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A health worker administers a dose of Covaxin. File

Bharat Biotech releases Covaxin Phase-3 trial data, claims 77.8% efficacy Jacob Koshy

Vaccine also offers 65% protection against Delta variant, according to firm

Number of vaccine doses administered crosses 35 crore

Delta variant is dangerous, continuing to evolve and mutate: WHO chief

Pregnant women now eligible for vaccination

In U.P., two get ‘vaccinated’ on paper

National

File photo of the Supreme Court of India.

National

After 26 years, Kerala bus driver gets relief from SC

Krishnadas Rajagopal The Kozhikode native, who fought a 6-month prison term for rash driving, was finally let off by top court with a ₹2,000 fine

Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala. File

National

Rahul, who flagged corruption in Rafale deal, stands vindicated: Congress

Special Correspondent Party renews call for a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into purchase of the fighters

International

This file photo shows a Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane. The Philippine military chief said on July 4, 2021 that a C-130 plane carrying troops has crashed after missing the runway.

International

17 dead, 40 rescued as Philippine military plane crashes

AP The military chief did not say how many people were on board the aircraft.

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma.

International

South Africa’s top court agrees to hear Zuma’s challenge to jail sentence

PTI The Constitutional Court sentenced Mr. Zuma to 15 months in jail on June 29 after he repeatedly refused to appear at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.

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Special Correspondent The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to fill potholes and carry out repair work on the Mumbai-Goa National Highway.A Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by one Owais Pechkar, a regular commuter on the highway. The plea highlighted the increase in the number of potholes and sought a direction from the court

States

Ajit Pawar denies links with firm under ED scanner

Shoumojit Banerjee Nothing has come of probes in the past into MSCB scam, he says; misuse of ED known to all: Sanjay Raut

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Puducherry

Three killed as SUV ploughs into service lane at Vikravandi near Villupuram

Special Correspondent The driver lost control of the vehicle on the Chennai-Tiruchi national highway and ran over three people walking on the service lane and hit a motorist before coming to a halt.