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COVID-19: India’s case tally crosses 18 lakh, recoveries surge to 11.86 lakh

11:00 pm August 3, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday, just a day after it went past 17 lakh, with 52,972 cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to over 11.86 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of COVID-19 tests carried out in India has also crossed the 2 crore-mark, […]

SC asks Centre to ensure salaries paid to doctors on time

3:18 pm July 31, 2020

New Delhi: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are yet to follow directives on timely payment of salaries to healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court, which said it cannot be “helpless” in implementing the directions. The court directed the Centre to issue necessary directions for releasing salaries of doctors […]

Over 10 lakh recovered COVID patients, 1.9 times of active cases: Health Ministry

11:51 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: The number of recovered coronavirus patients crossed the 10-lakh mark on Thursday and is now 1.9 times the total active cases while the fatality rate has dropped to 2.21 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. Addressing a press briefing, Officer on Special Duty in the Health Ministry Rajesh Bhushan said 21 states and Union […]

VHP slams Mamata for protest over 'Jai Shri Ram' chant

Don’t use Lord Ram with bow and arrow image for temple promotion: Veerappa Moily

6:39 pm July 30, 2020

Bengaluru: Ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony for Ram temple construction at Ayodhya, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Thursday opposed use of the Lords image with bow and arrow for promotion of the ‘mandir’, saying it projects him as an aggressor which he was not. Instead, the former Union Law Minister suggested Sri Rama […]

India’s COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh cases; death toll now 31,358

7:24 pm July 25, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark, while the recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, according to the Union Health Ministry. With 48,916 fresh cases, the country’s coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while the death toll rose to 31,358 with 757 more […]