Coronavirus

New Delhi: Around 40 cases of the Delta plus variant, classified as a variant of concern (VOC), have been detected sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday. Delta variant as well as all Delta sub-lineages including Delta plus are...

London: A team of scientists at the University of Oxford have Wednesday announced a trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of ivermectin -- an antiparasitic drug -- for people at more risk of serious illness from Covid-19. Previous studies of ivermectin, which show that...

Islamabad: The lowest number of deaths and cases of coronavirus infections was reported Tuesday in Pakistan for over eight months. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 27 deaths and 663 cases of Covid-19 were reported in a single day. On October 20...

Mumbai: Actor Kartik Aaryan took the Covid vaccine Tuesday at Hinduja Hospital, Khar, and shared the health update on Tuesday evening with fans. The actor posted a photo of himself with a frame that says: "#gotvaccinated. Join the fight back." "Now loading: Antibodies..." Kartik captioned...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to interfere with the assessment scheme propounded by both CBSE and CISCE for evaluation of Class XII students, whose board examinations have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The top court rejected the objections raised by a...

New Delhi: Twenty-two cases of the Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus have been detected in India. Sixteen of the Delta Plus cases are from Maharashtra while the other six are from Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, the government said Tuesday. India is among the nine...

Mumbai: Actress Radhika Apte took her second vaccine shot for Covid exactly a month after her first dose. The actress shared the update with fans on Instagram Tuesday. "TWICE JABBED" wrote Radhika, using the hashtag 'long live NHS'. The National Health Service (NHS) is the...

New Delhi: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday released the party's 'White Paper' on management of Covid-19, accusing the Central government of not taking adequate measures to prevent and contain the pandemic. Releasing the document at a virtual press conference, he said: "This White Paper...

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is 77.8 per cent effective in protecting against Covid-19, according to data from Phase III trials conducted on 25,800 participants across India. Sources said trial data and results of Covaxin were studied and recommended for approval by the DCGI’s Subject...

Noida (UP): As a mark of respect to women power, the shooting range at the Noida stadium will be named after ‘Shooter Dadi’ Chandro Tomar. This information regarding ‘Shooter Dadi’ was given Tuesday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Jewar’s BJP MLA Dhirendra Singh...