Health

New Delhi, May 6 : As the second wave of Covid-19 debilitates the country’s health infrastructure and causes an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, the need of the hour is a potentially life-saving vaccination dose.However, it may not even reach all t…

Hyderabad, May 6 : Telangana has reported 6,026 new Covid cases and 52 deaths during the 24-hour period.The new cases pushed the state’s cumulative tally to 4,75,748.The death toll has mounted to 2,579.The case fatality rate rose marginally to 0.54 p…

Chennai, May 6 : The new Covid-19 containment restrictions enforced in Tamil Nadu by the state government have come into force from 4 a.m.on Thursday, officials said, adding the new measures will continue till May 20.With new enforcements in force, h…

Gandhinagar, May 6 : The medicos of a hospital in Gujarat have taken the musical route to create positive vibes and cheerfulness among the Covid positive patients by keeping them entertained with songs and ‘Antakshari’.On Wednesday, the Covid patient…

Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 : On expected lines with the Covid positive cases continuing its surge like never before, the office of the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced a total lockdown from Saturday till May 16.Minister for…

New Delhi, May 6 : The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the constitutional authorities can do better than to complain and ask for shackles on the media.The remarks were made by the top court in its verdict on the Election Commission’s petition co…

Lucknow, May 6 : The Sikh community in Lucknow has, once again, risen to the occasion.After organizing food langars and mask langar, the Lucknow Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (LGPC) along with Gurdwara Sadar and two city-based NGOs, Ummeed and Insan…

Kanpur, May 6 : The Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) of IIT Kanpur has launched Mission Bharat O2, a 45-day open challenge for manufacturing high-quality indigenous, rapidly scalable oxygen generation units to help combat the emergency…

New Delhi, May 6 : Former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Ajit Singh died of Covid on Thursday morning.He was 82. Singh was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurugram after he tested positive for coronavirus.Ajit Singh wa…

Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), May 6 : In a tragic series of incidents, one family has lost five members within a span of 22 days, apparently to Covid.The family, however, refuses to believe that any of the deceased had Covid because the antigen tests had sh…