NEW DELHI – Twitter India’s offices in Delhi’s Lado Sarai and in Gurugram were raided by a special team of Delhi Police on Monday (May 24) evening, according to news agency ANI. Media reports say that the raid was related to an alleged toolkit prepared by the Indian National Congress to amplify the support given […]
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High Immunity, proper Hygiene key safeguards against all fungal infections, says AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
NEW DELHI – Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All India Institue of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Monday said that people with low immunity are the ones affected by mucormycosis (black fungus) adding that maintenance of hygiene is the major safeguard against fungal infections. Dr Guleria says it is better not to use the term […]
Steady decline in new COVID-19 cases in India since last 17 days: Govt
NEW DELHI – The Union health ministry on Monday reviewed the Covid-19 situation and vaccination programme in the country, adding that daily recoveries from novel coronavirus cases were more than the new cases reported in 27 states (out of 29 states and 7 union territories in the country). Speaking at a routine briefing, Lav Agarwal, […]
States to receive 48 lakh vaccine doses in next three days: Centre
NEW DELHI – More than 1.80 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and they will receive over 48 lakh doses in the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The Centre has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state […]
India’s Covid-19 death toll tops 300,000, new cases fall to 222,315
NEW DELHI – India’s death toll due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has reached 303,720 after 4,454 people succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) dashboard showed on Monday morning. This makes India only the third country after the United States and Brazil, respectively, to […]
India becomes third country in world to record more than 3 lakh deaths
NEW DELHI – India on Sunday recorded a grim milestone as it became the third country in the world after the United States of America and Brazil to record more than three lakh deaths due to the covid-19 pandemic. America was the first country to record three lakh fatalities due to covid-19 followed by the […]
Opposition parties extend support to farmers’ nationwide protest call on May 26
NEW DELHI – The leaders of 12 major opposition parties on Sunday extended their support to the call for a countrywide protest on May 26 given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — the umbrella body of farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s three agricultural laws. May 26 marks six months of the protest by […]
India records 257,299 Covid-19 cases; 4,194 deaths
NEW DELHI – The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India remained below the 3 lakh-mark for the sixth consecutive day, with 2.57 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. With the fresh cases, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,62,89,290. The death toll due to […]
India faces antifungal drug shortage as rare complication adds to Covid-19 woes
NEW DELHI – India said on Friday it was working to alleviate a shortage of a medicine used to treat a rare fungal disease hitting Covid-19 patients as its healthcare system reels under a massive wave of coronavirus infections. Cases of mucormycosis, or “black fungus,” a potentially serious condition that causes blurred or double vision, […]
India records 2.59 lakh fresh cases, 4209 fatalities
NEW DELHI – The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India remained below 3 lakh for the fifth consecutive day with 2.59 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. With the fresh cases, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,60,31,991. The death […]







