New Delhi: With 21,257 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to 3,39,15,569, while the number of active cases declined to 2,40,221, the lowest in 205 days, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 4,50,127 with […]
NEW DELHI: COVID-19 will become like the common cold in due course but that will take a while as “there is still so much about coronavirus that we do not understand”, said Sir Malcolm Grant, the Founder Chair of England’s National Health Service. Addressing the India Today Conclave 2021, he said India has got an […]
NEW DELHI: The hybrid mode of hearing cases is not working, the Supreme Court observed on Friday and said that normalcy has to return and courts have to function physically as virtual hearing of cases can’t become a norm. “Sitting here in the court and looking at the screens is not giving us happiness,” said […]
A leading private healthcare group on Wednesday said it has launched a centre of excellence to provide world-class critical care facility to patients through its chain of hospitals and partner institutions using digital technology. Apollo Hospitals said the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the challenges faced by the country with regard to infrastructure to provide critical care […]
Mental health support is high in India but there is still a long way to go as employees are taking on extra pandemic responsibilities, says a report. According to a study by leading payroll and human capital management (HCM) technology provider, ADP titled ‘People at Work 2021: A Global Workforce View’, support for mental health […]
NEW DELHI: With 22,431 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,38,94,312, while the active cases declined to 2,44,198, the lowest in 204 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,49,856 with 318 fresh fatalities, according […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that in the interest of students, it has decided to implement changes in the pattern of the NEET-Super Speciality examination from academic year 2022-23. A bench of justices D Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and B V Nagarathna recorded the submission of Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya […]
New Delhi: India added 18,833 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s tally of Covid cases to 3,38,71,881, while the active cases declined to 2,46,687, the lowest in 203 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,49,538 with 278 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at […]
NEW DELHI: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Wednesday hoped that the US and India will be able to resolve the differences over New Delhi’s procurement of a batch of S-400 air defence missile systems from Russia. Sherman told a group of select journalists that any decision on possible sanctions on the S-400 […]
A total of 845 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits under the PM-CARES for Children scheme till now, a senior official said Wednesday. Of the 3,915 applications received for support under ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme, applications of 845 children have been approved, the Women and Child Development […]