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Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament all geared up for holding Monsoon Session

6:49 pm September 13, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament is fully prepared for the 18-day Monsoon Session from Monday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic with many firsts, including sitting of the two Houses in shifts without any off day, entry only to those having a negative COVID-19 report and compulsory wearing of masks. In run-up to the session, while […]

‘Significant movement’ on Russia’s request for phase-3 trial, manufacture of Sputnik V in India

8:15 pm September 8, 2020

New Delhi: India is considering Russia’s request for conducting phase-3 clinical trial and manufacturing of its COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V by Indian firms, officials said Tuesday, noting there has been “significant movement” on both these fronts and specific outcomes are expected soon. Dr V K Paul, Member (Health) Niti Aayog, who also chairs the national expert […]

India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 42 lakh

4:33 pm September 7, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 42 lakh with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 42,04,613, […]

Kerala performing well on all COVID-19 parameters,says CM

11:59 pm September 5, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday said the state was performing well on all COVID-19 parameters as decided by the WHO and ICMR despite the rising number of new active cases. Vijayan said as compared to most of the other States, Kerala has performed well due to proactive COVID-19 mitigation measures taken by the state government. “Even though the numbers […]

One new COVID-19 case in Mizoram, tally at 4,428

People not wearing masks, maintaining social distancing driving COVID-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG

11:42 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said “irresponsible” people not wearing masks and maintaining social distancing are driving the coronavirus pandemic in India. He also said that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has embarked on a second national sero survey which shall be completed by the first week of September. Speaking at […]