Mumbai, May 20 (PTI): The Bombay High Court in an interim order on Thursday said the Maharashtra government must prioritise inoculating people who had prior appointments for vaccination against COVID-19 through
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked officials to record the spread of coronavirus infection and its seriousness among the youth and children, and cautioned that the challenge
United Nations, May 20 (PTI): An estimated 4,000 to 6,000 refugees from Myanmar have sought safety in India, a spokesperson for the UN chief has said, as the world body voiced concern over the rising levels of
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI): The Union Health Ministry has urged states and union territories to make black fungus or mucormycosis a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, stating that the infect
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) After recording over 4,000 deaths in the last four days, India on Thursday witnessed a decline in number of fatalities due to Covid-19. The country reported 3,874 deaths due to the viru
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the validity of the registration certificates issued to NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), which expired on Sep
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): Former NSG director general J K Dutt, who headed the commando force during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, died on Wednesday due to complications arising out of COVID-19, officials said
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS): Vaunted as the largest in the world, India’s vaccine programme is being hobbled by supply shortages and an abrupt shift in procurement policy that appears to be without parallel,
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): Several prominent Hindu religious figures on Wednesday criticised attempts to link the recent Kumbh Mela in Haridwar with the spread of COVID-19, saying it is an "insult" to p
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi government over the hike in the prices of diesel and fertilizers saying it has "reduced"
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi government over the hike in the prices of diesel and fertilizers saying it has "reduced"
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): A six-month programme on rehabilitation of differently-abled people was launched by the government on Wednesday.
The Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) programme aims to cr
Mumbai, May 19 (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government and the Centre to file affidavits explaining how celebrities and politicians were procuring anti-COVID-19 drugs, medi
Patna, May 19 (PTI): An innovative Home Isolation Tracking (HIT) App developed by the Bihar government to keep an eye on the condition of COVID patients recuperating at their residence has drawn special praise
Ahmedabad, May 19 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat and adjoining Union Territory of Diu and held a meeting with top off
MANALI, MAY 19 (IANS): The maroon-robed Buddhist nuns of the 1,000-year-old Drukpa lineage are back in action -- this time amid the Covid-19 pandemic with help from their family and friends back to their hometo
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): Faced with the lack of oxygen supply and hospital beds due to the onslaught of the second surge of Covid-19 pandemic, many public and private sector undertakings, and not for profit an
NEW DELHI, MAY 19 (IANS): A tweet by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in which he asserted that a new variant of Covid -19 in Singapore is said to be extremely dangerous for children, may lead to another f
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): More than 20 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country in a span of 24 hours, which is a global record and the highest ever done in a single day in India, while the daily po