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India, All india, 27 Dec 2021

A Municipal Corporation worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary inside a Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport bus, during a special vaccination drive for residents of Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai. (Photo: PTI/File)

'Precautionary dose' vaccine only applicable after 9 months of 2nd dose: Dr RS Sharma

PM Modi had announced the country would begin administering 'precautionary doses' from January 10

27 Dec 2021 4:13 PM

A health worker prepares to collects a swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Centre enforces COVID containment measures in country till January 31

Home Ministry issued fresh advisory to all states and UTs and directed them to take measures at district and local levels

27 Dec 2021 3:18 PM

Among the smaller states, Mizoram emerged as the best performer in overall performance as well as incremental performance. (Representational image; DC)

Niti Aayog rankings: Kerala best state on health parameters, UP worst

The report by the government think tank said Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers

27 Dec 2021 1:38 PM

An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc. (Photo: AP)

SEC to take decision on antiviral Covid pill today

According to the sources, almost 10 pharma companies have completed clinical trials of antiviral pills

27 Dec 2021 1:37 PM

All children who were born in 2007 or earlier can register themselves for the Covid-19 vaccine on the CoWIN app from January 1, 2022. (Representational image: PTI)

Kids 15-18 to get Covaxin jab; can register on Cowin from January 1

Student ID cards can be used for registration, Booster doses after 39 weeks of second jab

27 Dec 2021 1:09 PM

EC, Health Secretary to discuss COVID situation ahead of Assembly polls in 5 states

Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in UP for 1-2 months

27 Dec 2021 12:22 PM

Owaisi had announced that his party will contest 100 seats in the upcoming assembly elections. (Photo: PTI/File)

Owaisi will start wearing 'janeu' if Yogi returns to power in 2022: UP minister

UP's Panchayati Raj Minister Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary made the remark at a youths' meet in Shamli

27 Dec 2021 11:36 AM

The skirmish took place between 6 am and 7 am in a forest in Kistaram area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. (Photo: ANI/Representational)

Six Naxals killed in encounter on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border

As per preliminary reports, bodies of six ultras, including four women, were recovered from the spot

27 Dec 2021 11:18 AM

A closed shop between two open shops at Sarojini Nagar market after Delhi government ordered the market to operate on odd-even basis on Dec 25 & 26, amid rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Night curfew in Delhi from today over rising Covid cases

Delhi recorded 290 COVID-19 cases on Sunday with a positivity rate of 0.55 per cent

27 Dec 2021 11:02 AM

Passengers ignore social distancing norms despite rise in COVID-19 cases, at New Delhi Railway Station, in New Delhi on December 25. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

India logs highest single day rise of Omicron cases, tally climbs to 578

The 578 cases have been detected across 19 states and UTs with Delhi recording the maximum number of 142 cases

27 Dec 2021 10:28 AM

Government forms panel on AFSPA after Nagaland's plea to junk law

The decision to constitute the committee was taken at a meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah

27 Dec 2021 12:30 AM

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