Image Source : PTI Amid the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra recorded as many as 58,924 COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total tally of infections in the state to 38,98,262. The death toll increased to 60,824 with 351 new fatalities. As many as 52,412 patients were discharged ...

Britain on Monday included India on the coronavirus red list of nations, banning all arrivals amid a huge spurt of cases in the country....

George Floyd pleaded for help with his "very last breath" but was not shown any compassion by Derek Chauvin, prosecutor Steve Schleicher said Monday in closing arguments at the murder trial of the former police officer....

As a slew of foreign-owned clubs announced plans to form a breakaway Super League on Sunday, the brass behind the scenes have come under heavy criticism. Even the players have started voicing their opinions on the proposed project. The 12 elite clubs from England, Spain and Italy are set to leave ...

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday termed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi remarks over the issue of insurance cover for health workers in the country as 'fake news'. 'Government of India (GOI), you are utterly ungrateful,' Gandhi said in a tweet, citing a media report claiming that Indi...

Clinical trials on the combined use of two vaccines, AstraZeneca and Pfizer, are set to begin in Spain, Raquel Yotti Alvarez, director of the Carlos III Health Institute, announced on Monday. "The COMBIVACS study will be carried out in five hospitals ... COMBIVACS is one of the first clinical...

Thousands of migrant workers gathered at Anand Vihar ISBT here to catch a bus home, hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown and appealed to them with folded hands not to leave Delhi....

In the upcoming episodes of Anupama, it will be shown that Anupama and Vanraj are restless because only 48-hours is left for them to get legally separated and Kavya is on cloud nine with the news. In fact, Kavya is busy with her and Vanraj's wedding preparations and has even packed her luggage from ...

By PTI NEW DELHI: In a veiled reference to the border standoff with China, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Monday said legacy issues and differences need to be resolved through mutual consent and dialogue, and not by unilateral actions. In his address at a symposium, Gen MM Naravane, however, noted...

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called the vaccine as the biggest weapon in the fight against COVID-19 and urged doctors to encourage more and more patients to get the jab. In a virtual interaction with the country's leading doctors on the pandemic situation...

Chinese telecoms equipment supplier Huawei was able to monitor all the phone conversations made through the Netherlands's largest mobile network, reported Dutch News citing Dutch newspaper Volkskrant. Huwaei was able to listen in to conversations made by government ministers and also had access to...

Britain adds India to travel 'red list' after Covid surge: News agency AFP...

Twenty-eight days after a 13-year-old girl was found dead in a river near Kochi, police on Monday arrested her father, who has been absconding since then, on charges of murder. Kochi City Police Commissioner C Nagaraju told the media that Sanu Mohan, 40, wanted to end his life due to a financial cr...

As many as 71 paramilitary personnel on election duty in Bengal have tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials said none of the ailing personnel is in critical condition. Of the 71 infected jawans, maximum are from CISF — 39, 12 from the BSF, 10 SSB, four from CRPF, three each from ITBP ...

The Maharashtra government on Monday issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for declaration of Micro Containment Zone (MCZ) and compliance of rules to contain the further spread of Covid-19 infection in the state. Micro Containment Zone (MCZ) means any delineated area so declared by local disast...

In a significant shift in its policy on Covid-19 vaccination, India, which is witnessing an unprecedented surge, Monday announced that every citizen above the age of 18 years will be eligible for vaccine shot from May 1. The decision came after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In...

New Delhi| Jagran News Desk: The Centre on Monday announced that the vaccination for people above the age of 18 will now be open from May 1. This will come under the "liberalised and accelerated" Phase 3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination. The Government of India said that the vaccination pr...

The Delhi government today issued a circular advancing the summer vacation in all city schools as the national capital fights a massive battle against coronavirus....

Image Source : PTI In a significant step, the Central government on Monday announced that people above 18 years of age will be eligible to get coronavirus vaccine from May 1. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with leading doctors from across the country...

The Delhi High Court Monday expressed concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases and asked the Centre to examine the availability of oxygen in different states for diverting it to areas of surge....

The government on Monday opened up vaccination against the coronavirus for everyone above the age of 18 years from May 1. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the day. All adults will be able to take the shots as part of the 'liberalised and accelerated...

Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, the country's government expressed concerns over low compliance of standard operating procedure (SoPs) by people as oxygen supply capacity in the country is now under stress and hospitals are filling up. "Global covid cases exceeding 750,000 per day and...

Stating that the Covid-19 cases in the State are six times higher than last year, the Meghalaya government has decided to put restrictions on the entry of tourists from April 23. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday held a meeting to review the situation across Meghalaya as the government has put...

The centre has announced a "liberalised and accelerated" Phase 3 strategy for vaccinations against the coronavirus under which all adults will be eligible for inoculations from May 1....

States can buy coronavirus vaccines directly from manufacturers - who can release up to 50 per cent of their supply for this purpose - at a "pre-declared price", the centre said Monday, as it announced a series of major changes to the vaccine policy...

Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop has heaped praise on India’s gun fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Bishop feels Bumrah has a great understanding of when to bowl what. Bumrah has a plethora of arrows in his quiver and he can trouble the opposition’s batsmen with his variations. Furthe...

By Online Desk In a press statement release by the Government of India, COVID-19 vaccination has been opened up for all above 18 years of age in India. The following are the key points mentioned in the press release: Government has been working hard from over a year to ensure that maximum numbers...

The Congress on Monday said the BJP-led Centre should make probe agencies NIA, CBI and the ED go after black-marketeers and hoarders of medicines used for coronavirus treatment in place of "using them to target political opponents"....

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. Party sources maintain that Singh's condition is stable and he has been admitted at AIIMS Trauma Centre as a precaution given his advanced age and co-morbidities. Singh had attended the virtually convened Congress Working ...

Russia registered 8,589 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 8,632 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,710,690, the coronavirus response center said on Monday. "Over the past day, 8,589 coronavirus cases were confirmed across 83 Russian regions, including 1,081 cases...

Vaccinations will be widened to everyone above 18 in the next stage beginning May 1, the government announced today after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of meetings today....

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has tested positive for Covid-19 and admitted to the trauma center of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Delhi on Monday. Singh was admitted to AIIMS in May last year as well after he complained of chest pain. ...

By PTI NEW DELHI: The Madras Bar Association has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021, which abolishes certain appellate tribunals including FCAT. The ordinance, issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, was notified...

What a mess we have made. All of our own making. Each one of us has at some point been derelict. Avoided a mask, didn't observe social distance or worse, didn't report or test when we had mild Covid symptoms....

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Monday slammed those questioning India's export of Covid-19 vaccines, calling them 'short-sighted' and also 'irresponsible and non-serious' people. The minister said India cannot just expect raw materials, for the vaccine, from other countries and...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will on April 22 address an international climate summit hosted by the United States, the Kremlin said Monday, despite a sharp deterioration in ties between Moscow and Western capitals....

By Prasanta Mazumdar Express News Service GUWAHATI: Wit and humour have been found universally to be effective ingredients in public interest campaigns. Even in these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Assam Police has made sure it does not lose its witty side. Playing on the Shahruk...

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Punjab government on Monday announced stricter curbs, including extension of night curfew by an hour and closure of bars, cinema halls, gyms, spas, coaching centres and sports complexes in the state till April 30....

As tensions between Washington and Moscow continue to escalate, US President Joe Biden's administration is weighing options to 'punish' Russia if imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies in state custody, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. "We have communicated to th...

With the Covid-19 curve showing no signs of easing in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High court on Monday ordered a lockdown in five cities till April 26 and castigated the state government for the 'present chaotic health problems'. Noting that the surge in cases under the second wave of the infectio...

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and been admitted to the Trauma Centre of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), according to news agency ANI...

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on Monday after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, sources said. The veteran Congress leader had recently written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and suggested five measures to battle the COVID-19 crisis, including ramping up...

IPL 2021, CSK vs RR Live Score Updates: Bravo's chance to move up the ladder Dwayne Bravo is currently the fourth-highest wicket-taker in IPL history with 155 wickets to his name. Bravo needs two more wickets to get past Piyush Chawla who has 156 wickets. Lasith Malinga is currently at the top of...

While the demand for medical oxygen is up by manifolds due to the ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India, The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery System, expected to help Covid patients as...

The Indian Navy today seized over 300 kg of narcotic substances from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Kochi in Kerala. The approximate value of the seized narcotics is estimated to be Rs 3,000 crore in the international market, th...

In an act of extraordinary courage, a railway pointsman at Vangani railway station near Mumbai saved the life of a six-year-old boy, who fell on a railway track, by hauling him onto a platform just seconds before a speeding train approached the platform. The CCTV footage of the incident shows railw...

Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country, Kerala became the latest state to impose a night curfew to contain the spread of the virus. The curfew will be effective from 9 pm to 6 am from Tuesday onwards. The state government's move follows a high-level meeting chaired by chief secretary Dr V P Joy,...

Divy Ashwinbhai Trivedi is a name which has become synonymous when it comes to any kind of social service. From Swacch Baharat Abhiyaan to women empowerment, this man has done it all. We look at India as one of the most populated country, but Trivedi looks at it as a country with the biggest youth ...