Coronavirus

A Class XII girl has grabbed eyeballs on social media after she said that she has invented a mask that can kill coronavirus. Reports said her mask will be exhibited in Google’s Museum of Design Excellence in Mumbai. She is Digantika Bose from Bengal's Purba...

New Delhi: A day after hundreds of decomposed bodies, supposedly of COVID-19 victims were fished out from Ganga in Bihar, dead bodies washed up on the banks of Ganga were sighted for a second straight day today -- this time in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The...

Ahmedabad: Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. The coronavirus pandemic has wrought devastation on India,...

Munger (Bihar): Happiness turned into gloom for this newly-wed couple in Bihar's Munger district when the bride lost her life within six hours of solemnising the marriage. As a result, the bride's body was taken for cremation on Monday morning from her in-laws' house with...

Washington: Microblogging giant Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the Covid-19 crisis in India. At present India is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Twitter CEO Jack Patrick Dorsey gave this information through a tweet Monday. He said...

New Delhi: The single day rise in new coronavirus infections in India fell to 3.29 lakh after 14 days. The new coronavirus infections took the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,29,92,517, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday. A total of 3,29,942...

Chittoor: In yet another incident of lack of oxygen, 11 Covid-19 patients breathed their last Monday night at the state-run Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Hospital (SVRR) in Chittoor district, officials said. They informed that the hospital had ran out of oxygen supply which led to...

Washington: US regulators expanded Monday the use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as 12. It thus offered a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall. The Covid-19 vaccine will also pave the way for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 9,793 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 5, 54, 666. The active caseload in the state stands at 94,829. Out of the 9,793 new infections, 5,534 were reported from quarantine centres while...

Chennai: Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy tested Covid positive and has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai according to Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilsai Soundararajan's office. Rangasamy, who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry May 7 tested positive Sunday evening after...