Everyone above 18 years eligible for Covid-19 vaccine from 1 May: Govt
NEW DELHI, 19 Apr: Everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19 from 1 May, the central government...
Manmohan Singh tests positive for Covid-19
NEW DELHI, 19 Apr: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences...
Railways to run ‘Oxygen Express’ to meet high demand amid surge in Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI, 18 Apr: The railways will run 'Oxygen Express' over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across...
Covid crisis: Manmohan Singh writes to PM suggesting five-point remedy; stresses vaccination key to...
NEW DELHI, 18 Apr: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting five measures to battle the Covid-19...
States raise with Centre issues of increasing supply of oxygen cylinder, Remdesivir to hospitals
NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: Increasing supply of oxygen cylinders and Remdesivir in hospitals, adding ventilator stocks and enhanced supply of vaccine doses were issues...
‘Colossal mismanagement’ by govt in handling pandemic; nation faces unprecedented catastrophe: CWC
NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: The Congress on Saturday launched an all-out attack on the central government over the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, accusing...
Govt cancels CBSE Class 10 exams, defers Class 12 exams as Covid cases surge
NEW DELHI, 14 Apr: The government on Wednesday cancelled the CBSE's Class 10 board exams and postponed its Class 12 exams following an exponential...
Govt-farmers talks hit roadblock; unions threaten to intensify agitation
NEW DELHI, 22 Jan: The government's negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands...
5 dead in Serum Institute fire; Covishield facility unaffected
PUNE, 21 Jan: Five persons died and nine were evacuated from a building in the Serum Institute of India's Manjari premises here after a...
India approves Oxford’s, Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccines for restricted emergency use
NEW DELHI, 3 Jan: India's drugs regulator on Sunday approved Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of...
Gen Rawat reviews India’s military preparedness for 2nd day in border areas of Arunachal
NEW DELHI, 3 Jan: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Sunday took stock of India's security preparedness in several forward bases near...
China completes track-laying work for railway line in Tibet close to Arunachal
BEIJING, 31 Dec: China on Thursday completed the track-laying work for a railway line linking the cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet, close...
IJU condemns police raids on Kannada channel
NEW DELHI, Oct 1: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has condemned the police raids and seizure of much of infrastructure of Kannada news channel...
Air chief marshal reviews IAF’s operational preparedness in Arunachal, Sikkim
NEW DELHI, Sep 3: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Wednesday visited key air bases under the eastern air command...
India bans 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including PUBG
NEW DELHI, Sep 2: India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and...
Ladakh standoff: India, China agree to handle ‘differences’ through talks
NEW DELHI, Jun 5: India and China on Friday held diplomatic talks over their military standoff in eastern Ladakh and agreed to handle their...
Def min unveils mobile lab for Covid-19 screening
NEW DELHI, Apr 23: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday unveiled via video link a 'mobile virology research and diagnostics laboratory (MVRDL)' developed by...
IMA declares nationwide ‘white alert’ against obstruction to cremation of doctors
NEW DELHI, Apr 20: Taking serious note of obstruction to cremation of doctors who died in the line of duty, the Indian Medical Association...
Mask-wearing, social distancing should be enforced strictly: MHA
NEW DELHI, Apr 16: The union home ministry on Thursday said some rules, such as wearing facemasks, practicing social distancing, and no gathering of...
Modi asks people to stay indoors, advice against hoarding
NEW DELHI, Mar 19: Calling for "resolve and restraint" to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the entire...