Coronavirus

Chennai: Another 79 residents of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total to 183. Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan warned other colleges to comply with COVID-19 norms…

New Delhi: India is inching closer to one crore milestone in COVID-19 infections and is the second worst-hit country after the United States. However, there's good news that the number of positive cases is coming down with each passing…

Chandigarh: A ban on the operation of hookah bars was imposed in the Union Territory from December 14 to February 11 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. An order issued by District Magistrate Mandip Singh Brar on Monday stated that no hookah…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a plea on December 16, seeking direction to authorities to immediately remove the farmers who are protesting at several border points of Delhi against three new farm laws. The SC website said a…

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has emerged as a COVID cluster with 66 students testing COVID-19 positive since December 1 up after the campus reopened for final year students. As a result, 700 students are being…

New Delhi: Amid a downward trend in COVID-19 active cases and surge in recoveries in the country, states and union territories (UTs) are gearing up to inoculate their people once a vaccine is approved by the Centre. Here is a look at how…

New Delhi: India will be deploying its vast election machinery to administer 60 crore doses in the next 6 to 8 months using standard cold chain systems. The reason for using conventional cold storage is that the vaccines of four companies…

New Delhi: Delhi is getting ready to store COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens. The Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in East Delhi is developing a cold storage facility to help facilitate the phase 1 of the vaccination drive. As and…

New Delhi: The Central government is reportedly panning to rope in booth-level officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for mass distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Officials from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Home…

New Delhi: India reported 29,398 fresh COVID-19 cases and 414 deaths overnight to take the country’s overall tally to 97,96,770 on Friday. The toll touched 1,42,186, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It's the second instance…