COVID 19

DRDO's anti-COVID drug priced at Rs 990 per sachet; Centre, states to get discounts

Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) anti-Covid-19 drug will be sold at Rs 990 per sachet by Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL), official...

Friday, May 28, 2021 6:27 PM

EC defers Kerala Rajya Sabha bypoll over Covid 2nd wave

Citing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Election Commission Friday decided to defer a proposed Rajya Sabha bypoll for a seat from Kerala.

Friday, May 28, 2021 5:12 PM

India terms WHO-convened study on COVID-19 origin as 'important first step', calls for cooperation o...

India on Friday termed the World Health Organisation's (WHO) global study on the origins of COVID-19 as an "important first step" and stressed the nee...

Friday, May 28, 2021 4:57 PM

PM Modi's "nautanki" is behind Covid-19 second wave, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a sharp swipe at the Narendra Modi-led central government alleging that the Prime Minister, with his poor...

Friday, May 28, 2021 3:29 PM

"Centre using pandemic to turn narrative of farmers' protest in their favour": P Chidambaram

Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at the Central government saying that it is 'using the ongoing COVID-19 pand...

Friday, May 28, 2021 2:33 PM

Lockdown to be lifted gradually in Delhi: CM

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Delhi has somehow gained control over the second wave of COVID-19 and the city will now start the proces...

Friday, May 28, 2021 1:58 PM

India reports 1,86,364 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, positivity rate at 9 pc

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday informed that as many as 1,86,364 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in India in the...

Friday, May 28, 2021 11:40 AM

Uttarakhand ranks 2nd in COVID mortality rate, death rate stands at 1.89 pc

The mortality rate of COVID-related deaths in Uttarakhand stands at 1.89 per cent and the state ranks second in COVID-related deaths after Punjab, the...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 4:34 PM

Japanese doctor warns holding Games could lead to "Olympic virus" strain

The head of a Japanese doctors union on Thursday warned holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, with tens of thousands of people gathering fro...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 3:37 PM

Zydus Cadila seeks DCGI approval for clinical trials for monoclonal antibodies cocktail to neutralis...

Zydus Cadila has sought approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to undertake clinical trials for monoclonal antibodies cocktail tha...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 3:19 PM

Pfizer vaccine should be procured as soon as possible to vaccinate children: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday sought procurement of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible to inoculate children.

Thursday, May 27, 2021 3:19 PM

Why is India, largest COVID vaccine manufacturer, facing shortage? Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asks Centre

Why is India, one of the largest manufacturers of vaccines in the world, facing a scarcity today?, asked Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Va...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 1:32 PM

COVID-19: India's active caseload 24,19,907, declining trend in new cases maintained

The active caseload in the country has reduced to 24,19,907, with a net decline of 75,684 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said o...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 11:42 AM

One new case takes mucormycosis count in Bengal to 13

One more case of mucormycosis was detected in West Bengal, taking the total number of people diagnosed with the fungal infection in the state to 13, a...

Thursday, May 27, 2021 10:33 AM

Farmers protest 'Black Day' at Ghaziabad; BKU leader Rakesh Tikait says will adhere to Covid-19 prot...

As farmers in Ghaziabad on began 'Black Day' protests on Wednesday to mark completion of six months of their agitation against Centre's agricultural l...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 2:47 PM

Sputnik V-makers have agreed to supply vaccine to Delhi: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the manufacturers of Sputnik V have agreed to supply the Russian anti-Covid vaccine to Delhi but its...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 2:11 PM

Over 7,000 cases on average daily for lockdown violations in Hyderabad, says Police Commissioner

Nearly 8,000 cases are being registered against lockdown violators on average in a day in Telangana's capital city for violating Covid-19 lockdown cur...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 1:32 PM

India proud of its scientists who worked for vaccines: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the world will not be the same after Covid-19 and noted that the events in the future will be reme...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:45 AM