Coronavirus

New Delhi: Hitting back at senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh for his critique of the government's COVID-19 management, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Monday alleged the second wave of the pandemic was instead fuelled by Congress ruled states as they were busy raising doubts about...

New Delhi: In the wake of the unabated resurgence of new COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday declared a six-day lockdown starting from 10 p.m. tonight till 6 a.m. April 26. He made the announcement during a televised address...

Kolkata: Considering the steep rise of Covid cases in the city, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has cancelled all 'big rallies' in Kolkata and has slashed the timing of the rallies in the districts. She will be restricting herself in one meeting and fewer gatherings 'where...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an important meeting on the COVID-19 situation at 11:30 am Monday, officials said. The meeting comes amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases across the country, with several chief ministers complaining of a shortage of essentials like...

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Prashant Shukla, one of the three arrested with 265 vials of Remdesivir last week, has tested positive for COVID-19. The police had arrested Prashant and two others, including Mohan Soni and Haryana resident Sachin Kumar, on charges of black marketing of Remdesivir...

New Delhi: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed 1.50 crore with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Monday. The total tally of COVID-19 cases mounted to 1,50,61,919 and the death...

Jammu: With J&K logging 1,526 new Covid cases Sunday, authorities ordered closure of all universities, colleges and schools in the Union Territory till May 15. An order issued by the Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation Department said, that after an overall assessment of the situation...

New Delhi: Are you a Covid-19 survivor, but still feel fatigued and not having fully recovered? You may be experiencing what is known as "Long Covid". The symptoms may not be life-threatening, but can persist for months and impact daily life, experts say. While most...

New Delhi: After postponing the CBSE board examinations, the Union Education Ministry has decided to postpone the Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) in India and abroad. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) not to conduct the JEE Mains examination...

Barrackpore (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modis resignation for mishandling of the COVID-19 second wave and alleged that the prime minister failed in planning to contain the rise in the number of infections. Asserting that PM Modi did...