COVID-19

New Delhi: The country continued reporting a downfall in daily new COVID-19 cases and consequential decline in active cases. For the first time, India’s share of active cases within the total positive cases has shrunk below 2% (1.98%), the…

New Delhi: As scheduled, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India’s coronavirus vaccination drive via video conference on Saturday morning. Addressing the nation as he launched the world’s biggest vaccination drive, the PM said,…

New Delhi: For most part of the COVID-19 pandemic, while making phone calls in India, people would be greeted by a caller tune that began with a cautionary note on corona-appropriate behaviour by Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. But now,…

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked the universities and colleges for their proactive support as COVID-19 vaccine is set to roll out across the country. In a letter to all vice-chancellors of the universities and…

Washington: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva had a lot of praise for India for taking “very decisive” in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences. She also asked India to do more this year to support an…

New Delhi: One of the questions doing the rounds on the COVID-19 vaccination process in India was whether citizens could choose their vaccine from the ones approved by Drugs Controller General of India -- Serum Institute of India’s…

New Delhi: Amid concerns about the fast-spreading mutant strain of the coronavirus that emerged in UK, India resumed flight operations with that country on Friday. An Air India flight from the UK landed in Delhi with 246 passengers on…

New Delhi: The impending danger of the new mutant strain of coronavirus found in the UK helped Bharat Biotech get  emergency use approval for its vaccine candidate Covaxin. India has now reported 71 cases of mutant strain with number rising…

New Delhi: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday cancelled his Republic Day visit to Indian, citing the need to oversee the COVID-19 pandemic response at home, throwing open the question, who will be the chief guest now? Britain…

Kolkata: A British actress, who had tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving from the UK, was taken to a private facility after she refused to be treated at a government hospital in Kolkata. Sources said the actress, Banita Sandhu, had…