New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India on Tuesday logged 24,492 cases of Covid-19 and 131 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The cases declined by 1,800 from the previous day, while 13 more deaths were reported, the da
New Delhi, March 16 (PTI): More than 30 lakh people were inoculated against COVID-19 on March 15, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to 3,29,47,432
CHENNAI, MARCH 16 (IANS): People Living with HIV (PLHIV) demand a minimum of Rs 12,500 per month as salary under the Employment Guarantee scheme for those working in government and non-government sectors. The P
New Delhi, March 16 (PTI): A total of 157 medical colleges are under different stages of implementation in various parts of the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 16 (PTI): As many as 31 civilians and 39 security personnel were killed in cross-border firing and ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 201
NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 (IANS): All Indian cities showed air quality improvements in 2020 owing to the Covid-19 impact compared to 2018, while 63 per cent saw improvements compared to 2019, said the 2020 World Air
AMARAVATI, MARCH 16 (IANS): As part of total revamp in school education system in Andhra Pradesh, the state government will provide an English dictionary each to the student kits to bolster English medium educa
New Delhi, March 15 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive on Wednesday as the Centre looks to ramp up the inoculation
NEW DELHI, MARCH 15 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), demanding withdrawal of a Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) notification that a
New Delhi, March 15 (PTI) Kewal Krishan, who was just five years old during the deadly the Spanish Flu of 1918, and later became part of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly of India, received his
NEW DELHI, MARCH 15 (IANS): The government has not set a target for immunisation of masses against Covid-19, parliament was told on Monday.
The ongoing vaccination drive against the pandemic is only based on
BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 15 (IANS): A youth in Bhubaneswar was allegedly duped of Rs 1 lakh while trying to sell his cow on an online marketplace.
After being duped by the cyber criminal, the youth, Debasish Sahoo
New Delhi, March 15 (PTI): Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a surge in COVID-19 daily cases, accounting for 78.41 per cent of the new cases, the Union Health Ministry sa
New Delhi, March 15 (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha that seek to amend the Insurance Act to pave the way for 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS): Thirteen years after the Batla House encounter, a Delhi Court on Monday sentenced Ariz Khan, who was convicted of the murder of inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and other offences, to de
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Tightening its noose around the Islamic State (IS) operatives in India, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at 11 locations in Kerala, Karnataka and
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS): Mumbai Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze -- arrested in connection with the case pertaining to an abandoned SUV near the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani -- was suspended from s
New Delhi, March 15 (PTI): Banking operations including cheque clearance across the country got affected on Monday as bankers under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) have gone on a nationwide
New Delhi, March 14 (PTI): Banking operations across the country could be impacted on Monday and Tuesday as United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a nationwide strike to protest against the pro
New Delhi, March 14 (PTI): States like Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh are showing a steep rise in the daily new COVID-19 cases and have accounted for 87.73 per ce