WhatsApp seems to have got regulatory approval to increase users by more than double for its payments service to 100 million in India, a Reuters report said citing sources on Wednesday.   On Wednesday, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) seems to have told the Meta Platforms Inc’s company that it can hike the…Continue Reading

Shot in the arm: Covaxin gets WHO approval for emergency use listing

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech received a shot in the arm Wednesday as the World Health Organisation (WHO) granted approval to India’s first indigenous Covid vaccine– Covaxin– for emergency use listing (EUL). The WHO clearance is a significant step in Covaxin being accepted by foreign governments. It will remove uncertainty around overseas travel by Indians inoculated…Continue Reading

As WHO delays approval for Covaxin jab, every minute is an eternity for this Indian family

70-year-old Shekhar Bhandari has been waiting patiently for months for the Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, to get approval from the World Health Organization. His parents, aged 91and 87, have been stuck in the US. Shekhar and his family—all based in Delhi— had gone to California via Dubai early this year to visit their relatives. Later…Continue Reading