Academy Award-winning composer AR Rahman, on Monday, informed that he has received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The 54-year-old actor took to Instagram and shared a selfie of himself and his son AR Ameen after getting vaccinated. Alongside the picture, he wrote, “Vaccinated #1stjabdone #covishield have you?” The Padma Bhushan winner is the […]

Arunachal Pradesh recorded 223 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 29,336, a senior health official said here on Monday. The COVID-19 death toll in the state increased to 125 with two more persons succumbing to the disease on Sunday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. As many as 381 patients recuperated from […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 pm on Monday, his office said. Modi has addressed the nation a number of times since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, offering suggestions to people and outlining measures his government has been taking to deal with the situation. He has also made […]

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to a hospital here after experiencing episodes of breathlessness, is currently on oxygen support and stable, his family shared in an update from the veteran’s official Twitter handle. Kumar, 98, was taken to the suburban Khar-based Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility, on Sunday, where he was diagnosed with […]

At least 113 more people, including a two-month-old baby, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the state to 13,679, an official said on Monday. Two more fatalities due to the infection pushed the death toll to 55, he said. Two persons, aged 30 and 42, have […]

Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who sought his personal intervention to resolve medicos’ body pleas to ensure that medical professionals are able to work without fear and initiate action against people who spread misinformation regarding vaccination drive. “Any person(s) who spreads misinformation against the vaccination drive […]

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday said that 1,49,11,649 COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories to be administered. The ministry further informed that the Centre has so far provided 24,60,80,900 doses of COVID vaccines to states and union territories, both through the free of cost category and […]

India reported 1,00,636 new COVID-19 cases and 2,427 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. This is the lowest number of cases reported in the last 61 days. On April 5, 96,982 cases were reported. On Sunday, the country reported 1,14,460 new COVID-19 cases. With the […]

A delegation of Assam branch of Indian Medical Association met Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday and put forward nine suggestions to prevent incidents of violence against doctors in healthcare establishments. An Assam IMA release said the delegation expressed its gratitude for “prompt, timely action and firm assurance for speedy delivery of justice” in […]

Two persons were killed and one was seriously injured after the car they were travelling in was hit by a massive landslide at the Bhalukpong-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) road in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Mangal Rai (28) and Monica Sonar (40). While Rai was driving, Monica is the wife of […]