Coronavirus

New Delhi: As India races to contain the second wave of COVID-19, five states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal have carried out over 43 per cent of the total vaccinations in the country, according to the Health Ministry data. Of the...

Mumbai: Actor Govinda has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently under home quarantine. The actor said he is under able medical guidance. He tested positive Sunday morning and urged everyone who came in contact with him recently to get themselves tested. Talking to IANS...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation and the vaccination programme amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Sources said top officials, including cabinet secretary, principal secretary to the prime minister, health secretary and NITI Aayog member...

New Delhi: India Sunday recorded 93,249 new coronavirus infections, the highest single-day rise so far this year, which took the total COVID-19 cases to 1,24,85,509, according to Union health ministry data. This is the biggest daily rise in cases since September 19, when 93,337 fresh...

Mumbai: Hindi movie actor Akshay Kumar Sunday said he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is under home quarantine. The 53-year-old actor took to Twitter to share his diagnosis and said he is following all the necessary protocols. "I wish to inform everyone...

New Delhi: Covid-19 surge continues in the national capital as 3,567 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total tally to 6,72,381, the health bulletin released Saturday said. According to the bulletin, 10 Covid related deaths were also reported taking the...

Panaji: Goa Archbishop Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao Saturday warned about the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and "forces of darkness" at play in the country, in his message to Goa on the eve of Easter Sunday. "Like last year, this year too we are celebrating Easter at...

London: After more than 18 million people have received vaccinations with AstraZeneca's jab in the UK, the country's health regulator said seven people had died due to rare blood clots, although the cause remains unclear. "The benefits in preventing a Covid-19 infection and its complications...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the State government Saturday clamped night curfews in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir,  Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri districts. The night curfew will be in force from April 5 onwards till further orders. Movement...

Mumbai: The BCCI remains hopeful of conducting the scheduled IPL matches in Mumbai from April 10-25 despite a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the city and 10 members of the Wankhede Stadium staff testing positive for the deadly virus. Indore and Hyderabad have been...