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COVID-19 death toll climbs to 3,583 in India
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,583, while the number of cases climbed to 1,18,447 in...
‘It seems there was a war’: Fiercest cyclone in 100 years overwhelms Bengal
Kolkata: "Never in my life have I seen a cyclone like this in Bengal," said 95-year-old Ashok Roy, a retired...
At least 19 million children at imminent risk due to Cyclone Amphan in India, Bangladesh: UNICEF
United Nations: At least 19 million children in parts of Bangladesh and India are at "imminent risk" from flash flooding...
Timely case identification, proper clinical management reason for low mortality rate compared to global figures: Health ministry
New Delhi: The mortality rate in COVID-19 cases in India is 3.06 as against the global rate of 6.65, the...
Violation of lockdown in variouss places; ensure its strict implementation: MHA to states
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday said violation of the nationwide lockdown has been noticed in various places and asked...
Limits on air fares set in seven bands as per flight durations: Puri
New Delhi: Limits on air fares for flights resuming operations on Monday have been set in seven bands as per...
COVID-19 survival reduces with time in dead body, but no time limit to declare it non-infective: ICMR
New Delhi: The survival of coronavirus gradually decreases with time in a dead body, as per scientific literature till now,...
Machines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases,...
Lockdown imposed in unplanned manner, no exit strategy either: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of implementing the countrywide lockdown in an unplanned manner and also...
6.39 per cent of total active COVID-19 cases needed hospital support: Health ministry
New Delhi: Out of the total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country, 6.39 per cent needed hospital support,...