Coronavirus

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity in the fight against the pandemic, saying that "Covid-19 cannot be beaten one country at a time". World leaders must urgently step up with a global plan for equitable access to vaccines, tests and treatments,...

Geneva: Nearly 1,15,000 health and care workers have died due to Covid since the pandemic began last year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, hailing their sacrifice and asserting the need to protect and invest in healthcare workforce as a matter of urgency....

Vaccination, testing in 3 districts suspended Cyclone ‘Yaas’ threat Washington: Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019. This came weeks before Beijing disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic, a US media report said. The report cited a previously undisclosed American...

Gangtok: As many as 99 Buddhist monks of two monasteries tested positive for Covid-19 in Sikkim, officials said Monday. Officials in Gangtok said that the health and local administration officials are closely monitoring each and every Buddhist monastery in Sikkim and all kinds of precautionary...

Southampton: New Zealand players involved in the now-suspended IPL-14, including skipper Kane Williamson, have joined the team’s training session. The team are preparing for the upcoming two-match Test series against hosts England. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said Monday that the IPL contingent has undergone RT-PCR...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday directed the Drug Controller of Delhi to examine the procurement and distribution of FabiFlu by BJP MP Gautam Gambhir, and to take necessary action as per law. A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday suggested there must be a uniform policy and also some guidelines for issuance of death certificates for those affected with Covid-19. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah said many a time reasons given in a death...

New Delhi: India crossed a significant landmark in its fight against Covid-19 pandemic Monday with 1,06,21,235 people of 18-44 age group were administered vaccine under the ongoing world's largest drive. The achievement was made within 23 days of the implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated...

Chennai: The Greater Chennai Police have deployed 20,000 policemen to enforce a strict lockdown that came into effect early Monday and will continue till May 31. The police have registered a total of 3,980 cases for violating lockdown norms and seized 3,446 vehicles till Saturday, according...

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court raising the issue of alleged overcharging for cremations and ambulance services during the Covid-19. The plea has sought a direction to the Centre to consider formulating a policy to protect the rights of the...