UK authorities ease COVID testing requirements in EnglandThe new rules don't apply to the other parts of the U.K. - Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - which formulate their own health regulati...
06 Jan, 2022, 07.16 AM IST
33 Medanta hospital staff in Lucknow test positive for COVID-19Of the 33 new patients, 32 are hospital staff and one is a doctor, working at the emergency ward. All the patients are asymptomatic.
04 Jan, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
IPL: India's cricket stars off to Dubai after second successive negative RT-PCR reportsThe Indian cricketers started their early departures for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is slated to begin on Sept...
11 Sep, 2021, 06.38 PM IST
Now India's junior physio tests positive, Sourav Ganguly unsure about fifth Test going aheadIndia head coach Ravi Shastri tested positive during the fourth test at The Oval and has since been isolating with bowling coach Bharat Aru...
09 Sep, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
COVID hits Team India: Ravi Shastri tests positive, isolated along with other support staff membersThe 59-year-old Shastri returned positive in a lateral flow test (Rapid Antigen Test) and will stay in isolation till his and others' RT-PC...
05 Sep, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
PCR staff to be integrated with police stations to better surveillance: Delhi PoliceThe new decentralised system will allow police stations to organise patrolling along with PCR MPV staff and bring them under their human re...
01 Sep, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
MPs with one jab can attend Parliament without RT-PCR reportThe Union health ministry has done away with RT-PCR tests for MPs who have received even one dose of vaccine. This is a major departure fro...
12 Jul, 2021, 07.28 AM IST
Passenger held for ruckus at IGI Airport over denial to fly without RT-PCR reportAccording to IGI Airport police, the incident occurred on Monday when the Vistara air passenger sat in protest against the airline's staff ...
22 Jun, 2021, 07.43 PM IST
ICMR says RT-PCR tests can be done away with for inter-state travellers in good health to reduce the rush at testing labs05 May, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
Budget session: Covid protocol for House revised for better safetyThe ministry of health and family welfare has changed the guidelines for attending the ongoing Budget session to avert any spread of Covid-...
05 Feb, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
With Monsoon session underway, daily antigen test for reporters, Parliament staff now mandatoryJournalists covering the Monsoon session from press galleries of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha also have the option to undergo the RT-PCR test ...
18 Sep, 2020, 12.48 PM IST
Karnataka sees a drop in RT-PCR tests as government pushes for cheaper antigen kitsThe more expensive RT-PCR test is considered the gold standard in detecting Covid-19 infections. Of the 42,458 tests done on August 3, 29,4...
06 Aug, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
Goa diagnostic company’s tuberculosis device could help scale up Covid-19 testingTruenat, a product of Molbio Diagnostics that’s been used to detect tuberculosis, also speeds up the reverse transcription polymerase chain...
12 May, 2020, 07.30 AM IST
MHA to submit report to PMO on Kerala House beef rowAmidst threats of legal action from Kerala government, the Home Ministry will submit a report to the Prime Minister's Office on the row ove...
28 Oct, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
- Gang rape case: Panel finds fault in police response
A panel, set up to probe alleged non-responsive behaviour of PCR vans in helping the Delhi gangrape victim, is learnt to have found fault i...
18 Jan, 2013, 10.02 PM IST
- Delhi gang rape: Government probe to cover role of Safdarjung staff, police response
The probe will also look into recent media report regarding non-responsiveness of Dial 100 Helpline to a woman journalist, and fix responsi...
08 Jan, 2013, 08.23 PM IST
- Delhi gang rape: Recreation zones to get 24-hr cover
A day after TOI reported how the city needs better patrolling in the aftermath of the Vasant Vihar bus gang rape, Delhi Police is set to ov...
20 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST