New Delhi The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases neared 54,000 on Thursday with more people testing positive for the virus in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states. The number of those having recovered also crossed 15,000. At least 4,500 new cases have beenRead More

Visakhapatnam Unconscious children being carried by parents in their arms, people laying on roads, health workers scrambling to attend to those affected by the styrene vapour leak and residents fleeing were some of the scenes that played out near here on Thursday, bringing back grim memories of the 1984 BhopalRead More

New Delhi The Indian Railways, on Thursday, said it had operated a total of 171 Shramik Special trains since May 1, and ferried home over 1.70 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the COVID-induced lockdown. While 22 such trains had already departed on Thursday, 26Read More

New Delhi Expressing concern over high fatality rate among COVID-19 patients in some districts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday asked the states to focus on early surveillance, aggressive contact tracing and early diagnosis to reduce the number of deaths in the areas. The ministerRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali of India’s support in ensuring supplies of essential medicines and offsetting the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. During their telephonic conversation, the two leaders discussed the domestic, regional and global challenges posed by theRead More

New Delhi India on Tuesday witnessed the highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths since the infection was reported in the country on January 30 this year. In its daily briefing, the Health Ministry noted the “highest increase in both new infections and deaths” calling for community support andRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, reviewed the current status of India’s efforts in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, drug discovery, diagnosis and testing. He chaired a meeting of a task force on COVID-19 vaccine development. The review by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took note of theRead More

New Delhi, May 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Covid epidemic has shown the need for more representative international institutions. “Covid has shown us the limitations. In the post-Covid world, we need a new template of globalisation, based on fairness, equality, and humanity,” he said at aRead More

London, May 4 Vijay Mallya, on Monday, filed an application seeking leave to appeal in the UK Supreme Court, nearly two weeks after the embattled liquor baron lost his London High Court appeal against an extradition order to India on charges of fraud and money laundering related to unrecovered loansRead More

New Delhi India registered a record jump of 83 deaths and 2,487 cases in 24 hours, even as Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that the growth rate of COVID-19 cases has been steadying for a while and the nation was on the path of winning the warRead More