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India COVID-19 cases per lakh lowest in world: Government

Despite a surge in India's COVID-19 cases to 425,282 on Monday marking a record 14,821 new cases in 24 hours, the government said the virus infection per lakh (100,000) people in India was among the lowest globally

With 445 deaths India records worst spike in daily toll, Covid tally at 425,000

India on Monday recorded 14,821 new COVID-19 cases and 445 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 4,252,82

'India to see 600,000 Covid cases by July 1, mega sero-survey must'

India, which has seen over 400,000 COVID-19 cases by now, would record over 600,000 cases by July 1 and the numbers are set to increase further as a systematic plan and implementation has not happened in India in a uniform manner to control the spread of the virus, a top Indian-origin researcher from University of Michigan in the US has stressed

Delhi again sees spike of 3,000 cases of COVID-19

A total of 3,000 coronavirus cases have been detected in the national capital and 63 more patients have died due to the virus in the last 24 hours, as per the data released by the Delhi government on Sunday

Modi launches massive rural employment scheme for migrant workers

Village, villagers and migrants - the tone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of Rs 50,000 cr Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan Yojna - a rural mega job scheme targeted at returnee migrant workers was loud and clear

India shoots down Pakistani drone carrying weapons

India's Border security force (BSF) on Saturday shot down a Pakistani drone carrying weapons in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district

Rashes, fatigue & stigma: How ambulance workers are coping with pandemic

Hospitals are the battleground against the COVID-19 pandemic. While the doctors and paramedical staff are leading the fight from the front, the foot soldiers of their army, ambulance workers, are bringing the battle, the contagion, to the battleground

COVID: Delhi sees highest single-day spike with 3,137 cases

Delhi reported the highest single-day spike with 3,137 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the national capital's tally beyond 50,000 mark to 53,116

Coronavirus, LAC face-off hits Ladakh tourism

Life has come to a standstill in Ladakh after the coronavirus pandemic broke out. Coupled with it, now a standoff between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA at the LAC has all but sounded a death knell for tourism in the Himalayan valley ahead of a long winter

Karnataka's IT-based model for Covid management lauded

The Union government on Friday lauded Karnataka's COVID-19 management system, which includes comprehensive contact tracing of cases and physical and phone-based household surveys, and asked other states to adapt these best practices to their local context and replicate them for better management of the pandemic

Worst daily spike of 13.5K, India tally nears 400,000

India on Friday witnessed its worst rise in Covid cases as it registered 13,586 positive cases in 24 hours. Maharashtra and Delhi contributed almost half of these numbers

India doing 300,000 Covid tests daily, says health minister

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday launched the country's first mobile Covid testing lab, which has capability of testing for TB and HIV also

Social distancing norms go for a toss in Delhi markets

Amid massive spurt in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, people and traders can be seen openly flouting social distancing norms in the market area

Will work to promote global peace: Modi on India's entry to UNSC

Hours after India was elected to the UN Security Council with an overwhelming majority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was grateful to the support shown by the global community and added that India will work to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity

Record 1-day spike of near 13,000 cases, India's tally over 366,000

India on Thursday witnessed yet another single-day highest spike of almost 13,000 COVID-19 cases taking the total tally to 366,000, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data has revealed