India sees 216,850 new cases in 24 hrs; 1183 deaths added
India reported 216,850 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Friday, the highest single-day spike so far since the pandemic broke out, Worldometer showed this morning. The single-day spike comes a day after 200,739 Covid-19 cases were recorded on Thursday. With this,...
Covid: MHA orders 50% attendance in work
In view of the "unprecedented rise" in number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi, the Union Home Ministry Thursday said its officers up to the level of Under Secretary can work from home and only 50 per cent staff need to...
Covid cases will double in Maha in 15 days: CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has written a letter to the Centre, saying the number of active caseload of COVID-19 in the state is expected to double in the next 15 days. Maharashtra is expecting its active caseload to...
NEET postponed in view of Covid surge
In view of a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance test (NEET), which was scheduled to be held on April 18, has been postponed, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. "In light of the...
Citibank to exit India
American banking major Citibank on Thursday announced that it will exit from the consumer banking business in India as part of a global strategy. The business comprises credit cards, retail banking, home loans and wealth management. The bank has...
No e-pass needed for vehicle movement during Maha curbs
Mumbai: Maharashtra's in-charge DGP Sanjay Pandey on Wednesday said that no e-pass is required to be obtained for the movement of vehicles during the coronavirus-induced restrictions imposed in the state. He said that only those vehicles that are involved in emergency...
CBI quizzes ex-Maha HM Anil Deshmukh for 8 hours
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was on Wednesday questioned for eight hours by the Central Bureau of Investigation conducting the preliminary enquiry on orders of the Bombay high court in connection with the allegations of corruption raised against him...
Governor Koshyari offers tributes to Dr Ambedkar at Chaityabhumi
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari visited the Chaityabhumi memorial of Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and offered his floral tributes to the architect of the Indian Constitution on the occasion of the 130th birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar in Mumbai...
UP CM Adityanath tests positive for COVID-19
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. He had on Tuesday isolated himself after some officials in his contact tested positive for coronavirus. "After initial symptoms, I got myself tested. My report is positive....
CWC to meet on April 17 to discuss Covid
The Congress party has called a meeting of its working committee on April 17 to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the country. This is the first time the Congress Working Committee, the partys top executive body, has called a meeting exclusively...
Monsoon likely to be normal in India: Skymet
Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, said on Tuesday the southwest monsoon in 2021 that will start from June is expected to be normal at 103 per cent of the Long Period Average. The LPA for June to September rainfall is...
Sushil Chandra assumes charge as Chief Election Commissioner
Sushil Chandra assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday. Chandra was appointed as the CEC on Monday, the day Sunil Arora demitted office. Chandra was appointed as an election commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the...
Maha lockdown likely from Apr 15, say sources
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to address the state at 8 pm to 8.30 pm tonight. He is likely to make an announcement on lockdown in view of unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases. The strict restrictions are likely to be imposed...
DCGI authorises Sputnik V vaccine
India's drug regulator has granted permission for the restricted emergency use of Russian COVID-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' with certain conditions, paving the way for a third vaccine to be available in the country, sources said on Monday. The approval by the...
3 Delhi HC judges test positive for Covid-19
As many as three judges of the Delhi High Court have tested positive for COVID-19 infection, court sources said. According to sources, the three judges have mild symptoms and now they are isolating themselves at their residences. The Delhi High Court...
14 pvt hospitals in Delhi declared ‘full COVID-19’ hospitals
The Delhi government on Monday declared 14 private hospitals in the city as "full COVID-19" hospitals and directed them not to admit any non-COVID patients till further orders. These included the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Sarita Vihar, the Sir...
President Kovind returns to Rashtrapati Bhavan after bypass surgery
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said he has returned to Rashtrapati Bhavan after bypass surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. "I have returned to Rashtrapati Bhavan after my surgery. My speedy recovery is thanks...
Sputnik-V vaccine gets nod for use in India
Russia's Covid vaccine Sputnik-V has been cleared for emergency use approval in India by a committee of experts in the middle of a record spike in virus cases in the country. If approved by regulator DGCI, this will become the...
Severe shortage of Remdesivir haunts Maharashtra
Crisis over the shortage of Remdesivir injection in Maharashtra continued on Monday with relatives of some of the patients in Pune alleging that hospitals and COVID-19 care centers are asking them to arrange the drug from chemist shops located outside. This...
Ten states show steep rise in daily COVID-19 cases
Ten states -- Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan have shown a steep rise in the daily COVID-19 cases accounting for 83.02 per cent of the new infections, the Union Health Ministry...
Centre prohibits exports of Remdesivir
The Centre on Sunday prohibited the export of injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients till Covid-19 situation in the country improves. This comes amid growing demand of the injection due to rising cases of coronavirus...
