Two Indians, who were among the 363 nationals brought back to Kerala from the Gulf, have tested positive for Covid-19, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday. With this, the total number of active cases has climbed to 17 in the state. The patients have been admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode and Kochi.

The Indian government in March put a hold on exports of several drugs including paracetamol to secure supplies for its people after the coronavirus outbreak disrupted the industry's supply chain globally. COVID-19 is the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Recent clinical trial results and the decision by the US Food and Drug Administration to issue 'Emergency Use Authorisation' for remdesivir have highlighted the urgency of this work and the importance of planning for access to remdesivir globally, Gilead said.

ICMR has identified over a dozen other drugs, including remdesivir, mycobacterium W, disulfiram and resveratrol, which could be used for treating Covid-19. Some of these drugs are undergoing clinical trials in India, sources said.

​​Though the exports started doing well in 2019-20 and it has been a good year for the first three quarters with cumulative growth rate of 11.5 per cent during April-December 2019, the growth rate in February and March has gone down recording 7.7 per cent and -23.24 per cent respectively, resulting in the negative growth of - 2.97 per cent in the fourth quarter.

"Our aim is to make a preferred choice of therapy like Obynx available and more accessible to people suffering from cancer. Bridging these unmet gaps comes from our patient-first approach," Zydus Cadila MD Sharvil Patel told .

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The leak was brought under control after being discovered by a maintenance worker on the night shift at the LG Polymers plant, outside the east coast city of Visakhapatnam, in India`s southern Andhra Pradesh state, according to a company spokesman.

LIC's New Endowment Plan is a participating non-linked plan which offers an attractive combination of protection and saving features.

The power stations of the NLC integrated mining-cum-power generating company are located at Neyveli in Cuddalore.

The company will also put in place a leave without pay program for the months of May, June and July

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A few of them are expected to move into clinical trials later this year.

The coronavirus-induced lockdown has been coined as the world's biggest psychological experiment by the World Economic Forum. The spread of the pandem

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Singer KK talks about his playback career and the new crop of talented singers in Bollywood.

All for a good cause, the ice bucket challenge has become an internet sensation and raised over $23 million.

The film will release on November 21.

Prakash Jha talks about the actors he would like to work with, his movies, and more.

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Akshay's touching message for India.

Watch the Australian actor, a huge cricket fan, wish the Indian cricket team in their ongoing Test match series against Australia.

Christian Bale on India, Mowgli and choices.

'I will pick Bollywood stars to play Indian superheroes.'