Covid-19

SHIMLA: As the threat of yet another wave of rapid spread of Covid-19 cases looms large over the country, a group of research scholars from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, have come up with some significant findings that map the spread of the virus in specific areas. According to these researchers, the spread […]

SHIMLA: The Himachal government will take strict action against private schools that fail to admit children belonging to  the weaker and underprivileged sections of the society as laid down by the RTE (Right to Education) Act. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the Director of Primary Education on the issue, […]

FEROZPUR/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was left stranded at a flyover for over 15 minutes on Wednesday while he was going to address a rally at Hussainiwala in Punjab. The grave security lapse has resulted in an all out information war with the Congress accusing the Prime Minister of insulting Punjab. Congress […]

NEW DELHI: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat and Uttarakhand AICC in-charge Devendra Yadav on Monday launched party’s theme song titled ‘Tin togada, Kam bigada aur BJP na aayegi dobara’ ahead of assembly polls in the state. Rawat said that the double engine government of the state has failed miserably. Addressing a press conference at […]

NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech International Limited confirms that COVAXIN successfully conducted the stage II/III study on children. The trials have proven to be safe, well tolerated and immunogenic among children. COVAXIN trails show even better response in children aged between 2-18 years than adults. Bharat Biotech conducted the phase II/III multicenter studies to evaluate the […]

NEW DELHI: Amid new variants like Omicron and Delmicron, COVID cases have increased sharply this past week. India daily COVID cases have seen a sharp 45% spike on Wednesday. Especially in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata. COVID restrictions have also been imposed in some of the states. A total of 9,195 new cases were […]

UTTAR PRADESH: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has been assigned the task of reviving the party in Uttar Pradesh where it has been out of power for the last three decades on Wednesday said that the women are being exploited and they are not getting their deserved rights and urged them to come […]

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday announced that the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) panel granted emergency use approval to the Anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir. The health Minister said that 13 drug manufacturers in India will be making this drug domestically including Dr. Reddy Laboratories, Cipla and Natco. Molnupiravir has already […]

DELHI: Yellow alert has been sounded in the national capital under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as COVID-19 infections are on a rise in Delhi. The capital city recorded over 331 new COVID cases on Monday, which is the highest single day spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi. With this the COVID positivity rate […]

NEW DELHI: Amid infighting in Uttarakhand Congress, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat and AICC in-charge for the state Devender Yadav on Friday met former party chief Rahul Gandhi at his residence. The two leaders were called for a meeting with the senior leadership after Rawat on Wednesday sent out cryptic tweets over the handling of […]