In a shocking incident, at least 22 COVID-19 patients who were on life support were killed in an oxygen tanker leak incident at Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Wednesday. A leakage was reported from an oxygen tanker while refilling, prompting the hospital and local administration officials to take measures to fix […]

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 13 crores in 95 days, said the ministry of health. According to the ministry, the cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has reached 13,01,19,310 with 29,90,197 vaccine doses being given in a span of 24 hours, according to […]

Serum Institute of India (SII) on Wednesday fixed the prices of Covishield vaccine at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals. “Following the Government of India directives, we are announcing the prices of the Covishield vaccine – Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs 600 […]

Indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, made by Bharat Biotech, neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Wednesday. The ICMR also informed that the Indian vaccine effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well, which is being reported in many parts […]

Three employees of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) were abducted by unknown armed miscreants from a rig site in Assam, the company informed on Wednesday. The employees were abducted in a company vehicle from the Lakwa field of Sivasagar district in Assam. As per the ONGC, the abducted employees include two Junior Engineer […]

As the whole country is witnessing spike in COVID-19 cases, the Tripura government has announced a night curfew in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) area to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The night curfew across the AMC area will begin from Thursday (tomorrow). The timing of the curfew will be 10 pm to 5 […]

India was on Tuesday elected to three United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) bodies. The three UN bodies where India has been elected are the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Executive Board of UN Women, and the Executive Board of the World Food Programme. “India gets elected to 3 […]

Nearly 3 lakh new COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths were reported in India on Wednesday, a record-high since the pandemic broke out last year. As per the union health ministry, as many as 2,95,041 new COVID-19 cases and 2,023 deaths were reported, taking the total cases to 1,56,16,130, including 21,57,538 active cases. As many […]

Coronavirus vaccines will be available for free for all between 18 and 45 years in Assam. The announcement was made by Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma via his Twitter account on Tuesday. Sarma informed that the State government has decided to utilize the funds collected in Assam Arogya Nidhi for procuring COVID-19 vaccines […]

Addressing the nation on the current COVID-19 situation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that lockdown should be the last resort and urged the state governments to focus more on micro-containment zones. The Prime Minister said that the nation has fought against the coronavirus pandemic with discipline and patience and must continue to do so. […]