Amid surge in Covid cases, Mansukh Mandaviya asks states to stay alert, prepared; identify emergency hotspotsUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya advised states to be prepared for COVID-19 management and identify emergency hotspots by monitoring...
07 Apr, 2023, 09.04 PM IST
India records 6,050 new cases in 24 hours; Active case tally stands at 28,303India records 6,050 new cases in the last 24 hours while the active case tally stands at 28,303, according to Union health ministry data up...
07 Apr, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
India sees over 5,300 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, highest rise in 7 monthsSix deaths were reported in past 24 hours, taking up the overall toll to 530929. A total of 1.6 lakh tests were conducted over the past 24 ...
06 Apr, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
New Covid variant found in India may fuel fresh infections: ExpertsWhile the government is yet to confirm the presence of the new sublineage, Shay Fleishon, from the Central Virology Laboratory at Sheba Med...
05 Jul, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Gennova in talks with govt to price mRNA vaccine competitivelySince Gennova has the manufacturing-at-risk approval, it has already produced 7 million doses that have been released not only by the compa...
30 Jun, 2022, 12.57 AM IST
No need to panic over rising Covid cases, no new variant of concern has been found: ExpertsSeventeen districts in the country, including seven in Kerala and five in Mizoram, are reporting a weekly Covid positivity rate of more tha...
11 Jun, 2022, 03.58 PM IST
Muted demand for hand sanitiser sees many smaller players shut shopCompanies made a beeline to manufacture hand sanitisers as the demand spiked to record levels just at the beginning of the second wave last...
22 Mar, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Stocks in the news: IOC, Voda Idea, Indus Towers, Hindalco and Sun PharmaHuhtamaki India, along with AJR Infra and Tolling and Indian Sucrose, will announce its results for the quarter ended on December 31, 2021.
28 Feb, 2022, 07.45 AM IST
A tale of two Indias: The regional skew in India's developmental story, decodedBy far the worst state is Bihar, which secured 9 points out of 11. In plain English, in 2019-21, for nine out of the 11 variables chosen, B...
26 Jan, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh: Complete ban on social, religious gatherings, five-day week in govt officesThe Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday announced five-day week in its offices besides banning social and religious gatherings from Janua...
09 Jan, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Over 40 lakh children get COVID-19 vaccine on first day; Parents say it is a big reliefFrom setting up attractive selfie points to putting up imaginative posters and colourful balloons, the designated vaccination centres, most...
03 Jan, 2022, 11.59 PM IST
Look forward to in 2022: Polls in 7 states, redone Rajpath, balancing at home & abroadThe imponderables that could change all plans is the looming threat of another Covid-19 wave and growing belligerence of China, which could...
02 Jan, 2022, 07.21 AM IST
GST Council defers rate hike on textiles. "Big relief" says industryAnimesh Saxena, President, Federation of Indian Micro & Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME), said the decision is a "big relief" to both M...
01 Jan, 2022, 11.37 AM IST
India sees 578 Omicron cases so far: A look at the state-wise situationIndia has reported a total of 578 cases of the Omicron variant to date, as per the union health ministry. Of the 578 cases, 151 patients ha...
29 Dec, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Himachal Pradesh reports first Omicron caseThe first case of Omicron in Himachal Pradesh was reported in Mandi district a few days ago, health secretary Amitabh Avasthi said on Sunda...
26 Dec, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed in malls, theatres in Haryana from Jan 1: Anil Vij"From January 1, 2022, any eligible person who has not taken both doses of Covid vaccine will not be permitted in malls, hotels, restaurant...
22 Dec, 2021, 09.42 PM IST
Worry has a new variant: R Count of Covid hovering around the key 1 markThe R value is an important indicator on Covid's prevalence and spread as this effective reproduction number Re - sometimes also called Rt ...
08 Dec, 2021, 10.02 AM IST