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India's daily COVID-19 cases decline

India recorded another day of decline in daily count as 152,734 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday

Food, relief distributed among needy shikarawallas on Srinagar's Dal Lake

The picturesque Dal Lake in Srinagar is usually dotted with shikaras - a gondola-type light rowing boat - that are emblematic of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir

India's production of liquid oxygen increased ten times: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the production of liquid medical oxygen, a key component in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, has gone up by ten times

Government stops private hospitals from offering vaccination package in collaboration with hotels

Some private hospitals providing a package for Covid vaccination in collaboration with luxury hotels is a violation of the guidelines and legal action will be initiated against those indulging in this practice, the government has said

Jammu and Kashmir: Nursing staff in PPE kits dance with COVID-19 patients

A video of nursing staff members wearing PPE kits dancing inside the Covid wards at SMGS Hospital, Jammu is being seen as a heart-warming gesture amid the distress of  the pandemic

Delhi to have phased unlock as Covid positivity rate falls to 2%

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced phased unlocking of the national capital as 1,141 new cases were recorded from 71,853 tests, that translated to 2 per cent positivity rate for three consecutive days

Mumbai students with confirmed foreign university admission to be vaccinated on priority

Students in Mumbai will be vaccinated on priority if they have got confirmed admissions to universities abroad and need to get inoculated before travelling to another country, the Maharashtra government said

Punjab to distribute sanitary pads to women every month

Sanitary pads will be distributed free of cost to women and girls in need every month in Punjab

India, US to deepen strategic partnership after Jaishankar meets Blinken, Austin, Congressional leaders

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging India and the rising global tensions, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has capped two days of whirlwind diplomacy in Washington by meeting Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin as they sought to deepen the ties between their countries

Coal ash pollution rampant in India despite COVID-19 lockdown

A new report released by Healthy Energy Initiative India and Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) has found that coal fly ash pollution was rampant in India in 2020-21 despite the COVID-19 lockdown

Dominica court stays immediate deportation of diamond merchant Mehul Choksi

A Dominica court has put on hold the deportation of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, media reports said

Japan extends $14.8 million in emergency grant aid to India

Japan on Friday extended $14.8 million emergency grant aid to India under which it will provide 1000 ventilators and 2000 oxygen cylinders to help boost India’s response to managing the current COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 second wave in India on the downswing, says government

The Modi government said the COVID-19 second wave in India is on the downswing in the light of the gradual decline in the daily cases over the last several days

Apollo Hospitals to start rolling Sputnik V from June's second week

Apollo Hospitals will start administering Russian COVID-19 vaccine-Sputnik V-from June's second week, the group told media in a statement on Thursday

Six arrested in Bengaluru after video of brutal torture, gangrape of woman surfaces; police allege human trafficking from Bangladesh

Six persons, including two women, have been arrested in connection with the brutal torture and gang-rape of a woman, after a video of the crime went viral, eliciting a massive outrage. Police said the victim and her perpetrators are immigrants from Bangladesh