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48 Delta Plus Covid variant cases detected in India; Maharashtra with highest cases: Centre

New Delhi: Forty-eight coronavirus cases of ‘Delta Plus' variant have been detected from 45,000 samples sequenced so far in the country, with Maharashtra reporting...

Dark days of Emergency can never be forgotten: PM Modi

New Delhi: On the 46th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said those "dark days" can never...

Why no large-scale testing to prevent spread of Delta plus variant: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government why "large-scale testing is not being done" to check and prevent the spread...

India records 51,667 COVID-19 cases, 1,329 deaths in a day

New Delhi: A single-day rise of 51,667 COVID-19 infections took India's case tally to 3,01,34,445 while the weekly positivity rate declined to 3 per...

National convention on prevention of maternal, adolescent and childhood obesity held

Cost of treating obesity, is the cost of junk food marketing: Experts NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog convened the National Convention on Prevention of Maternal, Adolescent...

79th Annual International conference on Ophthalmology scheduled Virtually

NEW DELHI: In order to discuss the future of Ophthalmology in India, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) will be organizing its 79th Annual conference...

32 million loan with WB for improving healthcare services in Mizoram

NEW Delhi: The Government of India, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to...

India records 54,069 new cases of COVID-19, 1,321 deaths in a day

NEW DELHI: India reported 54,069 new cases of COVID-19 in a day which took the infection tally to 3,00,82,778 while 1,321 more fatalities pushed...

SC directs state boards to declare internal assessment results by July 31

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the state boards to declare internal assessment results of Class 12 examination by July 31, making...

More than 1.89 crore unutilised Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: More than 1.89 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union territories, the Union health...

India reports around 40 cases of Delta plus variant

New Delhi: Around 40 cases of the Delta plus variant, classified as a variant of concern (VOC), have been detected sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala...

India adds 50,848 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the three crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days. The total tally...

India, US kick off mega wargame in Indian Ocean with eye on China

NEW DELHI: India and the US on Wednesday kicked off a two-day multi-domain wargame in the Indian Ocean involving an array of air defence...

22 cases of delta plus variant detected in India so far; it’s still not a variant of concern: Centre

NEW DELHI: As India achieved a "historic milestone" of administering 88.09 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses in a single day on June 21, nearly 64...

Over 2.14 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

New Delhi: More than 2.14 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and over 33,80,590 vaccine doses are in...

India records less than 50,000 new Covid cases, lowest in 91 days

Active cases fall below 7 lakh after 79 days New Delhi: India recorded less than 50,000 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 91 days, taking...

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories launches Icosapent Ethyl Capsules in US

New Delhi: Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Tuesday announced the launch of Icosapent Ethyl Capsules, used to reduce triglyceride (TG) levels in adult patients, in...

Honeywell launches authentication tech to prevent counterfeit pharma drugs

New Delhi: Honeywell on Monday announced digital authentication technology for the pharmaceutical industry in response to the growing menace of counterfeit products. An acute shortage...

Get vaccinated, strengthen fight against Covid: PM Modi

New Delhi: With the Central government making free Covid-19 vaccination available to all adults from Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to people to...

Centre to increase pace of Covid vaccination in July-August: Amit Shah

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the central government has decided to increase the pace of vaccination against COVID-19 in July...

India strongly rejects criticism of new IT rules by UN special rapporteurs

New Delhi: India has dismissed criticism of its new IT rules relating to social media by three UN special rapporteurs on rights issues saying...

COVID-19: India records less than 60,000 cases after 81 days

New Delhi: India recorded less than 60,000 new coronavirus infections after 81 days taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,98,81,965, while the...

Scale up health infra, speed up vaccination to prevent another Covid surge: WHO to nations

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called upon countries in its south-east Asia region to scale up public health infrastructure, rigorously...

Covid pandemic result of degradation of natural areas, species’ loss, exploitation: UNEP India

NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 pandemic is a result of degradation of natural areas, species' loss and exploitation, UNEP country head Atul Bagai said, underlining...

Congress alleges another scam in land purchase in Ayodhya; says responsibility of SC, PM to find truth

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged a scam in the purchase of land by the Ram Temple Trust in Ayodhya and urged Prime...

Scale up health infra, speed up vaccination to prevent another Covid surge: WHO to nations

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called upon countries in its south-east Asia region to scale up public health infrastructure, rigorously...

Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine roll out delayed in Delhi

The rollout of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V at Indraprastha Apollo and Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital in Delhi has been delayed for some...

Test-track-treat and vaccinate: Centre asks states to ensure lockdown opening up is ‘carefully calibrated’

NEW DELHI: The easing of Covid-related lockdown norms has led to crowding in some markets and other places, the Centre said on Saturday, as...

India records 60,753 fresh COVID-19 cases, active tally lowest in 74 days

NEW DELHI: With 60,753 new Covid cases being reported in a day, India's total tally rose to 2,98,23,546, while the number of active cases...

India abstains on UNGA resolution on Myanmar, says its views not reflected in draft

UNITED NATIONS: India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution on Myanmar, saying its views have not been reflected in the draft and...

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