NEW DELHI, Apr 12 India has reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the Health Ministry showed, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus.Deaths in India stood at 904, taking the total to 170,179, data showed on Monday.India’s overall tally reached 13.53 million, while John Hopkins University put the total number of cases in Brazil at 13.48 million. The United States leads the global tally with 31.2 million cases.India ..

New Delhi, Apr 11India, in the last 24 hours, added 1,52,879 fresh Covid-19 infections, setting another grim one-day record as the country’s tally reached over 1.33 crore cases. As many as 839 deaths in the last 24 hours pushed the toll to 1.69 lakh.This comes on a day when the country kicked off a 4-day-long “Tika Utsav” or vaccine festival to inoculate maximum number of eligible people against the coronavirus. It is being held following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal ..

NEW DELHI, Apr 9 As many as 1,31,968 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 1,30,60,542, said the Union Health Ministry on Friday.This is the third day in the row that the number of positive cases has crossed the 1 lakh mark since April 7.This is the biggest jump in new infections the country has reported since the outbreak of the disease. The last biggest jump was of 1,26,789 new cases on Thursday.The Central Government had stated on Thursday ..

NEW DELHI, Apr 7India detected 115,736 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest so far. Of the total, Maharashtra reported 55,469 cases while Chhattisgarh scaled a new peak of 9,921 cases. Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi reported more..

NEW DELHI, Apr 5 (PTI) Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with 1,03,558 new infections pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,25,89,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Apr..

NEW DELHI, Apr 4At least 22 security personnel were killed, 32 injured and one jawan was reportedly missing in a four-hour-long encounter with Maoist that took place on Saturday afternoon near Jonaguda village which falls under Jagargunda police station a..

New Delhi, Apr 3India on Saturday recorded 89,129 new daily COVID-19 cases, the highest daily rise in around six-and-half-months, taking the Nationwide tally of infections to over 1.23 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday.The death toll increased to 1,64,110 with 714 more fatalities in a day, also the highest since October 21.The jump in cases reported on Saturday was the highest since September 20 last year, when 92,605 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours.Correspon..

New Delhi, Apr 2As Myanmar's army continued crackdown on civilians protesting against the February 1 coup, India condemned any use of violence and said it stands for the restoration of democracy in the country.At a media briefing, spokesperson in the Mini..

NEW DELHI, Apr 1 As many as 72,330 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,22,21,665, said Union health Ministry on Thursday.This is the biggest jump in the daily infections the country has seen i..

New Delhi, Mar 31 India's coronavirus disease tally went up to 12,149,335 on Wednesday after 53,480 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, the data from Union Health Ministry showed.The number of active cases went up by 11,846, and currently stand at 5,52,566, the Ministry's data showed.The disease also killed 354 people, which pushed the death toll to 1,62,468. The number of patients who have been discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours is reported to be 41,280.Covid-19 situation ..

NEW DELHI, Mar 27While India this week has seen the sharpest rise in weekly covid-19 cases and fatalities since May 2020, at 7.7% and 5.1%, respectively, almost 90% of the deaths continue to be in the category of those aged above 45 years.Amidst resurgence of covid-19 cases in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting with Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries (Health and Family Welfare) of 12 States and municipal ..

NEW DELHI, Mar 25 India recorded 53,476 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the Nationwide coronavirus tally to 1,17,87,534, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.Now, India has over 1.17 cro..

New Delhi, Mar 23People who are 45 and older can be vaccinated from April 1, the Government said today, ramping up the Nationwide inoculation drive at a time Covid cases have surged in many States. “I appeal to every citizen who is 45 or above to re..

New Delhi, Mar 22 As India stares at the second Covid wave, 46,951 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours - biggest single-day jump since November 7-took the country's tally to 1,16,46,081 total infections, the Government data this morning showed. Of these, over 1.11 crore people have recovered so far, and 1,59,967 total deaths have been recorded. In the last one week, India has seen the sharpest surge in fresh infections in nearly four months after the spread of virus had seemed to slow down. ..

New Delhi, Mar 21 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain" campaign on the World Water Day on Monday.The historic MoU to implement the Ken Betwa Link Project, the first project of the National perspective plan fo..

Kolkata, Mar 21The BJP on Sunday unveiled its manifesto for the West Bengal elections, promising to build a "Sonar Bangla" by providing employment, strengthening social security schemes and vowing to clear the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in the first cabinet meeting of the new government.Unveiling the "Sonar Bangla Sankalpa Patra" at EZCC in Salt Lake, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that BJP will ensure the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme and the PM-Kisan ..

New Delhi, Mar 19Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said the COVID-19 vaccination drive will be extended in the coming days and assured that there should not be any misconceptions about the two Indian vaccines being administered in in the country.D..

New Delhi, Mar 18The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the discharge of Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj in the NHRC from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur.Bhardwaj has been promoted as DIG in his parent AGMU cadre.Senior ..

NEW DELHI, Mar 17A Rajya Sabha member from the Mizo National Front (MNF) said on Tuesday that more than 300 people who have entered Mizoram from Myanmar fearing the military crackdown in that country include pregnant women and children.K Vanlalvena told The Hindu that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was indulging in doublespeak as the Chief Minister had been assured recently that no one will be deported but on the other hand, the Ministry sent letter to the State Governments of Nagaland, Arunachal ..

New Delhi, Mar 10 The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear on March 17 a plea filed by the NHRC seeking release of its Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj, who has been promoted as DIG in his parent cadre, from the SIT probing alleged..

Kolkata, Mar 7 The Union Home Ministry has asked the paramilitary Assam Rifles to prevent any Myanmar National from crossing into Indian territory and push back any one found attempting to cross over.The Assam Rifles guards the India-Myammar border in the Northeast, while the BSF guards the border with Bangladesh.Top sources in the paramilitary force said that the "instructions from the top" was clear and unambiguous -- no Myanmar National should be allowed to enter India without valid visa or travel ..

New Delhi, Mar 6Authorities in Myanmar have asked India to return several police officers who sought refuge to avoid taking orders from a military junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian country last month, an official in northeast India said on Sa..

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 ..