Coronavirus

Mumbai: Former India captain and batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised as a precautionary measure, six days after he tested positive for COVID-19. It is indeed a worrying signal as sources said that Sachin Tendulkar has also complained at times of breathing problems.    The...

New Delhi: India recorded the highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in six months with 81,466 new infections in a span of 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Friday. It also said that the COVID-19 tally of cases has gone up to 1,23,03,131 in India....

Mumbai: Actor Alia Bhatt said Friday she has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under home quarantine. So after rumoured boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor, it is the turn of Alia Bhatt to be infected by the virus.  The 28-year-old Bhatt took to Instagram and posted a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,41,311 Thursday as 394 more people tested positive for the infection, the highest single-day rise so far this year, a health department official said. The state government set a target to inoculate 2 lakh people daily, he said. Of...

New Delhi: In a step to exponentially expand the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has decided to operationalise all the public and private sector COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) throughout April, including on gazetted holidays. The central government has written to all the states and UTs...

New Delhi: India saw 72,330 new coronavirus infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,22,21,665, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Thursday. The single-day rise in cases is the highest recorded since October 11,...

Beijing: The WHO-China joint team on the global study of the origins of COVID-19 found that introduction through a laboratory incident is ‘extremely unlikely’, a senior Chinese expert of the joint team said Wednesday. Experts from the World Health Organization and China jointly conducted the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s COVID-19 tally Wednesday surged to 3,40,917 after 297 more people tested positive for the infection, the highest single-day spike this year, a health department official said. Of the 297 new cases, 174 were reported from quarantine centres, while the remaining were detected during...

New Delhi: Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan Tuesday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories seeking action at the district levels, including public health measures, focus on mortality reduction and 100 per cent saturation vaccination of...

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi-starrer Chehre has been postponed due to the rising cases of the novel coronavirus. This announcement was made by the film’s producers here Tuesday. Directed by Rumy Jafry, mystery-thriller Chehre was scheduled to have a theatrical release April 9. However,...