

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis.

Looking forward to the weekend ahead? But first, have a listen to today's headlines in just 3-minutes.

COVID-19 cases rose by 12,584 on Tuesday - the lowest daily increase in several months - to 10.48 million.

The vaccine is to be free for the country's population of 1.3 billion.

Modi has yet to specify how much India will require, but his government has said some vaccines may be approved in the next few weeks.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.

Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.