7-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals in India: Govt

7-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals in India: Govt

New Delhi: India on Friday made seven-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day, as it issued revised guidelines for international passengers. The guidelines released on Friday come into force from January 11 and will remain effective till further government orders. As per the existing rules, which […]

Covid vaccine doses administered in India surpass 150-crore mark

NEW DELHI: India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 150-crore mark on Friday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed it an “historic achievement” made possible because of the relentless hard work of healthcare workers under the able leadership of Prime […]

At 1.17 lakh, India’s new Covid cases hit 7-month high

At 1.17 lakh, India’s new Covid cases hit 7-month high

New Delhi: The single-day rise in coronavirus infections was recorded above one lakh after 214 days, taking India’s total tally of Covid cases to 3,52,26,386, which includes 3,007 cases of omicron reported across 27 states and UTs, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. Out of the total ocases reported so far, […]

India sends another batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: India on Friday delivered two tonnes of life-saving medicines to Afghanistan as part of humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the supplies were handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul. “As part of our ongoing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, India supplied the […]

UGC asks varsities to accept degree, mark sheets available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varsities and colleges to accept degrees, mark sheets and other documents available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents. “As you are aware, the National Academic Depository (NAD) is an online storehouse of academic awards (degrees and mark-sheets) lodged by the academic institutions in a digital […]

Biden blames Trump, his supporters for holding ‘dagger at the throat of democracy’

Biden blames Trump, his supporters for holding ‘dagger at the throat of democracy’

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters Thursday for holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” with election lies that sparked last year’s deadly assault on the US Capitol, using the anniversary of the attack to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat. The president set the […]

Amid Covid Surge, Restricted Registrations at AIIMS OPD, Speciality Clinics Stopped

NEW DELHI: In view of rising cases of COVID-19, the AIIMS on Friday suspended routine inpatient non-emergency admissions and all routine procedures or non essential surgeries with immediate effect while initiating the process to convert the Trauma Centre into a dedicated Covid facility. The OPD services in AIIMS Hospital and all Centres will continue to […]

GoI centre establishes help desks and control rooms to avoid any possible disruptions in Commerce and Industry

NEWDELHI: In light of the surge in the COVID cases across the country, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has taken cognizance of the steps taken by various State Governments/UTs to control the spread of COVID cases. Therefore, as a measure of precaution and for supporting our business ecosystem, DPIIT will monitor […]