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In a fortnight, number of COVID-19 hotspot districts decreases to 129 from 170
New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 hotspot districts in India as on Wednesday morning has come down to 129 from...
IIT Guwahati, pharma company Hester Biosciences come together to develop COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati and Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company Hester Biosciences Limited have come together for...
Govt must protect salaries, wages of workers: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday urged the government to announce a scheme to protect the salaries...
Next session of Parliament depends on ground situation: Naidu
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday told members of Rajya Sabha that the next session of Parliament...
Govt allows movement of stranded people with conditions
New Delhi: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people, who are stranded in different parts of the country, were on...
Tablighi Jamaat asks its COVID-cured members to donate plasma and shed ‘villain’ tag
Lucknow: Tablighi Jamaat members, who got cured of COVID-19, have been asked by their organisation to donate their plasma for...
‘No evidence yet to support that plasma therapy can be used for COVID-19 treatment’
New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Tuesday said currently plasma therapy is at experimental stage and there is no evidence...
SC asks Centre to ensure PPE kits are provided to health workers in non-COVID treatment areas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to make suggestions in the guidelines for rational use of personal...
CRPF man dies due to COVID-19 in Delhi in first such case in paramilitary forces
New Delhi: A 55-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died on Tuesday due to coronavirus infection, officials said. This...
Nation awaits clear exit strategy from lockdown: Cong to PM
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spell out a clear exit strategy for coronavirus...