These countries have made vaccines mandatoryA sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations have pushed governments to make COVID-19 shots mand...
10 Nov, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
DDMA Covid review meet: Officials suggested making vaccination mandatory for entry into malls, MetroDDMA constituted panel has also recommended reopening schools for classes 6 to 8 in Delhi with 50 per cent student strength as it noted tha...
26 Oct, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
Colleges, universities resume physical classes in MaharashtraThe state government has allowed all non-agricultural colleges, state-run universities, deemed universities, self-financed universities and...
20 Oct, 2021, 08.40 PM IST
China vaccine diplomacy wavers as nations seek western shotsMany governments that once relied on vaccines from Sinovac Biotech Ltd. or Sinopharm Group Co Ltd. are now turning to options from the US a...
30 Sep, 2021, 09.22 PM IST
School may be closed if Covid situation worsens, attendance not must: UP govtDeputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma told this to the state legislative council while replying to a question by teacher constituency member ...
19 Aug, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
COVID-19: MP schools to not reopen on July 1, announces CM Shivraj Singh ChouhanShivraj Singh Chouhan also said the Class XII results should on the basis of 'best of five marks' obtained in various subjects in Class X, ...
28 Jun, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
3 more arrested by Kolkata Police in dubious COVID vaccine camps case"One of them is a resident of Salt Lake, while another is from Barasat. Both were called for questioning before they were arrested," the of...
26 Jun, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
Pfizer vaccine should be procured as soon as possible to vaccinate children: Arvind KejriwalThe Delhi government has also suggested that the Centre should vaccinate students and teachers if it decides to conduct class 12 Board exam...
27 May, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccine to be supplied free of cost in govt health facilities: Punjab CMKeeping in view the limited supplies of vaccine expected initially, the chief minister constituted an expert group, comprising eminent viro...
22 Apr, 2021, 11.34 PM IST
Karnataka bans parties, rallies, for 15 days as coronavirus cases surgeThe government will write to the Centre seeking permission to inoculate teachers, Yediyurappa said after holding a two-hour review on the l...
29 Mar, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Rajya Sabha MP makes case for categorising teachers as frontline workers for COVID-19 vaccinationIn most states, the new school year will start in April, and there is a need to accelerate the process of safe reopening of the schools, co...
15 Mar, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
Delhi govt presents Rs 69,000-crore 'Deshbhakti Budget', announces free COVID vaccine for allPresenting the budget, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it is based on "deshbhakti" (patriotism) as it pays tributes to freedom fi...
09 Mar, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Biden will order masks on planes and trains, increase disaster funds to fight coronavirusBiden, a Democrat who took over from Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday, has promised a fierce fight against the pandemic that ...
21 Jan, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Include certain elements in vaccination programme towards CSR spend: CII to govtThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Taskforce has made several important submissions to V K Paul, Member, Niti Aayog and Rajesh Bhus...
17 Jan, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
France braces for new Covid curbs but set to avoid lockdownAmong the measures floated to try to avert a much-feared third wave of infections include expanding a 6:00 pm curfew in place in parts of t...
14 Jan, 2021, 11.35 PM IST
U.S. vaccinations in 2020 falling far short of target of 20 million peopleAbout 14 million doses of Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines have been distributed to states so far, federal officials told reporters on Wedne...
31 Dec, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
Chinese province to give COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable groups, general public in 2021: Local mediaThe southwestern province could also begin inoculating the general public after the Lunar New Year in mid-February, said the Sichuan Daily,...
08 Dec, 2020, 06.27 PM IST