COVID-19

New Delhi: With an overnight surge of 88,600 COVID-19 cases, India’s affected tally inched closer to the 60-lakh mark to stand at 59,92,532 on Sunday. Also, 1,124 people across the country succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours,…

New Delhi: With an overnight surge of 85,362 COVID-19 cases, India’s affected tally went past the 59-lakh mark to stand at 59,03,933 on Saturday. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40…

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced dates for Bihar Assembly polls. Voting will be held in three phases -- on October 28, November 3 and 7 – while results will be announced on November 10. This will be the…

New Delhi: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Suresh Angadi, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19, breathed his last on Wednesday evening at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Angadi, the first…

New Delhi: In a big relief to sex workers, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and state governments to immediately provide monetary assistance, food supply and other basic amenities to sex workers, who have been rendered…

New Delhi: An overnight addition of 75,083 COVID-19 cases took India’s affected tally past 55 lakh to stand at 55,62,664 on Tuesday. About 1,053 more patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health…

Most North Indian states grapple with stubble burning ahead of the Rabi crop sowing season every year. It leads to alarming pollution levels. However, this year, experts are worried that rising pollution levels may worsen the pandemic,…

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that the results on mutations and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in India will be available in early October and there haven't been many variations yet. The Indian Council of…

New Delhi: India has crossed the significant landmark of more than 80% national Recovery Rate — the highest in the world — by reporting more than 90,000 recoveries for the third day in succession, according to a release by the Union Health…