Health

Chandigarh, March 18 : Warning of several more tough measures and restrictions over the next few days, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced two-hour extension in the night curfew in the state’s nine worst Covid affected distric…

New Delhi, March 18 : The ongoing vaccination drive in India is reviving McDonald’s business prospects, even as the QSR brand has witnessed healthy growth in Tier II cities.The McDonald’s India – North (and) East is owned and operated by Connaught …

New Delhi, March 18 : A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Central Government and Election Commission of India to debar campaigners and candidates from campaigning in the election if they repeatedly violate the…

New Delhi, March 18 : With the aim to support the vaccination of senior citizens, ride-hailing major Uber on Thursday partnered with the volunteer based organisation Robin Hood Army (RHA) to provide free rides worth Rs 50 lakh to its ‘Senior Patrol p…

New Delhi, March 18 : With India on Thursday recording highest single-day rise since December, the cases in Maharashtra accounted for 63.21 per cent of the daily new cases, followed by Kerala and Punjab.The country recorded 35,871 new Covid-19 cases …

Hyderabad, March 18 : The surge in Telangana’s daily Covid-19 count continued as the state reported 278 cases during the last 24 hours, the highest so far this year.With some schools in different parts of the state emerging as the new hotspots during…

New Delhi, March 18 : India on Thursday recorded 35,871 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since December last year, taking the total tally to 1,14,74,605.A single-day spike of 36,011 new infections were recorded on December 6.The countr…

Bengaluru, March 18 : The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in nearly 1 in 2 mobile users in India (those surveyed) get hooked to gaming as people continued to shelter at place and work from home, a new report said on Thursday.The lasting impact of Covid-19…

New Delhi, March 18 : Seventy-five per cent of citizens are in favour of the government opening up the vaccination process for all above 18 by permitting private labs and hospitals to vaccinate in after-hours via appointment and walk-in, as per a sur…

Bengaluru, March 18 : In what could be termed as an apparent sign of poor adherence to Covid safety protocols by the public, Karnataka reported over 1,200 new fatalities related to this dreaded virus, health department said on Wednesday.With this, th…