Coronavirus

New Delhi: Amid rising cases of Covid-19, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked the government to reconsider decision on conducting CBSE board exams, and advised it to consult all stakeholders before taking a decision. Rahul Gandhi in a tweet, said, "In the light of the...

New Delhi: India began Sunday the ‘Tika Utsav’, the aim of which is to inoculate as many people as possible. However, amid the ‘Tika Utsav’ there is the fear of a shortage of vaccines. In the inoculation programme that will run for four days, Prime...

London: As many as 60 countries might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program are blocked until as late as June. The COVAX initiative is designed to provide vaccines to countries lacking the clout...

New Delhi: India registered another alarming trajectory Sunday with over 11.08 lakh active caseload reported in the last 24 hours--highest ever in the last seven months. Only seven days are short in completion of seven months from September 18 last year when highest ever 10,17,754...

New Delhi: Announcing that a four-day countrywide 'Tika Utsav' (inoculation festival) is being started from Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to abide by four things that include wearing of masks as well as motivating others to follow the norm in the fight against...

New Delhi: With the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossing 10 crore, the Union Health Ministry Saturday said that India is the fastest nation to administer 100 million doses in 85 days. The US took 89 days to administer 10...

New Delhi: Amid exponential increase in coronavirus cases in Delhi and adjoining cities like Noida and Ghaziabad for the last few weeks, several healthcare centres, especially private hospitals, have complained about a shortage of vaccines. For instance, the Max Super Specialty Hospital in Vaishali, Ghaziabad,...

New Delhi: With a record 1,45,384 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,32,05,926, the health ministry said Saturday. The number of active cases has breached the 10-lakh mark again after around six-and-a-half months, while the death toll due to the viral disease has gone up...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday registered 1,374 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,48,182. Out of the 1,374 new cases, 812 were reported from quarantine centres while 562 contracted the virus locally. Sundargarh district reported the highest number of cases with 355,...

New York: People with kidney problems were at 40 times higher risk of hospitalisation and death due to the Covid-19 pandemic during the second quarter of 2020, say researchers. Approximately 800,000 people receive treatment for kidney failure in the United States, either by undergoing dialysis...