Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 3 (ANI): Telangana BJP leader P Sudhakara Reddy on Wednesday took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad.
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 3 (ANI): A final year MBBS student in Patna, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died on Tuesday evening at his hometown in Begusarai.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 3 (ANI): Bharat Biotech on Wednesday released results of Phase 3 clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, with the drug demonstrating 81 per cent interim efficacy against Covid-19.
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 3 (ANI): Members of Nepal Parliament on Wednesday administered the first jab of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine at Minbhawan based Civil Hospital in Kathmandu.
Karachi [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): England wicket-keeper batsman Tom Banton is one of the two overseas players who tested positive for coronavirus after Australia leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed contracted COVID-19 in the ongoing sixth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Lahore [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Three health workers at Lahore's Mayo Hospital have been diagnosed with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated against the virus, reported Geo News on Wednesday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 3 (ANI): Expressing grief over the demise of a MBBS student in Bihar allegedly due to COVID-19, State Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Wednesday said that his death is saddening and the government is making all efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Now that the vaccination drive is in full force and COVID-19 restrictions are easing up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to follow a busy diplomatic calendar in the coming days.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised the outlook on PNB Housing Finance's (PNBHF's) non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to negative from stable while affirming the rating at AA.
Moscow [Russia], March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 10,535 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 10,565 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,278,750, the coronavirus response center said on Wednesday.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 3 (ANI): In order to regain the economic momentum amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Gujarat Finance Minister Nitinbhai Patel on Wednesday announced that the state will not increase the existing tax rates in the Budget 2021-22 and will not impose any new tax.