The Indore district administration has decided not to give permission for weddings till April 30 amid the unprecedented increase of COVID-19 cases. "No permission will be given for weddings as there's a higher risk of COVID-19 transmission.…

United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. In a statement, the CDC said: "Because of the current situation in…

Amid the spike in the COVID-19 deaths in Delhi, some people were forced to perform the last rites of their relatives at the parking of cremation ground in Ghazipur in the national capital. The cremation ground is receiving almost 50-60…

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With the government opening the COVID-19 vaccination drive to everyone above 18 years of age, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with vaccine manufacturers on Tuesday, sources said. During the meeting, scheduled to be held…

Any cooperative housing society (CHS) having more than five COVID-19 cases, who are present in the society/building, will be declared as a micro containment zone (MCZ), the Maharashtra government has said. The state government declared the…

Average daily vaccinations against Covid-19 declined last week amid the steep surge in cases across the country. Daily doses administered during last week (April 12-18) averaged around 28 lakh doses, against 34.5 lakh a week ago.​

The age profile of people getting infected with Covid-19 in the second wave remains mostly unchanged as compared to the first one last year, though a higher requirement of oxygen has been observed among hospitalised patients as more people…

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday refused to go for a lockdown, saying it was necessary to protect livelihoods of people, after the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to enforce closure of government and private…

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by Kolkata’s biryani baron Akhtar Parwez seeking bail for his son Raghib, who is accused of causing death of two Bangladeshi nationals while driving his Jaguar F-Pace at a speed of 130-135…

India now has more than 2 million (20 lakh) officially recorded active cases of Covid-19, currently the second-highest number in the world after the US. The count crossed the grim milestone on Monday, having nearly doubled in just the last…

Vaccine availability in India will significantly improve by July, with the ramping up of domestic production and arrival of foreign vaccines, a top official has said. Dr Vinod Paul, member of the NITI Aayog and chairman of the…

Any cooperative housing society (CHS) having more than five Covid-19 cases, who are present in the society/building, will be declared as a micro containment zone (MCZ), the Maharashtra government has said. The state government declared the…