COVID-19

New Delhi: A total of 36,470 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours took the country’s caseload closer to the eight million mark to 7,946,429, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday. This is India’s lowest single-day spike…

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections in India reported overnight dropped below 50,000 for the second time this month, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday. Also, new deaths registered during the last 24 hours fell…

New Delhi: India’s rate of recovery from COVID-19 touched 90% on Sunday with 62,077 people recovering from the disease in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Besides, 50,129 new confirmed cases were…

Had it not been COVID time, all roads would have led to farmhouses and banquet halls for big fat Indian weddings. Wedding planners, event management companies and all those associated with the industry would have been busy blocking dates…

New Delhi: In a further relief to taxpayers on account of COVID-19, the Income Tax Department on Saturday extended the deadline for individual assessees to file their returns for the financial year 2019-20 (assessment year 2020-21) by a…

Bengaluru: The deadly coronavirus remains active in the body of the victim even 18 hours after death, a Bengaluru doctor has claimed. According to a report in The Hindu, Dr Dinesh Rao, head of Department of Forensic Medicine in Oxford…

New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi has been adjudged the second safest aerodrome in the world for effective implementation of coronavirus-related health and safety protocols, as per a survey conducted by Safe…

Bengaluru: Getting infected with COVID and then testing negative for it is not the end of the story. Recent findings show that over half of people who contract COVID-19, even those with mild infections, suffer from a range of conditions…

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has liberalized visa restrictions by allowing entry to India to all foreigners except tourists. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card holders, as well as other foreign…

New Delhi: The government has decided to make a graded relaxation in visa and travel restrictions for more categories of foreigners and Indian nationals who wish to enter or leave the country. However, the relaxation will exclude those…