No pricks: Oral TB drug for under 5 gets nod | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: In the battle against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), young children have faced a particularly challenging hurdle: the painful injectables in treatment regimens. These medications, notorious for their severe side effects, added an extra layer of distress to an already daunting ordeal for infants and children. Now, with approval of Delamanid for children under 5 in…

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Audit report finds ‘illegalities’ in IAS trio’s 2015 trip to Paris | India News – Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Nearly eight years after three senior IAS officers made an official visit to Paris, Chandigarh’s director general of audit (central) has pointed out that the trio made “unauthorised” expenditure in excess of Rs 6.72 lakh and flouted rules in extending their visit, hotel bookings, and travel dates.In June 2015, the then Union Territory’s adviser…

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Chhattisgarh ex-excise babu held over ‘liquor scam’ | India News – Times of India

RAIPUR: Stepping up action in the alleged liquor scam, economic offences wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested in Bihar former excise department special secretary Arun Pati Tripathi, an Indian Telecom Service officer on deputation to Chhattisgarh govt. He is being brought to Raipur, officials said. Tripathi, who was managing director of state marketing corporation, was granted…

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Pegasus-like spyware attack likely on select individuals, warns Apple | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Apple has warned users in 92 countries, including in India, about an ongoing Pegasus-like spyware attack that targets a very small number of individuals – often journalists, activists, politicians and diplomats.Though deployed against a small number of individuals and often involving exceptional costs, mercenary spyware attacks are “ongoing and global”, according to an…

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‘The beauty of this team…’: Hardik Pandya hails MI’s all-round brilliance after RCB rout | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah‘s exceptional bowling display, marked by a five-wicket haul, dismantled the Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s innings, setting the stage for Mumbai Indians‘ comfortable seven-wicket victory on Thursday.Bumrah’s remarkable figures of 5 for 21 earned him the player-of-the-match award, as he spearheaded Mumbai Indians’ bowling attack, restricting the star-studded RCB lineup to a total…

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Citing thin Canadian presence, Canada retrenches India staffers | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Canada has retrenched dozens of Indian staffers from its diplomatic missions in India apparently because of the reduction of Canadian staff available to “effectively manage and maintain in-country operations”. India had last year expelled 41 Canadian diplomats to ensure parity in diplomatic presence, following which Canada had shut in-person operations in its Mumbai,…

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Over 10,000 hectares identified for tree plantation across 13 states under ‘green credit’ programme | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Over 500 land parcels spanning 4,885 hectares — the size of nearly 6,000 football fields — across 10 states have been approved for tree plantation ever since the Green Credit Programme (GCP) kicked off in the country. These states, along with three others, have together identified over 10,000 hectares of land for the…

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Watch: Virat Kohli’s touching gesture, appeals to Wankhede crowd to stop booing Hardik Pandya | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: It seemed crowds’ unruly behaviour towards Hardik Pandya took a backseat in Mumbai Indians‘ last match against Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium. But that was not to be as the MI skipper found himself again at the centre of backlash from fans during the clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Number of times, Hardik’s teammates,…

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