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Affordable test methods to drones: Institutions take innovation route to aid Covid-19 fight

NEW DELHI: From affordable Covid-19 testing methods to robots delivering food and medicines in isolation wards, drones for sanitising large areas to UV-fitted containers...

BUREAUCRATIC RESHUFFLE: Health secretary Preeti Sudan gets 3-month extension

NEW DELHI: Union health secretary Preeti Sudan, who was due to superannuate this month-end, was on Sunday given a three-month extension in service as...

India records lowest daily growth rate in corona infections in 24 hours since crossing 100 cases: Govt

NEW DELHI: The average doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in the country is 9.1 days as of now and from Friday 8 am to...

Covid-19 death toll rises to 779, number of cases climbs to 24,942 in India: Union health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 779 and the number of cases climbed to 24,942 in the country on Saturday,...

RS spends 28 per cent time on making laws, 40 per cent on discussing matters of public concerns

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha spends 40 per cent of its functional time on deliberating issues of public importance, 32 per cent on ensuring...

Tharoor urges PM to facilitate return of Indians stranded in GCC nations

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the return of Indians stranded in Gulf Cooperation...

Covid-19’s biggest lesson is to become self-reliant: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: The biggest lesson the Covid-19 pandemic has taught India is to become self-reliant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said while interacting...

Covid-19 death toll rises to 723 in country; cases climb to 23,452: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 723 with 37 fatalities reported since Thursday evening, while the number of...

Second wave of coronavirus infections in India likely during monsoon: Scientists

NEW DELHI: The trajectory of COVID-19 cases could have plateaued and might even fall for some weeks after the lockdown is lifted but India...

Defence minister reviews overall preparedness of armed forces

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday directed the top commanders of the armed forces to ensure that India’s adversaries do not get...

Have cut transmission, minimised spread, increased Covid-19 doubling time during lockdown: Govt

NEW DELHI: The government said on Thursday that it has been able to "cut coronavirus transmission", minimise its spread and increase the doubling time...

India records 29 covid deaths in one day as virus cases cross 21K

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 682 and the number of cases to 21,456 in the country on Thursday, according...

Plea in SC to curb spread of fake news leading to social stigmatisation of certain communities

NEW DELHI: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to issue guidelines to curb the spread of...

Coronavirus death toll reaches 652 in India, total cases 20,471

NEW DELHI: The countrywide COVID-19 death toll rose to 652 and the number of cases to 20,471 on Wednesday, an increase of 49 fatalities...

Amit Shah rushes to assure doctors of safety after incidents of assault

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday interacted with a group of doctors and representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and...

ICMR examining quality of rapid antibody test kits

NEW DELHI: India’s apex medical research body ICMR on Tuesday advised states to stop using the rapid antibody test kits for next two days...

Centre should provide foodgrains to states to fight COVID19: Congress

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Wednesday urged the centre to provide more foodgrains to the states to ensure that no poor person dies of...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 603, number of cases climb to 18,985 in country: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 603 and the number of cases climbed to 18,985 in the country on Tuesday,...

Vice President, PM laud civil servants for leading fight against coronavirus

NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings on Civil Services Day, saying like health professionals,...

Set up control rooms in assemblies for better coordination between states in Covid-19 fight: Lok Sabha Speaker

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday that control rooms should be set up in assemblies for better coordination between states...

Rate at which coronavirus cases doubling in India slows to 7.5 days: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry said on Monday the rate at which the number of coronavirus cases in the country was doubling in...

Plea in Supreme Court seeks relaxing of medical expenses for non-Covid-19 treatment

NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre, states and Union Territories for taking immediate steps...

At least 53 journalists in Mumbai test positive for coronavirus, says BMC

MUMBAI: At least 53 media persons from Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, a city civic official said on Monday. During a special camp organised...

CBSE to assess loss of time for students, rationalise syllabus for classes 9-12

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering rationalising the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for the next academic year...

Covid-19 death toll rises to 519, number of cases climbs to 16,116 in India: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 519 and the number of cases climbed to 16,116 in the country on Sunday,...

Plea in SC seeking action against landlords pressuring students, labourers for rent during lockdown

NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking action against the “arbitrary and unlawful action” of landlords demanding rent from...

Coronavirus spreading in Delhi, won’t relax lockdown just yet: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has decided to not relax the ongoing lockdown as of now as coronavirus appears to be spreading at a...

India should take ‘measured approach’ with stimulus packages to deal with Covid-19: Panagariya

NEW YORK: ndia should resist calls for mega relief and stimulus packages that pitch for generous availability of credit to even unviable businesses and...

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 488; cases climb to 14,792

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 488 and the number of cases to 14,792 in the country on Saturday, according...

Rahul Gandhi showed how opposition party should behave during crisis: Shiv Sena

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Saturday praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that he has taken a positive stand over the coronavirus pandemic and...

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