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  Maharashtra: 229 students, 4 teachers test Covid positive at Washim hostel

  India | February 25, 2021 12:59 IST

  Altogether 327 students from various districts in Vidarbha region reside at the hostel of the Bhavna Public School. Earlier this week, 39 students and five employees of a hostel in Latur district of Marathwada had tested positive.

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  Active Covid cases cross 6,000-mark in Karnataka again

  India | February 22, 2021 9:12 IST

  Active Covid cases in Karnataka crossed the 6,000-mark again, with 413 patients testing positive in a day, said the state health bulletin on Sunday.

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  India records 12,923 new COVID-19 cases, 108 more fatalities

  India | February 11, 2021 11:08 IST

  The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,05,73,372, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.26 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.

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  India records 36,603 new COVID cases in a day; tally nears 95 lakh-mark, active cases decline

  India | December 02, 2020 9:48 IST

  The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 89,32,647, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.03 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.

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  COVID-19: Rajasthan imposes night curfew in 8 districts including Jaipur; hikes no-mask fine

  India | November 22, 2020 8:35 IST

  The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met on Saturday night decided that a curfew will be clamped from 8 pm to 6 am in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar and Bhilwara, it said.

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  Kerala: 64-year-old amateur scientist claims, 'hot air inhaler can keep coronavirus at bay'

  India | November 13, 2020 13:04 IST

  David, however, is waiting with fingers crossed for an approval, as he has been waiting for the past 45 days after sending it to ICMR, and state capital city based reputed institutes -- Sree Chithra Thirunal Institute and Medical Technology and the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology.

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  India's COVID-19 tally crosses 60-lakh mark; 82,170 new cases, 1,039 deaths in a day

  India | September 28, 2020 9:45 IST

  With 82,170 new positive cases of coronavirus infection and 1,039 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country has breached 60 lakh mark on Monday, as per the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

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  Over 36,000 COVID-19 cases, 128 deaths in central police forces: Data

  India | September 27, 2020 12:53 IST

  The cases pertain to the seven forces of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Security Guard (NSG) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

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  How to clean and disinfect home during coronavirus? Most of us make these common mistakes

  Fyi | August 18, 2020 11:20 IST

  Cleaning or disinfecting areas we live in or work is extremely essential in the time of coronavirus. Disinfecting, which is an advance form of sanitizing is important to reduce the potential risk of COVID-19 contamination to your loved ones. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), we need to prioritise areas for disinfection and know how to disinfect

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  Gayab hai Modi sarkar: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM as India's COVID-19 tally crosses 2 million

  India | August 07, 2020 10:07 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre on Friday over the rising coronavirus cases in India, saying the country''s COVID-19 tally has crossed the 20 lakh-mark and the Narendra Modi government is "missing".

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  Ahmedabad records two COVID-19 deaths after over 100 days

  India | August 02, 2020 21:46 IST

  The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat rose by 155 to 26,818 on Sunday. With two more people succumbing to the infection, which is one of the lowest since April 12, the toll mounted to 1,603.

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  Rekha to be tested for Coronavirus; BMC officials not allowed to enter her bungalow

  Celebrities | July 13, 2020 21:21 IST

  One of Rekha's security guards had tested positive for the novel coronavirus recently after which her bungalow 'Sea Springs' in Bandra  had been sealed by the BMC. 

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  'COVID-toes' symptom in children might not be linked to coronavirus infection: Study

  World | June 29, 2020 16:54 IST

  The pattern of skin reddening and swelling reported in children during the pandemic, popularly called "COVID-toes," might not be associated with novel coronavirus infection.

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  Vehicles move in snail's speed at Delhi-Ghaziabad border

  News | May 29, 2020 12:09 IST

  Delhi-Ghaziabad border was jam packed with vehicles on May 29. Vehicles were seen moving in snail's pace at the border.

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  Agra reports 7 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 864

  India | May 26, 2020 11:00 IST

  With seven new COVID-19 cases, the number of positive cases in Agra mounted to 864 till late Monday evening. 

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  Liquor makers pitch for crowd management, online sales as boozers swarm shops

  India | May 04, 2020 22:31 IST

  Alcohol makers pitched for allowing online sales of spirits and crowd management at liquor shops as stores at several places in the country were ordered to put up the shutters on Monday with thousands of anxious tipplers breaking social distancing protocol.

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  African Swine flu detected in Assam; 2,500 pigs killed in 306 villages

  World | May 03, 2020 22:25 IST

  The Assam government on Sunday said the first instance of African Swine Flu has been detected in the north eastern state which has already killed around 2,500 pigs across 306 villages.

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  Maulana Saad takes U-Turn release new audio tape | Watch Debate

  News | April 20, 2020 14:54 IST

  Maulana Saad should be appreciated for his new appeal for the masses: Tablighi Jamaat's Mujib-Ur-Rahman tells Minakshi Joshi on new audio tape released by Jamaat chief

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  Coronavirus in Gujarat: 105 new COVID-19 cases reported, 3 more die; state tally jumps to 871

  India | April 16, 2020 11:59 IST

  The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 871 after 105 more people tested positive for the infection during the last 12 hours, a health official said on Thursday.

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  51 Indians among 191 news coronavirus cases in Singapore

  World | April 11, 2020 23:03 IST

  Fifty-one Indian nationals working in Singapore are among the 191 new coronavirus cases reported on Saturday, taking the total number of the COVID-19 patients in the city-state to 2,299.