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New Delhi: COVID-19 vaccines in India, including the private sector, are one of the highest in the world. Besides, it is totally free in most of the countries, News18 reported quoting a Times of India report. Initially, the Centre was…

New Delhi: Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) head of medicine department, Shadaab Khan (58), Faculty of Law dean, Shakil Ahmed Samdani (59) and noted Sanskrit scholar Khalid Bin Yusuf (60) passed away among more than a dozen professors of…

New Delhi: India reported 3,66,317 fresh COVID-19 cases till 11.37 pm on Sunday. A total of 3,747 new deaths were also reported from various parts of the country. India has so far recorded a total of 2,26,62,410 cases and 2,46,146…

New Delhi: Despite being criticised for differential pricing, shortage of doses, and slow rollout, the Central government has defended its COVID vaccination policy in an affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court late on Sunday night. The…

Dehradun: Uttarakhand saw a massive 1800 per cent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases between March 31 and April 24 -- the period when Mahakumbh Mela was held. Uttarakhand has recorded 1.3 lakh cases in just over a month, which is…

The central government announced last month that those above 18 years of age will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination from May 1. Hospitals and vaccination centres were already struggling to cope with demand for vaccines from the above-45…

A major terrorist attack on security forces was foiled in Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday as 19 hand grenades were recovered from a hideout in Poonch. “In a major success for a joint effort of security forces and police, nefarious designs of…

Kanpur: A study by IIT Kanpur scientists has predicted that after a peak in COVID-19 cases in the first week of May, the number of positive cases will begin decreasing. The mathematical study conducted in different parts of the country…

Guwahati: The speculation is finally over. Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma will be the next chief minister of Assam, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced after a legislature party meeting in here on Sunday. While…

New Delhi: BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma is likely to become the next Chief Minister of Assam, sources told Odisha Bytes late on Saturday evening. Sarma’s name is expected to be announced by the BJP national leadership on Sunday morning…