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  Auto retail sales drop 55% in May as COVID puts break on vehicle registrations

  Auto | June 10, 2021 12:19 IST

  All the segments were hit last month as showrooms across various states were forced to down shutters amid the pandemic led restrictions. Total registrations across categories in May dropped to 5,35,855 units as compared to 11,85,374 units in April this year.

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  COVID19: Sonu Sood to set up 18 oxygen plants across various states

  Celebrities | June 09, 2021 20:48 IST

  Sonu Sood has promised to set up as many as 18 oxygen plants across various states of India. The 47-year-old actor is starting this noble deed from Kurnool and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh and Mangalore in Karnataka. 

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  COVID: Maharashtra records 10,989 fresh cases, 261 fatalities

  India | June 09, 2021 20:17 IST

  As many as 261 deaths were reported in the state today, taking the total tally of fatalities to 1,01,833 in Maharashtra.

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  NGT raps Haryana for not taking meaningful action against restaurants, roadside eateries at Murthal

  India | June 09, 2021 19:27 IST

  A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Chief Secy of Haryana to take suitable remedial measures, including action against the erring officers for such negligent behaviour.

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  Delhi reports 337 new COVID cases, positivity rate dips to 0.46%

  India | June 09, 2021 19:22 IST

  While the positivity rate- the proportion of samples tested that return positive for COVID-19 continued its sharp decline to 0.46 per cent today.

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  COVID caused more complications than flu in kids: Study

  World | June 09, 2021 18:19 IST

  Early in the pandemic, opinions around the impact of Covid on children and adolescents ranged from it being no more than the common flu to fear of its potential impact on lesser-developed immune systems.

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  15 days special casual leave for govt employees whose parents test Covid positive: Centre

  India | June 09, 2021 17:37 IST

  "In case of active hospitalisation of any of the family members/parents even after 15 days of the expiry of SCL, the government servants may be granted leave of any kind due and admissible beyond 15 days of SCL till their discharge from hospital," it said.

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  COVID: Goa govt announces 'Tika Utsav 3.0' for 18-44 segment

  India | June 09, 2021 15:43 IST

  The state government has held two "Tika Utsavs" in the past involving all panchayats and municipal councils.

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  Decoded: How COVID-19 aerosols travel through our lungs

  Health | June 08, 2021 15:16 IST

  When we inhale isolated Coronavirus particles, more than 65 per cent reach the deepest region of our lungs where damage to cells can lead to low blood oxygen levels, new research has discovered. 

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  Indore hospital stops administering Amphotericin B injections to treat Black Fungus patients

  India | June 08, 2021 7:44 IST

  A government hospital in Indore has stopped administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections to black fungus patients after some of them who received the shots started experiencing side effects.

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  Cannot compel China to give more info on COVID-19 origins: WHO official

  World | June 08, 2021 9:15 IST

  A top World Health Organization official on Monday said that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on the origins of COVID-19

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  Special camps to be held for vaccinating labourers in Indore

  India | June 07, 2021 13:11 IST

  The MP government has decided to organise special COVID-19 vaccination camps in Indore for labourers, domestic helps, washermen, salon workers and others who come in direct contact with people.

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  Delhi: AIIMS to start screening children for Covaxin trials from today

  India | June 07, 2021 9:33 IST

  AIIMS in Delhi will begin screening of children aged 2 to 18 years for Covaxin trials from today.

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  Mumbai Unlock: BEST buses to resume local bus service from today

  India | June 07, 2021 7:00 IST

  The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) on Sunday informed that the local bus service will resume in Mumbai from Monday onwards.

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  Delhi Unlock: Mall, shops to open from today; Metro services resume

  India | June 07, 2021 9:01 IST

  The Delhi Metro resumed services today after a hiatus, with 50% capacity and no provision to stand in the trains.

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  Seropositivity rate, anti-spike antibody titre higher in Covishield than Covaxin: Study

  India | June 06, 2021 21:18 IST

  The study is titled, Antibody Response after Second-dose of ChAdOx1-nCOV (CovishieldTM) and BBV-152 (CovaxinTM) among Health Care Workers in India: Final Results of Cross-sectional Coronavirus Vaccine-induced Antibody Titre (COVAT) study published in MedRxiv.

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  Oxygen Expresses delivered 26,281 tonnes of LMO across 15 states

  India | June 06, 2021 19:55 IST

  As many as 1,534 tankers have delivered oxygen to 39 cities in the country, it said.

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  Infected Asiatic lion on antibiotic regimen; TN CM visits zoo

  India | June 06, 2021 19:21 IST

  Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, who visited the zoo on Sunday and took stock of the situation, directed officials of Environment & Forest dept and the facility to provide the best treatment to the infected lions as per protocols.

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  Mexican COVID mutation increases at alarming rate: Researchers

  World | June 06, 2021 17:49 IST

  The team, from the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology of the University of Bologna, found the variant after analysing more than one million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences from the open-access database GISAID (Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data) until April 27, 2021.

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  Second COVID-19 wave not to impact India's agri sector in any way: Niti Aayog

  Business | June 06, 2021 13:20 IST

  Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the second COVID-19 wave will not impact the Indian agriculture sector in anyway as rural areas saw spread of infections in May when agriculture activities remained at bare minimum.