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With 1,133 deaths, India witnesses highest single-day toll

After breaching single day records of highest Covid cases in the world going past 90,000, India on Tuesday said it has registered 75,809 fresh cases in 24 hours, when it marked the largest spike in deaths in a day with 1,133 new fatalities

Reckless behaviour, dodging testing could be damaging: Health Ministry

India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday that irresponsible behaviour of people could lead to a damaging situation as far as the COVID-19 pandemic is concerned in India

Indian media also needs to go global: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that at a time when India's voice and local products are going global, the country's media industry also needs to go global

China uneasy with India emerging as an alternate Asian power

As long as the Indian Army was at its peace-time locations due to the coronavirus, the Chinese were able to sneak into Indian territory at Pangong Tso lake and set up their bases

Indians fast embracing other smart devices, not just phones

Smartphone users in India are now willing to own other categories of smart devices and gadgets to derive advantages on a wider spectrum serving a lot many use cases, a new report said

India enters elite hypersonic missile club

India has successfully flight-tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards the development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound

India surpasses Brazil to become 2nd worst-hit nation by COVID-19

With a highest single-day spike of 90,802 cases, India's COVID-19 tally on Monday crossed the 42 lakh (4.2 million) mark and the country surpassed Brazil to become the second worst-hit nation after the US

'Think about our future', 12-year-old climate activist writes to PM Modi

On the occasion of the first 'International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies', a 12-year-old environmental activist wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding clean air for all, cautioning that if nothing is done, everyone will have to carry oxygen cylinders in future

India to launch nutrition drive for severely acute malnourished children

India will launch a drive to identify severely acute malnourished (SAM) children and ensure their adequate nutrition and care during ongoing POSHAN Maah 2020, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani tweeted on Monday

Indian institute creates immunity-boosting grafted plants

India's Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) is now making grafted plants of varieties that are rich in immunity-boosting nutrients

India sees new high of COVID-19 cures with over 70K recoveries

For the second consecutive day, India has clocked recovery of more than 70,000 COVID-19 patients in a single day, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday

Fish markets, cricket and no masks: Is south and west India slowing the Covid fight?

Crowded roads, cricket matches without masks, and Sunday fish markets are not things you imagine when India is on the verge of leaving Brazil behind and only trailing the US as the worst Covid-affected country. Unfortunately, that was a reality in Chennai, as it got its first lockdown-free Sunday, in months

First air transfer of COVID-19 patient carried out in India

India's first air transfer of a COVID-19 patient was carried out on Sunday with a critically-ill man flown from Kolkata to Chennai for treatment, ICATT Kyathi Air Ambulance said

Over 90K cases in 1 day, India's Covid tally crosses 4.1 million

With a massive spike of 90,632 cases, including 1,065 fresh deaths, India's COVID-19 tally on Sunday crossed 4.1 million with a total of 4,113,811 cases

Stage set for phase II trials of India's COVID vaccine

The stage is set for phase II clinical trials in India of Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine from Monday