New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Central government over its vaccine strategy and said that it is ‘not less than demonetisation’. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi wrote: “Central government’s vaccine strategy is not less than demonetisation. Common mass will stand in a queue, will suffer a loss […]
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India reports biggest one-day spike of 2,95,041 new COVID-19 cases and 2,023 deaths
New Delhi: India continued to witness a massive surge in coronavirus cases as the daily infections today reach an all-time high. The country reported over 2.95 lakh new cases during the last 24 hours, while more than 2,000 people succumbed to the deadly pathogen in the same span of time. According to the data by […]
UGC NET exam scheduled for May postponed due to COVID-19
New Delhi: The UGC NET December 2020 cycle examination scheduled for May 2021 has been postponed by the government in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday. “Keeping in mind the safety and wellbeing of candidates and exam functionaries during COVID-19 outbreak, I have advised the National […]
India to waive import duty on Covid-19 vaccines: Report
New Delhi: India will waive its 10% customs duty on imported Covid-19 vaccines, a senior government official told Reuters on Monday, as it tries to boost supplies to counter a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. Imports of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine are due to arrive soon and the government has also urged Pfizer, Moderna and […]
India records over 2.50 lakh Covid-19 cases, 1.7k deaths
New Delhi: India reported a slight decline of 259,170 in the number of fresh coronavirus (Covid-19) cases on Tuesday, according to MoHFW. With this, India’s Covid tally has shot up to 15,321,089 cases. India, however, reported the highest-ever single-day spike in Covid-related deaths with 1,761 fatalities. The death toll from the deadly infection stands at […]
Delhi govt advances summer vacation in schools in view of COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday advanced the summer vacation in all schools in the national capital in view of the COVID-19 situation. The vacation which was scheduled from May 11 to June 3 has now been rescheduled from April 20 to June 9. “In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the summer […]
Kejriwal announces six-day COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 pm on Monday night till 5 am next Monday in view of an exponential rise in corona virus cases and the city’s health system being stretched to its limits. In the last few days, the daily cases of COVID-19 have been around […]
Record spike of 273,810 Covid-19 cases reported in India
New Delhi: India reported 273,810 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Monday, the highest single-day spike so far since the pandemic broke out, according to MoHFW. With this, India’s Covid tally has shot up to 15,061,919 cases. India also reported the highest-ever single-day spike in Covid-related deaths with 1,625 fatalities. The death toll from the deadly […]
COVID positivity rate doubles to 16.69% in 12 days: GoI
New Delhi: The daily coronavirus positivity rate in India in the last 12 days has doubled to 16.69 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate has increased to 13.54 per cent in the past one month, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. India reported a record 2,61,500 new coronavirus cases and 1,501 deaths on Sunday, […]
2.61 lakh new Covid-19 cases, 1.5k deaths reported in India
New Delhi: India reported 2,61,500 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest single-day spike since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing the tally to 1,47,88,109. This is the fourth consecutive day when one-day spike in coronavirus cases crossed the 2-lakh mark in the country which is hit by the second wave of COVID-19. The […]