New Delhi, Jan 27 Covishield and Covaxin have been cleared by India's drugs regulator for sale in the market, sources have said. However, this doesn't mean the two COVID-19 vaccines will be available at shops soon though people would be able to buy them f..

New Delhi, Jan 23The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is in the community transmission stage in the country and has become dominant in several metros where new cases have been spiking exponentially, INSACOG said in its latest bulletin.Short for Indian S..

New Delhi, Jan 20 Army Chief General MM Naravane, on Wednesday, said that the argument on repealing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) needs a different approach, wherein the Disturbed Areas status of States needs to change.Taking the example of ..

New Delhi, Jan 20 Delays in genome sequencing samples from Covid patients-to identify the strain of virus in each case-is due to a lack of funds for chemical reagents, top Health Ministry sources have told NDTV.Five labs across the country-part of INSACOG..

New Delhi, Jan 19 The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak on January 23 with daily cases likely to remain below the 4 lakh mark, according to a scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur.Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have already..

NEW DELHI, Jan 18India may begin inoculating children in the 12-14 age group against COVID-19 in March as the 15-17 population is likely to get fully vaccinated by then, NK Arora, Chairman of the COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory G..

New Delhi, Jan 16 India on Sunday reported another major surge in Covid-19 cases with 2,71,202 fresh infections being registered in the past 24 hours. With this, the active caseload currently stood at 15,50,377 that comprised 4.81 per cent of the total in..

New Delhi, Jan 14 Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday organized a meeting for observers, who will be deployed for the upcoming Assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. The ECI had announced the schedule for the f..

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 The Army is thoroughly investigating the “regrettable incident” in Nagaland’s Mon district on December 4, in which 14 were killed in a firing, and the inquiry report should be ready in a day or two, Army Chief General M..

KOLKATA, Jan 11Security experts believe a resurgence in militant attacks, which have rocked India’s North East in recent months, have come about as militants work to regroup in China’s borderlands with Myanmar, and expect more to follow even a..

NEW DELHI, Jan 10Five to 10% of the active Covid cases this time so far needed hospitalisation but the situation is dynamic and may change rapidly, the Centre said on Monday and asked States to keep a watch on cases under home isolation and in hospitals.D..

New Delhi, Jan 9The Election Commission of India (EC), on Saturday, announced the schedule for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. While the election in Uttar Pradesh will be held in 7 phases from Feb 10 to March..

New Delhi, Jan 9 In an exclusive interview with India Today, Chairman of India's technical advisory group on Covid-19 vaccination Dr NK Arora said that around 70-80 per cent of Covid-19 cases during India’s third wave are of the Omicron variant of t..

NEW DELHI, Jan 8India saw a single-day rise of 1,41,986 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which included 3,071 cases of Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturd..

New Delhi, Jan 7 India on Friday breached the one-lakh mark in its daily Covid-19 tally with as many as 1,17,100 new cases being recorded in the last 24 hours. According to the latest updated data with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs, the ..

NEW DELHI, Jan 3A large chunk of Omicron cases in India as the country faces a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported from big cities, the head of the country's vaccine task force told NDTV today, adding the third wave of the pandemic is v..

NEW DELHI, Dec 27 : As the Election Commission of India (ECI) prepares for Assembly polls in Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab in early 2022, it was on Monday briefed by Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Rajesh Bhushan about the ..

New Delhi, Dec 26 The poll schedule for Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Punjab, will not be announced this year. The schedule will likely be announced around January 5, as per sources in the Election Commission.Accordin..

New Delhi, Dec 22 The country has so far reported 213 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 11 new infections of the Omicron variant which took the tally of suc..

New Delhi, Dec 21The number of cases of Covid's fast-spreading strain Omicron has crossed the 200-mark in India, the Union Health Ministry said today.Out of them them, 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the Ministry added.Maharashtra and Delhi have r..

MUMBAI, Dec 19Maharashtra on Sunday reported six more cases of infectious Omicron variant of Covid. Telangana's tally jumped from eight to 20, while Karnataka and Kerala reported six and four cases respectively. So far Omicron cases have been detected in ..

New Delhi, Dec 17The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is "spreading rapidly" - there are now 101 cases in 11 states in India - the Health Ministry said Friday, warning that 19 districts were at high risk of a surge in COVID-19 cases.Faced with the threa..

New Delhi, DEC 14Serum Institute of India (SII) plans to launch a Covid-19 vaccine for children in the next six months, the com-pany's CEO Adar Poona- walla said on Tuesday. Participating in an industry conference, Poonawalla said the vaccine 'Covovax' is..

Kolkata, Dec 13Rights activist Irom Shar-mila, who was on a 16-year hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), feels the recent killing of civilians in firing by security forces in Nagaland should be an eye-opener to repeal the c..

New Delhi, Dec 9 Farmers who have been protesting for over 15 months against the (now scrapped) farm laws and other issues including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) have announced that they will end their protest on Saturday, December 11,..

NEW DELHI, Dec 8 Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat died today after an Air Force helicopter carrying him and 13 others crashed shortly after take-off in Tamil Nadu.General Rawat's wife Madhulika Rawat was also killed.The crash took place shortly after th..

NEW DELHI , Dec 06Expressing regret over the Nagaland firing incident, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will be comple-ted within a month and asserted that all agencies must ensure such happen-ings ..

PUNE, Dec 5As many as seven new samples in Maharashtra were found to be infected with the Omicront variant of Coro-navirus disease on Sunday.Moreover, four members of a family and five others from Adarsh Nagar in Jaipur tested positive for Omicron on Sund..

BENGALURU, Dec 2Amid threat of Omicron variant, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday updating on the COVID-19 situation in India said that two cases of Omicron have been reported in the country so far and both cases are from Karnataka.The Omicron cases h..

NEW DELHI, Dec 1Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday said the peace talks between the Centre and Naga insurgent groups have reached a stage where he is hopeful of an early resolution to the decades-old issue. He said the Nagas continue to earn..

New Delhi, Nov 24The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a pro-posal to extend distribution of 5kg foodgrains per month for free under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to over 80 crore ration card holders for four months till March 2022, a de..

NEW DELHI, Nov 24The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Bill to repeal the three farm laws, which triggered protests at Delhi borders by thousands of farmers.The Cabinet has approved repeal of farm laws, said Union Minister Anurag Thakur after the Cabi..

New Delhi, Nov 22: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that every woman aged 18 and above will be given Rs 1000 per month in their bank accounts if his party forms Govern-ment in Punjab in the upcoming Assembly elections in 2022.R..

NEW DELHI, Nov 21: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the low Covid-19 first dose coverage in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry. The Covid-19 first dose vaccine coverage is less th..

NEW DELHI, Nov 17In a notable measure of India's vaccination progress, more adults are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 than those who are just partially vaccinated.According to the latest figures on CoWin, over 38 crore people have received both dos..

NEW DELHI, Nov 17India virtually participated in the 21st Annual Council of Ministers (COM) meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) today led by the Minister of State, External Affairs (MoS), Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. The IORA COM was held in a..

New Delhi, Nov 16 The BJP is likely to begin the process of selecting its candi-dates from December for the upcoming Assembly polls in five States.A senior BJP leader associated with the party's election management told IANS that while selecting the party..

NEW DELHI, Nov 15The Indian Medical Asso-ciation (IMA) on Sunday demanded COVID-19 vacci-nation for all diabetes patients, including a booster dose, if needed. The association launched a campaign for early detection and mitigation of diabetes complication..

NEW DELHI, Nov 10The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved restoration and continuation of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which was suspended in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.Addressing a press conference after a meeting of..

NEW DELHI, Nov 7 : India on Sunday reported 10,853 new Covid cases and 526 deaths.Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases and are currently at 0.42%. This is the lowest since March 2020. India's active caseload stands at 1,44,845. The active ..

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 On the eve of Diwali, the Centre announced its decision to slash excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 and on diesel by Rs 10.The Government said these prices will come into effect from November 4 midnight."The reduction in excise duty on diesel ..

MUMBAI, Oct 28Amid fear of COVID-19 third wave, the new AY.4.2 variant of coronavirus has reached Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir. The new variant is under investigation and according to experts the new vari..

NEW DELHI, Oct 26 In a big sigh of relief, India on Tuesday recorded the lowest daily surge in nearly eight months with only 12,428 new COVID-19 cases being reported according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.The Health Ministry's latest ..

New Delhi, Oct 23 Booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine might become necessary sometime next year-depending on how long the first two doses protect against hospitalisation and death-Dr Randeep Guleria, chief of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Scien..

New Delhi, Oct 23 : States must ensure coronavirus precautions are followed strictly during the festive season, the Government said in an advisory on Saturday, listing measures like promoting online shopping and avoiding unnecessary travel to stop infecti..

New Delhi, Oct 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will give tips to all the BJP’s National office-bearers and the party’s Morcha (wing) chiefs on how to take forward the achievements of the Central Government to the masses ahead of the ..

New Delhi, Oct 13: Gita Gopinath, International Monetary Fund's Chief Economist, told NDTV today that with 50 per cent vaccination, India is high in confidence, especially in the backdrop of many Nations failing to meet the 40 per cent target. But concern..

New Delhi, Oct 7 The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Thursday that India’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, insisting that “to some extent, we say that we haven't controlled the second wave of Covid”. ..

NEW DELHI, Oct 4  : The Supreme Court today accepted the Centre's submission that Rs 50,000 compensation shall be paid to the relatives of those who died after contracting the coronavirus. The financial compensation - that will include past and futur..

New Delhi, Oct 2 India reported 24,354 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease of 8.8 per cent from yesterday, taking the overall caseload to 3,37,91,061. At least 234 deaths due to coronavirus were also reported in last 24 hours.Here a..