New Delhi, Mar 1Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS here and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated.Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN to the Prime Minister, sources said."Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19," Modi tweeted after taking the vaccine shot."I appeal ..

New Delhi, Feb 24 : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to impose President’s Rule in Puducherry, days after a Congress-led Government in the Union Territory lost power during a vote of confidence.Announcing the Cabinet decision, Unio..

New Delhi, Feb 21The Union Health Ministry has written to all States and UTs highlighting the need to significantly enhance the pace of COVID-19 vaccina-tions, noting that a large number of healthcare and frontline workers still remain to be covered.In a letter addressed to Chief Secretaries of all States and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the number of days of vaccination in a week should also be increased to a minimum of four days per week at the earliest to speed up the process ..

Puducherry, Feb 12: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said in Puducherry on Friday the Assembly polls due in the next few months in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry would be held simultaneously.He was addressing reporters in Puducherry before ending his tw..

NEW DELHI, Feb 10 : Financial education workbooks will be incorporated in the school curriculum of the State board in Manipur for the 2021-22 academic session, a senior Reserve Bank of India official said on Monday.RBI Imphal has collaborated with the Sta..

New Delhi, Feb 4 (NDTV) India's COVID-19 tally of cases rose to 1,07,90,183 with 12,899 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 1,04,80,455, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death count increased to 1,54,703 with 107 daily new fatalities, the data showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,80,455 pushing the National COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.13 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate ..

New Delhi, Jan 27Over 20 lakh healthcare workers across the country have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs till Tuesday evening, as per provisional reports, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.The Ministry said that on the eleventh day of the nationwide immunisation drive, 5,615 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 7 pm in five States -- Tamil Nadu (4926), Karnataka (429), Rajasthan (216), Telangana (35) and Andhra Pradesh (9) -- through 194 sessions."The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated ..

New Delhi, Jan 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Indian scientists have done their duty by developing the COVID-19 vaccine and "now we have to fulfill ours" by defeating through the right information every network spreading lies and rumours.A..

New Delhi, Jan 21 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to take the Covid-19 vaccine shot in the second phase of the inoculation drive when it will be administered to those above 50 years of age and people with co-morbidities, sources told The Indian Express on Thursday.The Prime Minister kicked off the Nationwide Covid-19 vaccination programme via video conferencing Saturday, as he congratulated India and the country’s scientists and researchers for developing two vaccines in such a short ..

NEW DELHI, Jan 19 On January 16, India launched world's largest vaccination drive against Covid-19, targeting healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase. According to Health Ministry, a total of 3,81,305 people were vaccinated till Monday and 580 adverse events following vaccination were reported.Side effects, adverse events, adverse reactions or adverse drug reactions are often used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same. TOI takes a look.SIDE EFFECTS: Side effects of a drug/vaccine ..

New Delhi, Jan 17 Over 17,000 people were vaccinated across 553 sites in six States on Day 2 of India's coronavirus vaccination drive, the Health Ministry said Sunday evening, adding that the number who had received at least one shot was around 2.24 lakh. The six States that conducted vaccinations today were Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur and Tamil Nadu.On Saturday (Day 1) 1.91 lakh were vaccinated at 3,006 sites across India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ..

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually launch India's vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Saturday as around 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at over 3,000 session sites across the country, the gove..

New Delhi, Jan 13The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India has climbed to 102, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.The total number of UK returnees having tested positive for the mutant virus in India wa..

New Delhi, Jan 12In a big setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of controversial new Farm Laws till further orders and ordered the setting up of a committee.The big development came a day after the Supreme Court rap..

NEW DELHI, Jan 11 Central Government will bear the total cost of immunising over 3 crore people with covid-19 vaccines in the first phase of vaccination drive starting from January 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. The Prime Minister said that State Governments will not have to bear any cost towards vaccinating these priority groups in the first stage.Chief Minister N Biren also attended the video conference which was also attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The Prime Minister ..

New Delhi, Jan 11 The Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) will be priced at Rs 200 a vial after a price agreement was arrived at with the Government, sources have said.  The first 100 million doses will be priced Rs ..

NEW DELHI, Jan 9The Centre said on Saturday the Covid-19 vaccination drive would begin in the country on January 16 when nearly 30 million healthcare and frontline workers will be innoculated, followed by those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities."The roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine will provide priority to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers who are estimated to be around 3 cr, followed by those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups ..

NEW DELHI, Jan 9The Embassy of Israel in India has appointed Joyshree Das Verma as the Consul of North East India, to be based in Assam having jurisdiction over the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Naga-land, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura and Si..

NEW DELHI, Jan 5A few days after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine for "restricted use in emer-gency situations", the Health Ministry said the vaccine will be rolled out within 10 days from date of emergency use authorisation. The DGCI had granted approval for the two vaccines on January 3. "We are prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use authorisation approvals. The final call will be taken by the Government..

New Delhi, Jan 4As India gears up for the world''s largest vaccination programme, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed apprehensions ex-pressed by the public regar- ding the COVID-19 vacci-ne's effectiveness, safety and availability, among others.In a video issued by the Health Ministry, Dr Ran-deep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) answered commonly asked questions regarding the dosage of the vaccine saying that two doses of the vaccine will have ..

New Delhi, Jan 2Free coronavirus vaccines will be given in the first phase to three crore people who have been on the frontline in the fight against the highly contagious disease, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today. The Government will give priority..

New Delhi, Dec 31After a long wait, students can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal announced that the CBSE Board exams will begin from May 4, while the board practical exams will begin from March 4. The exams will go on..

New Delhi, Dec 29The two-day dry run for the Covid-19 vaccination in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat has been successfully conducted, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday. Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare..

New Delhi, Nov 7India recorded 50,356 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours and 577 deaths linked to COVID-19, shows the Government data, according to which Delhi has the highest number of one-day Covid cases. The Friday case tally was the second time more than 50,000 cases were recorded in the last three days, data shows. India has been recording an average of 48,000 cases in the past week. Some 53,920 people also fought off the highly contagious disease in the last 24 hours. There are ..

New Delhi, Nov 7The threat of coronavirus could not affect polling in the third and final phase of Bihar State elections, with 55.22 per cent people turning up to vote -- a shade lower than the 56.66 per cent in 2015. Two of three exit polls so far have predicted an advantage for the alliance of Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress and the Left parties. The election will be crucial for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is seeking a fourth straight term. Mr Kumar -- who is facing challenge ..

Srinagar, Nov 6A terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Lalpora area of Pampore in south Kashmir distric..

New Delhi, Nov 5Air pollution is an important cofactor increasing the risk of mortality from Covid-19 as per latest research, the National Green Tribunal was informed on Thursday.Senior advocate Raj Panjawani and advocate Shibhani Ghosh, who have been app..

Mumbai, Nov 4 Republic TV's Arnab Goswami was arrested today in a two-year-old suicide case in which investigations were reopened recently, the Mumbai police said. Several Union Ministers are among those who have condemned the arrest as a reminder of the Emergency, when the Indira Gandhi Government cracked down on the media."Congress and its allies have shamed democracy once again. Blatant misuse of State power against Republic TV and Arnab Goswami is an attack on individual freedom and the 4th pillar ..

New Delhi, Nov 3 : Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal and Manipur have been showing an increasing trend in the number of active covid-19 cases when compared to the month of October, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.The Govt emphasized that chain of trans..

NEW DELHI, Oct 31 : Kerala was adjudged the best-governed State in the country while Uttar Pradesh was at the last spot in the large States category while Goa, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh were among the top three in the small States category according ..

New Delhi, Oct 28Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said she has tested positive for the coronavirus."It is rare for me to search for words while making an announcement; hence here's me keeping it simple - I've tested positive for #COVID and would r..

New Delhi, Oct 27  The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday extended the guidelines for re-opening the country, which were issued last month, till November 30. There are no fresh changes and all major activities have already been allowed b..

NEW DELHI, Oct 26Myanmar army has launched Operation Sunrise-3 to crack down on various insurgent groups gathered at the Indo-Myanmar border. Zee News in its earlier report revealed that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), led by..

NEW DELHI, Oct 26 : Amid the race to develop a 'potential' vaccine against novel coronavirus pandemic, India's first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin will commence its Phase III clinical trials at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar soon, an..

New Delhi, Oct 25About 90 per cent of Covid patients have recovered in India so far, the Health Ministry said this morning, adding that the country has logged over 78.64 lakh cases since the beginning of the pandemic. In the last 24 hours, the country rep..

New Delhi, Oct 24India's coronavirus count has crossed 78 lakh with a jump of 53,370 cases in the last 24 hours, Government data shows. And 650 deaths in the last 24 hours have pushed the total death count to 1,17,956. Meanwhile, 70,16,046 people in the c..

New Delhi, Oct 22An ambush in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap sector that led to the death of an Assam Rifles soldier on Tuesday has put the spotlight back on China’s role to fuel insurgency in the North East. Tuesday’s attack by the National ..

NEW DELHI, Oct 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the lockdown may have ended but the virus still exists as he urged the citizens to continue taking all precautionary measures in the battle against Covid-19.Addressing the nation for the seventh time about the Covid pandemic, the Prime Minister said that the government is taking efforts to ensure that a vaccine reaches everyone.PM Modi's address to nationHere are the top quotes from PM Modi's address:* All countries are working on ..

NEW DELHI, Oct 20India today reported single-day rise of 46,790 in new Covid cases, the lowest single-day tally in nearly three months. Total case load increased to 75.97 lakh while death toll rose to 1.15 lakh. The number of active cases dipped below 7.5..

New Delhi, Oct 18The country is past the coronavirus peak, a Government appointed panel said today, pointing to the tapering number of cases over the last two weeks. From a peak of 97,000-plus cases, India is now logging 60,000-plus cases a day. The daily..

NEW DELHI, Oct 17 : Election Commission on Friday appointed ex-IPS officer Mrinal Kanti Das as special police observer for the upcoming Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh.Das, a 1977 batch IPS who had retired as DGP of Manipur police, has been assigned to..

New Delhi, Oct 16 In an interview that is likely to upset and even annoy the Government at the Centre and which starkly reveals the sharp differences that are still separating the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) from the Indian Government, the general secretary of the NSCN (IM) has repeatedly and forcefully said that the Nagas will never be part of the Indian Union nor will they accept India’s Constitution.Thuingaleng Muivah added that there could be no compromise on ..

MUMBAI, Oct 15 New research suggests that people with O blood type are less likely to contract the novel coronavirus. For such blood type, the risk of developing severe symptoms, including organ failure, is also reduced.However, people who have blood type..

New Delhi, Oct 14Ahead of the consultative meeting called by the Government of Nagaland to discuss the ongoing peace talks and the political issue tomorrow (October 15), an official said this meeting will only focus on the civil society groups which inclu..

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 The Health Ministry Tuesday said there was a decline in cumulative, weekly and daily COVID-19 positivity rates. They now stand at 8.07%, 6.24% and 5.16% respectively, it added.The Ministry in its press briefing told reporters that the av..

New Delhi, Oct 12 India added 66,732 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the data released by the Health Ministry this morning showed. The country also reported 816 Covid-related deaths during the period.Total case tally now stands at 71,20,538 inclu..

MUMBAI, Oct 10 For seven straight days now, the detection of new cases of coronavirus infection in the country has remained lower than the number of people recovering from the disease. This is the longest unbroken run for this trend so far.The new detecti..

New Delhi, Oct 9 India's COVID-19 tally of cases went past 69 lakh with 70,496 infections being reported in a day, while active cases of infection fell below 9 lakh after a month comprising 12.94 per cent of the total caseload, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.The total coronavirus cases mounted to 69,06,151. The death toll climbed to 1,06,490 with 964 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.The total recoveries have surged ..

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 : Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on October 8. Paswan (74), recently underwent a heart surgery in a Delhi hospital and was said to be in a critical condition.He was active in politics for over five decades and is one of the c..

New Delhi, Oct 7 :  The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday announced a list of 24 self-styled, unrecognised institu- tions in the country, terming them as fake with maximum of them operating from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi.“St..