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New Delhi: Besides opening up vaccination for those above 18 years from May 1, the Centre took several other important decisions at a meeting on Monday chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vaccine manufacturers have been empowered to…

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) joined a growing list of CMs and political leaders to be infected by coronavirus. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar informed that KCR has tested COVID positive but has mild symptoms.…

Bhubaneswar: Amid a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the Rajasthan government has resorted to a 15-day lockdown commencing on Monday and will continue till May 3. According to the guidelines issued by the home department late on Sunday night,…

Bhubaneswar: A Brigadier-rank Army officer, identified as Anant Naik from Odisha, allegedly died by suicide at the Pune railway station on Sunday morning. The 57-year-old officer allegedly jumped in front of the Solapur-bound Udyan Express…

New Delhi: The Delhi government has filed FIRs against four private airlines alleging that they did not check RT-PCR reports of passengers who travelled to the national capital from Maharashtra. The airlines in question are IndiGo,…

New Delhi: As shortage of oxygen supply has hit treatment of COVID-19 patients in several states, Indian Railways is set to play its part. The ministry of Railways said in a statement on Sunday that they will operate ‘Oxygen Express’…

New Delhi: With India recording a staggering 2.6 lakh-plus fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the health infrastructure is spiralling out of control. There is a shortage of beds for coronavirus patients, and even oxygen is in short…

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has clarified that a countrywide lockdown is not an option at present to control the second wave of COVID-19 infections. “Initially, the purpose of the lockdown was different. We wanted to prepare…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, India will fight COVID like last year with “even greater speed and coordination.” The PM reviewed the COVID situation in the country amid massive upsurge in infections. PM Modi…

Kolkata: Campaigning hours have been curtailed for the three phases of polling in West Bengal that will be left after Saturday’s fifth phase. The Election Commission (EC) took the decision on Friday in view of the alarming rise in COVID-19…