With the single-day spike of 52,509 cases India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 19 lakh mark on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). According to the Union Health Ministry, this includes 5,86,244 active cases, 12,82,216 cured, discharged and migrated cases. With 857 new deaths being reported from the country on […]

A massive blast rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday causing widespread damage to several buildings. The cause of the explosion in the city’s port region was not immediately clear. Video posted online showed a large mushroom cloud and destroyed buildings. Al Jazeera reported that the force of the blast was massive and it caused panic […]

Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. He has been admitted to the Medanta Hospital. The development comes just two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tested positive for the deadly virus. Taking to Twitter, Pradhan said that he has been hospitalised as per […]

At present, the country has three Indian COVID-19 vaccines which are in different phases of clinical testing, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday. “At the present moment, we have three Indian vaccines which are in different phases of clinical testing. The 2 vaccines- Bharat Biotech vaccine and DNA vaccine of Zydus Cadila […]

Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurated the Thenzawl Golf Resort Project implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, in presence of Tourism Minister of Mizoram Shri Robert Romawia Royte and Commissioner and Secretary for Tourism Department of Government of Mizoram Smt. Esther Lalruatkimi in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Project […]

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be grander and bigger compared to the earlier plan with three new domes added to the design and the structure’s height increased by 20 feet. The changes in design, which have the approval of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, will enable more devotees to be accommodated in the […]

In a major achievement, continuing its extensive testing campaign in the war against COVID-19, the Assam health department has conducted over 10-lakh tests on Tuesday, in a span of over 8 weeks time. Health and finance minCovid testister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to share the achievement, “Assam achieves an incredible feat of a […]

A number of coronavirus vaccines are now in phase three of clinical trials but “there’s no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation Director-General said on Monday. “A number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials and we all hope to have a number […]

India witnessed a single-day spike of 52,050 COVID-19 cases as the total cases in the country reached 18,55,746, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday. 803 COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The total cases include 5,86,298 active cases, 12,30,510 cured/discharged/migrated and 38,938 deaths, the Health Ministry […]

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval to Serum Institute of India, Pune to conduct Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (COVISHIELD) in India, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. “The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to Serum Institute of India, […]