COVID-19: MP Health Commissioner Sanjay Goyal transferred
Bhopal, Apr 12 (PTI) Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Madhya Pradesh government on Monday transferred state health commissioner Sanjay Goyal. MP Health Commissioner Sanjay Goyal Goyal is replaced by Akash Tripathi, More...
Fourth COVID-19 wave: Infection spreading faster, high-grade fever, affecting younger population more
New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi is causing high-grade fever, spreading faster and affecting the younger population, especially those in the age group of 30 to 50, more, More...
Indian panel gives emergency approval for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine: sources
New Delhi (Reuters): An expert panel of India’s drugs regulator has recommended emergency use approval for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, two sources said on Monday, which could make it the nation’s More...
CBI arrests MCD official in bribery case
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested an Assistant Sanitary Inspector and a temporary staff of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in a bribery case. Representative More...
Huge gatherings at Kumbh Mela as virus surges
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered by the Ganges River for special prayers Monday, many of them flouting social distancing practices as the coronavirus spreads in India with record speed. Devotees More...
India’s daily virus infections are world’s highest but crowds gather for festival
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) –Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked on Monday to take a holy bath in India’s Ganges river, even as the nation racked up the world’s highest tally of new daily coronavirus More...
3 Delhi HC judges test COVID-19 positive
New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI): Three judges of the Delhi High Court have tested COVID-19 positive and are isolating at their residences, according to court sources. Three judges of the Delhi High Court have tested COVID-19 More...
Nearly 30 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses given on Day 1 of Tika Utsav
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): In a major achievement, nearly 30 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Day 1 of ‘Tika Utsav’, pushing the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered More...
Lucknow civic body prepares crematoriums to cope with rise in COVID-19 fatalities
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): Amid a spurt in the daily COVID-19 death count, the city municipal corporation has decided to procure more electric crematoriums to make sure families of COVID-19 More...
COVID-19: India records highest single-day rise so far with over 1.68 lakh new cases
New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) India hit a new coronavirus infection record with 1,68,912 new cases, the highest single-day rise so far, taking the total tally of cases to 1,35,27,717, according to the Union Health Ministry More...