New Delhi, May 9 (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday virtually ruled out exempting Covid vaccines, medicines and oxygen concentrators from GST, saying such an exemption will make the lifesaving
Washington, May 9 (IANS) In an address to the Indian diaspora in the US, Vice President Kamala Harris lamented over the deteriorating Covidd-19 situation India, saying it was "nothing short of heartbreakin
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI): Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday extended till May 17 their ongoing lockdown and corona curfew respectively as a large part of the country remained under strict curbs due to the raging
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said political parties and members of the civil society should rise above differences and unitedly defeat COVID-19.
He said at this time of the
Aligarh (UP), May 9 (PTI): Alarmed by deaths in recent days among AMU teachers due to COVID and COVID-like symptoms, Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor wrote to the ICMR on Sunday, urging it to study the infection v
NEW DELHI, MAY 9 (IANS): Amid surge of Covid cases in the rural areas, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the Narendra Modi-led Central government for not tackling the situation.
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Amreli, May 9 (PTI): An 8-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in Gir East forest division in Gujarat's Amreli district on Sunday, an official said.
The incident took place in Nesadi village in
BENGALURU, MAY 9 (IANS): The Indian Army on Saturday inducted the first batch of 83 women soldiers into the Military Police after their attestation parade held here on Saturday.
The attestation parade was he
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS): Lakshadweep, Haryana and Assam for the second consecutive day on Sunday maintained their position among top 10 states for the maximum loss of Covid vaccines amid the crisis when th
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI): India recorded 4,03,738 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, which pushed the tally to 2,22,96,414, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.
The death toll climbed to
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): The national capital reported 17,364 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the fifth day in a row when it reported a single-day spike of below 20,000 cases, pushing the overall case tally to
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Saturday set up a 12-member National Task Force (NTF) to facilitate public health response to Covid-19, including streamlining of oxygen distribution in the country
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India cumulatively has so far received three lakh Remdesivir vials, 6,608 oxygen concentrators, 3,856 oxygen cylinders and 14 oxygen generation plants from the global community in the la
New Delhi, May 8 (PTI): India's role as a major regional and global player is set to expand over the coming years and its journey with the European Union in search of new routes of political, economic and t
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday announced to launch a Covid vaccination drive for all journalists in the state as they are dedicatedly rendering their servi
New Delhi, May 8 (PTI): In a significant directive to the states and Union Territories, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said requirement of a positive COVID-19 test report is not mandatory for admission t
Bengaluru, May 8 (IANS): With the state in the grip of the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Karnataka government on Friday decided to impose a 14-day statewide lockdown from May 10-24.
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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS): The Centre has relaxed rules, to allow hospitals and nursing homes accept cash payments in excess of Rs 2 lakh for treatment of Covid patients from April 1 to May 31, 2021.
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New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the state administration has geared up for mass vaccination across the capital and it would need around 80,000 to 85,000 vacci
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) A day after he and his council of Ministers were sworn in, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday announced total lockdown in Tamil Nadu between May 10-24 to prevent spread of coronavirus,