Health

New Delhi, March 24 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is at the “forefront” of initiatives that seek to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD).Modi’s remarks came after the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) co…

New Delhi, March 24 : A total of 771 variants of concerns (VOCs) have been detected in a total of 10,787 positive samples shared by the states and union territories, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.These include 736 samples positive for viruses…

Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), March 24 : The community health centre (CHC) Superintendent, Ramnagar, Dr.Rajiv Dixit has been removed from his post for allegedly violating Covid vaccine administration rules in a bid to achieve vaccination targets.The Chi…

Hyderabad, March 24 : The rising trend in Covid-19 cases in Telangana continued on Wednesday as the state reported 431 new infections during the last 24 hours.The highest single day count this year pushed the state’s cumulative tally to 3,04,298.With…

Mumbai, March 24 : Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has received his first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine.The actor posted a picture on his Instagram story, where he is seen getting vaccinated.He turned up to take the shot casually, in blue denims and black…

Lucknow, March 24 : A Lucknow court has discharged nine foreigners belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat from the cases lodged against them during the Covid outbreak in the country.The nine had been booked for allegedly committing various offences and bre…

New Delhi, March 24 : India reported 47,262 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since early November taking the total tally to 1,17,34,058.There was a slight dip in cases on Tuesday at 40,715.Prior to this, the countr…

New Delhi, March 24 : Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed that public celebration and gathering, congregation during upcoming festivals such as Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Navratri etc.will not be allowed in public places, including parks…

Tirupati, March 23 : Devotees coming for arjitha sevas at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) temples will be permitted from April 14 only on production of a coronavirus negative certificate.Because of the pandemic, some of these arjitha sevas ar…

Bengaluru, March 23 : Karnataka has decided to continue conducting offline classes in universities and polytechnics across the state despite a sudden spike in the number of Covid-19 cases across Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister C.N.Ashwatha Narayana …