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New Delhi: India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking the country's infection tally to 2,78,94,800, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on SundayThe daily positivity declined to 8.02 per...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday announced a new scheme--PM-CARES for Children--for providing financial support to children who have lost their parents to COVID-19.As per the details of the scheme mentioned in an official release, a...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs five lakh as a fixed deposit to those children who have lost their parents due to COVID.Stalin said the amount will be provided to them...

Chennai: A total of 167 Gentleman Cadets of the SSC-111 and 31 Women Cadets of the SSC (W)-25 Courses were inducted into the Indian Army on Saturday at impressive Passing Out Parade (POP) held at the Officer's Training Academy...

New Delhi: India has confirmed 1,73,790 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, with the total number of those infected reaching 27,729,247, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.The death toll from the...

New Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday declared that India will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2021. His response came after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pointed out that less than three per cent of the...

New Delhi: The single-day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,75,55,457 out of which 2,48,93,410 patients have recuperated, according to...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday declined a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an order to stop media trial and reporting in wrestler Sushil Kumar's case, considering the rights of the accused.The petitioner Shrikant Prasad sought to...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that the ongoing COVID-19-induced lockdown will be relaxed for construction work and operation of factories from May 31 onwards keeping the livelihood of daily wagers in mind as the...

New Delhi: With an aim to check on the spread of the deadly second surge of Coronavirus, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday extended nationwide Covid 19 containment measures till June 30.In a communication to the State Chief...