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The ICMR came under fire this week for issuing a circular asking an Indian company to make sure its Covid-19 vaccine was ready by August 15th this year. What is the correct combination of the company's name and vaccine it is developing?

The share price of Ruchi Soya, which successfully underwent insolvency resolution and was subsequently relisted on exchanges in January this year finally saw a fall this week, after a nearly non-stop rally for 5 months. Its market capitalisation hit the 45,000 crore rupee mark, but in percentage terms, how much had the stock price appreciated between January 27th and June 26th?

After the alleged custodial murder of Tamil Nadu father-son duo Jayaraj and Benniks (mistakenly referred to as Fenix online) 2 weeks ago, the last week has seen multiple arrests of policemen in Tuticorin who allegedly participated or were complicit in the torture. How many policemen have been arrested in relation to the case so far?

While Guru Poornima marks the birth date of renowned author Veda Vyasa, the festival came back into prominence after it was revived by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to pay tribute to a mentor-figure in his life. Who was that mentor-figure?

Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the headlines after a controversial week-long referendum that many have called fraudulent was passed. The referendum effectively grants the leader the ability to extend his Presidency of the country until which year?