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Mumbai: After Akshay Kumar tested positive for COVID-19, his 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' co-star Bhumi Pednekar was also found infected by the virus. The actress shared the news on her social media handle on Monday. "I have mild symptoms. but…

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, tweeted on Monday to inform that he has been admitted to a hospital ‘as a precautionary measure under medical advice’. pic.twitter.com/2M9GHSCwWX — Akshay…

New Delhi: India recorded 1,03,558 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest ever single-day spike since the start of the pandemic in 2020. This took the country’s tally to 1,25,89,067 on Monday. Daily cases had reached the…

New Delhi: In the wake of the brutal killing of 22 security personnel by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, CRPF Chief Kuldiep Singh said that there was no intelligence or operational failure. Singh, who is in Chhattisgarh to supervise the situation…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police filed a 5,000-page chargesheet against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested in October last year. Kappan was arrested while travelling from Delhi to report on the aftermath of the alleged…

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to close registration for COVID-19 vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers following reports of fake registration under these categories surfaced. Approximately 24 per cent spurt in registration…

New Delhi: The ‘National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021’ has been approved by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and uploaded on the website of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The policy, finalized after multiple consultations…

Tamalpur (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed his human face during an election rally in Assam’s Tamalpur on Saturday. Noticing a party worker having fallen ill due to dehydration, Modi stopped his speech and asked the medical team…

Mumbai: Ten members of the Wankhede Stadium staff have tested positive for coronavirus even while BCCI braces to conduct the scheduled IPL matches in Mumbai from April 10-25 despite a surge in COVID-19 cases in the city. Around six members…

Here is a classic example of mobile phones as a vice. A nurse at the Mandauli Primary Health Centre in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, administered a double dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, all because she was busy talking on her mobile…