Coronavirus
20 Apr 2021
As India witnesses a brutal second wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the nation.
20 Apr 2021
Two top hospitals in Delhi have reported that their oxygen stocks would only last a few hours, even as the national capital has seen a major surge in COVID-19 cases.
20 Apr 2021
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal isolated himself after his wife, Sunita, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
20 Apr 2021
Three people died and at least seven were injured after a bus carrying migrant workers from Delhi overturned in Gwalior district.
20 Apr 2021
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
20 Apr 2021
US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that it has sought approval from India's drug regulator to conduct a bridging clinical study of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
20 Apr 2021
The Supreme Court today put on hold the Monday order of Allahabad High Court, which directed that a lockdown must be imposed in five cities of Uttar Pradesh to control the coronavirus surge.
20 Apr 2021
After seeing a slew of record spikes in coronavirus infections, India reported 2.6 lakh new cases on Tuesday. The nationwide tally has reached 1.53 crore.
20 Apr 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised United States citizens to avoid traveling to India even if they are fully vaccinated, at a time when the Asian nation is struggling to contain the spread of COVID-19.
20 Apr 2021
In what reminds of the grim scenes from 2020, thousands of migrant workers rushed to bus terminals and railway stations of Delhi to undertake journeys toward their homes, merely hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown.
19 Apr 2021
Earlier on Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown in the national capital.
19 Apr 2021
As Uttar Pradesh sees a record surge in coronavirus infections, five major cities in the state are set to go on a lockdown starting Monday night.
19 Apr 2021
The central government has decided to expand the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive to all persons above the age of 18 starting May.
19 Apr 2021
Veteran Congress leader and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Monday.
19 Apr 2021
Even as the COVID-19 outbreak gets progressively worse in Maharashtra, the state is witnessing a fresh controversy over the alleged illegal procurement of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
19 Apr 2021
India on Monday reported 2.73 lakh new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began.
19 Apr 2021
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Monday replied to the letter that former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had written to his successor, PM Narendra Modi, on the raging coronavirus crisis.
19 Apr 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an important meeting today to review the coronavirus situation in the country, which is deteriorating with each passing day.
19 Apr 2021
The Delhi government on Monday announced a week-long lockdown in light of the worsening COVID-19 situation in the national capital. The lockdown will come into effect from 10 pm on Monday.
19 Apr 2021
As it is struggling to keep the COVID-19 numbers in check, Maharashtra on Sunday declared six states as "places of sensitive origin," in a bid to halt the influx of other variants of the virus from different places.
19 Apr 2021
With India reeling under a deadly coronavirus wave, several companies are expanding their resources to do their bit in the battle against the disease.
18 Apr 2021
The Delhi government is reportedly considering an extension of the weekend curfew in the national capital.
18 Apr 2021
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help with the enhanced supply of oxygen and beds for COVID-19 patients in the national capital.
18 Apr 2021
Despite Ghaziabad reporting only two "COVID-related deaths" in April, the Hindon cremation ground has reportedly been struggling to cope with the number of bodies piling up.
18 Apr 2021
India on Friday reported 2.6 lakh new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began.
18 Apr 2021
The April session for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) has been postponed in light of the worsening COVID-19 situation, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Sunday.
17 Apr 2021
India set yet another grim record as 2,34,692 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours. This is the highest-ever daily surge since the pandemic began.
17 Apr 2021
As India finds itself unprepared to tackle a raging second wave of coronavirus, the fifth phase of West Bengal polls started today.
16 Apr 2021
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) on Friday announced that it has decided to postpone the board examinations for Classes X and XII in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
16 Apr 2021
A seer at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, died of COVID-19 on Thursday as the event faces backlash for its large maskless gatherings in the midst of the pandemic.
16 Apr 2021
Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa tested positive for coronavirus today. The 78-year-old gave an update about it on Twitter.
16 Apr 2021
Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government announced fresh curbs on Friday, including "weekly closure" of markets on Sundays in rural and urban areas.
16 Apr 2021
In a shocking incident, a 52-year-old woman died in Greater Noida after she set herself on fire on Thursday morning. The woman, identified as Archana, was apparently upset that she tested coronavirus positive.
16 Apr 2021
Amid a raging second wave of coronavirus, at least three state governments and several Opposition leaders have urged the federal government to start a free foodgrain scheme, similar to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), which began last year when the pandemic first unsettled India.
16 Apr 2021
India on Friday reported 2.1 lakh new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began.
16 Apr 2021
Ranjit Sinha, the former director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), passed away in Delhi on Friday morning at the age of 68, multiple reports said.
16 Apr 2021
On Wednesday, Delhi recorded a whopping 17,282 fresh coronavirus cases to become the worst-affected Indian city. The National Capital has now surpassed Mumbai to get this title.
15 Apr 2021
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to hold the remaining four phases of the state Assembly elections in one day.
15 Apr 2021
As India faces a record surge in coronavirus infections, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla has raised concerns about the United States and Europe holding back key vaccine raw material.
15 Apr 2021
Kerala has come up with a three-pronged strategy to battle the second wave of coronavirus. The state will now focus on amplifying testing, imposing stringent curbs, and conducting more vaccinations.
