GUWAHATI – A commander of Ulfa-independent, a banned militant group, was killed in an encounter with police in western Assam’s Bongaigaon district on the wee hours of Thursday, police said. Based on intelligence inputs that Dwipen Saud, who was newly appointed as the commander of Ulfa-I’s western command and was planning some “high profile” abduction, […]
NEW DELHI – India on Thursday reported a massive surge of 379,257 cases and 3,645 deaths, thus marking the biggest single-day spike ever, according to MoHFW. The cumulative caseload stands at 18,376,524 and the death toll from the virus has reached 204,812. India now has nearly 3.1 million active cases. India has been reporting over […]
NEW DELHI – Serum Institute of India (SII) — the maker of the most used COVID-19 vaccine in the country — on Wednesday announced a cut in price of the jab it plans to sell to states to Rs 300 per dose from the earlier Rs 400. This follows widespread criticism of its pricing policy […]
NEW DELHI – The registration process for COVID vaccination to all above 18 years is starting today. They will be vaccinated in the third phase of COVID Vaccination drive starting from 1st of next month. All those eligible can register on Co-Win portal – cowin.gov.in. In this phase, the vaccination will continue as before in […]
NEW DELHI – A day after reported a slight dip in the number of fresh Covid infections and fatalities, India on Wednesday recorded a massive surge of 360,960 cases and 3,293 deaths, according to MoHFW. The cumulative caseload stands at 17,997,267 and the death toll from the virus has crossed the 200,000-mark. India now has […]
WASHINGTON – Covaxin, India’s home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, has been found to neutralise the 617 variant of the deadly virus, White House chief medical adviser and America’s top pandemic expert Dr Anthony Fauci said here. Fauci was speaking to reporters during a conference call on Tuesday. “This is something where we’re still gaining data on a […]
NEW DELHI – Family members of a woman, who allegedly died due to COVID-19 after failing to get a bed at Apollo Hospital in south Delhi, attacked the staff of the private healthcare facility on Tuesday, police said. However, they said no complaint has been filed in this regard so far. “The hospital received a […]
NEW DELHI – India’s mounting crisis surrounding a surge in coronavirus infections is prompting wealthy families to flee the country by private jet. With reports of hospital bed and drug shortages sweeping social media, Indian tycoons and others able to afford fares running into millions of rupees are booking flights to boltholes in Europe, the […]
NEW DELHI – With 3,23,144 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 1,76,36,307, while the national recovery rate has further dropped to 82.54 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,97,894 with 2,771 daily new […]
GENEVA – The situation in India, where COVID-19 cases have surged, is “beyond heartbreaking”, and the World Health Organization is sending extra staff and supplies there to help fight the pandemic, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. “WHO is doing everything we can, providing critical equipment and supplies, including thousands of oxygen concentrators, […]