New Delhi, Sept 12: Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed Serum Institute of India to suspend till further orders new recruitment in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the backdrop of pharma giant AstraZeneca pausing the trials in other countries.

In an order, a copy of which has been accessed by PTI, DCGI Dr V G Somani on Friday also directed Serum Institute of India (SII) to increase the safety monitoring of the subjects already vaccinated as part of the trial, and submit the plan and report.

Gurugram, Sept 12: Tech giant Samsung has announced that it will start pre-booking of smartphone Galaxy Z Fold2 5G from September 14 in India.

Kolkata, Sept 12: A man, claiming to be a fan of actress Kangana Ranaut, was on Friday arrested from the city's Tollygunge area for allegedly making internet calls and threatening Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, police said.

Bengaluru, Sept 12: Karnataka on Saturday reported 9,140 new coronavirus cases taking the total number of infections to 4,49,551 while the death toll touched 7,161 with 94 fatalities, the Health department said.

Chikkaballapur, Sept 12: Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar has warned Kolar-Chikkaballapur DCC Bank of action if it does not drop a particular regulation pertaining to loans.

Bengaluru, Sept 12: The 'My NEP,' a competition organised by Vidya Bharti in relation to the new National Education Policy, was launched on Friday by Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and minister of Higher education Dr Ashwathnarayan CN and Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and Sakala S Suresh Kumar on Friday.

Mangaluru/Udupi, Sep 11: In a major spike, Dakshina Kannada recorded 446 new covid-19 cases and seven deaths, while Udupi reported 168 new cases and two deaths in past 24 hours.

New Delhi, Sept 11: Renowned social activist and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh passed away today at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi. He was 80.

Udupi, Sep 11: A 24-year-old girl lost her life and a few others suffered critical injuries in a ghastly road mishap which occurred on National Highway 66 at Kaup in Udupi district today.

New Delhi, Sept 11: Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken has moved the Supreme Court seeking rehabilitation of the inhabitants of close to 48,000 slum dwellings along the railway tracks in Delhi. On August 31, the Supreme Court had ordered removal of around 48,000 slum dwellings across railway tracks in Delhi within three months and said no political interference will be entertained in the matter.