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At 80,834, India Covid-19 cases lowest after 71 days; daily positivity rate falls below 5 per cent

New Delhi: India reported 80,834 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest after 71 days, while the daily positivity rate further dropped to 4.25 per cent,...

‘Love jihad’ ‘cow terror’ will not work in UP polls; farmers’ issues supreme: RLD chief

NEW DELHI: Asserting that the BJP's alleged "apathy" towards protesting farmers will hurt it in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary...

No plans to get into vaccine production: Sun Pharma

New Delhi: Sun Pharma has no immediate plans to enter into vaccine production as getting into the vertical would require an altogether different manufacturing...

Infosys automating integration between own platform, CoWIN to ease vaccination process for staff

New Delhi: IT major Infosys on Saturday said it is automating the integration between its own vaccination platform and CoWIN to ease the inoculation...

Rajnath Singh approves budgetary support of over Rs 498 crore for innovations in defence sector

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved budgetarysupport of nearly Rs 499 crore for research and innovation in the defence sector for the...

Cong needs reforms to show it’s no longer in inertia: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi: The Congress must bring widespread reforms across all levels of the organisation to show it is no longer in a state of...

Work from home effect: Count of males seeking emotional counselling sees upward trend

PUNE: The national lockdown imposed last year due to coronavirus had reportedly witnessed a rise in the number of complaints from women about domestic...

India reports 91,702 new Covid cases, 3,403 deaths in last 24 hours

Tally climbs to 2,92,74,823; death toll mounts to 3,63,079 New Delhi: The daily Covid-19 count in India remained below the one-lakh mark for the fourth...

Over 1.17 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states: Union Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: More than 1.17 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs, while over 38 lakh doses will be...

PM Modi to address virtual dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought at UN next week

United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a virtual high-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought at the UN convened by the...

Genetics, lifestyle play crucial role in Covid-19 susceptibility: Study

Hyderabad: Genetics, immunity and life-style are among the contributing factors for Covid-19 susceptibility, an analysis by an international team of scientists said on Friday. The...

Court seeks Tihar’s response on ISIS man allegation he was forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sought response from Tihar jail authorities on an application moved by an alleged ISIS member claiming that...

India is providing free anti-retro-viral treatment to close to 1.4 million people: Dr Harsh Vardhan

‘We need to achieve zero new transmission of HIV if we are to deliver on the promise of ending AIDS in next 10 years’ NEW...

Advice to states to obtain nod before sharing Covid vaccine stock data intended to prevent misuse: Centre

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said its advice to states and union territories to obtain permission before sharing eVIN data on vaccine stocks...

Right to life also for those without internet, provide walk-in vaccines for all: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded that every person walking into a COVID-19 vaccination centre should get the jab, saying those...

Record 6,148 Covid deaths in India in 24 hours, 94,052 new cases

New Delhi: With Bihar revising its figures and putting the total number of fatalities caused by Covid-19 at 9,429, India reported its highest single-day...

India, Australia to expand cyber security cooperation

New Delhi: India and Australia on Thursday agreed to broad-base cooperation in the spheres of the digital economy and cyber-enabled critical technologies, noting the...

GoI free telemedicine service completes 60 Lakh consultations

NEW DELHI: GoI Health Ministry's National Telemedicine Service – eSanjeevani has crossed another milestone by completing 6 million (60 lakh) consultations through more than...

Child labour records 1st rise in 20 years, millions more at risk due to Covid: Report

NEW DELHI: The number of children in child labour has risen to 16 crore worldwide -- first increase in two decades -- with millions...

Mamata says aims to ‘remove Modi’, promises to rally opposition-ruled states behind agitating farmers

Kolkata: In a move that may take her political battle against the BJP into the Hindi heartland, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on...

Carry out ‘surgical strike’ on coronavirus: Bombay High Court to Centre

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Centre's approach against coronavirus, which is the society's biggest enemy at present, should be "like...

Over 1.33 crore Covid vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

NEW DELHI: More than 1.33 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories and over 3 lakh doses are in...

COVID: TRIPS Council agrees to start text-based talks on patent waiver proposal

New Delhi: The TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday agreed with consensus to start text-based negotiations on a proposal submitted...

Centre places orders for 44 crore doses of Covishield & Covaxin after PM announces new vaccine policy

Vaccines will be delivered by their makers between August and December 2021 New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday placed orders for 44 crore doses of...

Govt hopeful of holding Monsoon Session of Parliament in July: Minister Joshi

New Delhi: The government is hopeful that the Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on its normal schedule in July, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad...

India records over 1 lakh fresh Covid-19 infections; active case tally drops to 14,01,609

NEW DELHI: India reported 1,00,636 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 61 days, taking the infection tally to 2,89,09,975, while the number of active...

Government to distribute free foodgrains to 80 crore people till Diwali: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the government will distribute free foodgrains to around 80 crore people till Diwali for...

SC orders removal of encroachment on forest land, says land grabbers can’t take refuge of law

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed Haryana and the Faridabad municipal corporation to remove “all encroachments”, consisting of around 10,000 residential constructions,...

IMA seeks PM Modi’s intervention in assault on doctors, fake news

New Delhi: In the wake of incidents of assault on doctors by relatives of patients, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday sought Prime...

AIIMS Delhi starts screening of children for Covaxin trials

New Delhi: The screening of children for the trial of Covaxin, India's first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, among those aged between 2 and 18...

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