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Record jump of 5,242 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs, tally reaches 96,169; death toll touches 3,029. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus tally in India nears 1 lakh, deaths cross 3,000

A record jump of 5,242 cases in the last 24 hours

18 May 2020 10:48 AM IST

Covid19 death toll rises to 2,293, total cases at 70,756 in India. (PTI Photo)

India's covid19 infections cross 70,000-mark, death toll rises to...

Of the 2,293 deaths, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 868

12 May 2020 10:52 AM IST

Indias drug regulator grants Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for remdesivir. (AFP Photo)

India's drug regulator grants Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation...

The approval process for remdesivir was accelerated in view of emergency situation and unmet need for medicines in light...

3 Jun 2020 11:57 AM IST

Policy seeks to digitize the personal health records of citizens of India by developing a digital health ID

Chhattisgarh government fears National Digital Health Mission may turn...

The National Health Authority has outlined how this data would be collected, stored and shared, in the draft policy.

8 Sept 2020 10:40 AM IST

Beneficiaries receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during a special vaccination camp, at Vile Parle East in Mumbai, June 15, 2021. (PTI)

Lucky draw among strategies planned to improve Covid vaccination...

Health Ministry has planned other initiatives also like organising workplace vaccination and providing badges to fully...

22 Nov 2021 10:39 AM IST

Medical staff wearing PPE suits (Personal Protection Equipment) transfers a body of a patient who died of Covid-19 coronavirus into a ambulance at mortuary in New Delhi on May 18, 2021. (Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID cases in week; still highest...

Globally, despite a declining trend, the incidence of cases remains at some of the highest levels since the start of the...

19 May 2021 12:10 PM IST

Two crore vaccine doses have been administered in the first 72 hours of the implementation of the new revised guidelines of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the ministry said. (PTI Photo)

States, UTs to get over 24 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in 3 days

The ministry said that the government has so far provided 32,13,75,820 vaccine doses to states and UTs

30 Jun 2021 12:43 PM IST

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 testing, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai on June 22, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

COVID-19: India's active caseload declines to 6,43,194, lowest in 82...

As daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 41st consecutive day, the recovery rate improved...

23 Jun 2021 11:22 AM IST

People stand outside a COVID vaccination centre in Bengaluru, June 28, 2021. (PTI/Shailendra Bhojak)

India sees slight rise in COVID cases, reports 48,786 new infections,...

The active cases have further declined to 5,23,257 comprising 1.72 per cent of the total infections

1 July 2021 11:34 AM IST

Supreme Court made clear to the Centre on Friday that it would not pass any order on the plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines. (PTI Photo)

Directing door-to-door vaccination is not feasible: Supreme Court

A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud also dismissed another PIL, which demanded compensation for kin in each...

9 Sept 2021 3:02 AM IST

The health ministry said a total of nine persons are currently undergoing treatment and isolation wards have been opened in several hospitals in Kozhikode. (Photo: File)

Nipah situation in Kerala under control, assures Health Minister JP...

The NCDC team has visited the house in Kerala's Perambra from where the initial death was reported and found many bats...

22 May 2018 7:24 PM IST

L-cysteine is an amino acid that eliminates acetaldehyde, a compound in cigarettes believed to play a role in tobacco addiction by enhancing the brains responses to nicotine

Clearly explain tobacco text warnings: Delhi government

Health ministry advised to print early death message on products.

1 May 2018 1:00 AM IST