New Delhi:India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 3-crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days. The total tally mounted to 3,00,28,709, with 50,848 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day. The death toll climbed to 3,90,660 with 1,358 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on […]
New Delhi: India recorded less than 50,000 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 91 days, taking the total tally of cases to 2,99,77,861, while active cases fell below 7 lakh after 79 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 42,640 Covid infections were reported in a day, while the […]
More than 80 lakh vaccine doses, the highest in a single day, were administered across the country on Monday as the revised guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination came into effect, the Union Health Ministry said. India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage has reached 28.33 crore since January 16, it said. The previous single-day record was of over 48 […]
As infighting within the Congress’ Punjab unit continues to grow, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh arrived in Delhi to meet a Central team of the party to iron out differences over his government’s decision to provide jobs to sons of two sitting legislators on “compassionate grounds”. Last week, the Punjab government appointed Arjun Pratap Singh Bajwa […]
The Delhi High Court Friday warned of a third wave in the national capital if Covid protocols not followed. The HC took cognisance of the violation of Covid-19 protocols in various markets in Delhi and observed that such breaches will only hasten the third wave which cannot be permitted at all. The high court asked […]
A Delhi court on Thursday ordered immediate release of student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha who were accused in the north- east Delhi riots ‘conspiracy’ case. Earlier in the day, the students had moved the Delhi High Court seeking forthwith release from jail saying that they had not been released even […]
India has reported 62,224 new coronavirus infections 2,542 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the country’s total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,96,33,105 and total deaths to 3,79,573. The active cases were recorded below nine lakh after 70 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 3,79,573 with 2,542 fresh fatalities, the […]
After having swelled up to more than 37 lakh cases in the peak second wave, India’s active coronavirus infections have dropped below the 10 lakh mark after 75 long days. India registered 60,471 cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, along with 2726 Covid-19 related deaths, the Union ministry of health and family […]
The government has invited bids for the use of drones to deliver Covid vaccines and drugs to remote and difficult-to-reach areas to ensure last-mile coverage in select locations of the country. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted a successful feasibility study in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and has […]
After two straight weeks of decline, Covid-19 fatalities reported in India registered a 19 per cent rise in the week ending Sunday, mainly driven up by as many as 12,573 “backlog” deaths added to the toll during this period, the highest for any seven-day span so far. The deaths in the seven days constituted half […]