Coronavirus

Dewas (Madhya Pradesh): The body of a 21-year-old man, who allegedly committed suicide, was taken for last rites in a garbage vehicle in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district. This development prompted the local civic administration to suspend its health official and terminate the services of three...

Ranchi: About 7,000 prisoners may be granted interim bail or parole to decongest overcrowded prisons in Jharkhand state, that is battling a second surge of Covid-19 pandemic in the wake of a recent Supreme Court order, a top official said. An order has been issued...

Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 166.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.44 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global...

New Delhi: With 2,40,842 fresh cases of Covid-19, India on Sunday witnessed the lowest rise in infection since April 21, even as 3,741 people died due to the pandemic in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. India's overall tally...

New Delhi: The "deadly and highly infectious" nature of the second wave of Covid-19 and "unpreparedness" of the national capital's health infrastructure forced citizens to visit hospitals in neighbouring states, the Delhi High Court said and rejected the Delhi government's argument that such patients should...

Hyderabad: In an effort to curb the Covid spread, the Telangana police have intensified measures to enforce lockdown across the state. The city police were seen stopping and checking for the papers and permits of vehicles plying after 10 am, Saturday. Only those vehicles with valid...

New Delhi: India has so far reported approximately cases of 8,848 mucormycosis or black fungus, one of the rapidly spreading infections observed in those recovering from Covid-19. Taking note of the increasing numbers, the Central government has emphasised upon expediting the allocation of vials of Amphotericin-B,...

New Delhi: British Airways on Saturday said that another one of its relief flight has touched down in India for the second time in two weeks as the crisis continues to grip the country. "The cargo only flight (BA257F) departed London at 5 p.m. on Friday...

New Delhi: With more than 20.66 lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has again set a new record of highest tests conducted in a day. Cumulatively, 20,66,285 tests were conducted in the country in past one-day duration, Union Health Ministry said Saturday. This...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked all social media platforms to immediately remove all content that refers to or implies "Indian variant" of coronavirus. In an advisory to social media platforms, MEIT said this is in line with earlier advisories to...