New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): COVID-19 has not spared even a single family and still central government's officers are living in "ivory towers" oblivious of ground realities, observed the Delhi High Co
Lucknow, May 18 (PTI): Over 1,600 teachers and workers of the Basic Education Department have died in Uttar Pradesh since the first week of April due to COVID-19, a teachers' body said on Tuesday, claiming
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): Less than 2 per cent of the total population in India has been affected by COVID-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection, the gov
Lucknow/ Varanasi/ Prayagraj (UP), May 18 (IANS) An increasing number of members from the Christian community are now adopting the Hindu tradition of cremating the bodies.
They are then taking the ashes in u
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to immediately cancel all air services with Singapore, saying a new strain of coronavirus there is sai
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): India has recorded more than 4 lakh daily COVID-19 recoveries in a single day for the first time, while new coronavirus infections settled below 3 lakh for the second day, the Union Hea
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 18 (IANS): It's been a month since 53-year-old Associate NCC officer Lt Regi Joseph, a one man army, has declared war on Covid and has become the most contacted person in the village
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): Padma Shri awardee and eminent cardiologist Dr K K Aggarwal, who gained more prominence in recent months by posting informative videos about COVID-19 on social media, has died of the sa
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): Describing state and district officials as "field commanders" in the fight against COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said localised containment zones, aggressi
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday extended the deadline up to June 30 for schools to tabulate class 10 marks and submit it to the board, according to officials.
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), May 18 (IANS): Five policemen have been sent to the lines after a video went viral in which bodies were being cremated with tyres and petrol in the presence of the police personnel.
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS): It looks funny, but the idea turned very effective when Baboon cutouts were used to keep monkeys away from Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre, Radha Soami Beas in Delhi's Chhattarpur -
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed concern over the Narendra Modi government's preparedness and plans as experts forecast a likely Covid3.0, which could pr
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS): The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to take the help of various religious leaders to create awareness among people not to dump bodies in the rivers.
Amid mount
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With 4,329 deaths in last 24 hours, India on Tuesday recorded highest fatalities from Covid infection, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
However, there was a brig
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): Asserting that the strategy of starting the vaccination programme with frontline warriors has paid rich dividends in the second wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Mo
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): The Centre has released Rs 5,968 crore to 15 states for the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the first of the four tranches to be released this financial year, the Jal Shakti M
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): Nineteen oxygen generation plants, 11,321 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders and about 5.5 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered or dispatched to v
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday chaired a review meeting with the education secretaries of states and UTs to discuss various measures adopted for the management of t
Kolkata/New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): The CBI on Monday arrested four politicians, including two TMC ministers and an MLA, in the Narada sting case, setting off a massive political maelstrom in West Bengal as Chief