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News18 Evening Digest: Measles Vaccine Effective in Children Against Covid; Reports of Homeless People Being Deprived of Vaccine Registration Baseless and Other Stories

Measles Vaccine Effective in Children Against Covid-19, Finds Study by Pune Researchers

Amid fears of an impeding third wave of Covid-19 that may affect children, a team of researchers from Pune have said measles-containing vaccines (MCVs) might offer children some protection against the virus. READ MORE

Reports of Homeless People Being Deprived of Vaccine Registration Baseless, Co-WIN Inclusive & User-friendly: Govt

The health ministry on Wednesday dismissed media reports alleging that homeless people have been “barred” from registering for COVID-19 vaccination due to unavailability of technical requirements as “baseless”. READ MORE

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No Income Tax Scrutiny on Cash Deposits Up to Rs 2.5 Lakh by Housewives Post Demonetisation: ITAT

Cash deposits of up to Rs 2.5 lakh by housewives post demonetisation will not come under I-T scrutiny as the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that such deposits cannot be treated as income of the assessee. Ruling on an appeal filed by an individual, the Agra bench of ITAT said the order would act as a precedent for all similar cases. READ MORE

Yoga Guru Ramdev Moves SC Seeking Stay on Nationwide FIRs Against Him for Allopathy Remarks

Yoga guru Ramdev has moved the Supreme Court, seeking a stay on nationwide FIRs against him for his remarks against allopathy. He has also sought that the FIRs across the country be clubbed together and transferred to Delhi. READ MORE

US Woman Receives 150 Packages From Amazon that She Never Ordered

In a rather bizarre and unbelievable incident, a woman based out of New York received as many as 150 parcels from Amazon without ordering them. She mentioned that all these parcels contained mask brackets which she eventually decided to donate. READ MORE

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