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'Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine in India may begin in at least 6 months'

As India ranked 10th in the global infection list, overtaking Iran, which was an early hotspot of coronavirus, India's top medical body has said the human trials of COVID-19 vaccine may begin at least in six months

Taj Group serves gourmet meals to migrants, medicare staff

The Taj Group of Hotels has dished out over 16.50 lakh (1.65 million) nutritious meals - designed by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor - to migrants and medical workers at hospitals in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru, a top official said

India now among top 10 worst-hit by COVID-19

With around 7,000 new cases in a day, India's tally of novel Coronavirus cases surpassed that of Iran's as it recorded 1,38,845 till Monday

ASHA workers spread 'hope' in India amid COVID-19 pandemic

The ASHA workers are living up to their name ('Asha' is Hindi for hope) and serving women and infants in the country amid the novel coronavirus pandemic

Cancellations spike, bookings drop as states limit air ops

A massive spike in ticket cancellations, along with a drop in bookings, was reported by the aviation industry for Monday's flights as several states moved to limit air operations

Stranded in India and want to fly out? Here's all you need to know

Six days after the beginning of lockdown 4.0, the Indian government on Sunday came up with new Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) to fly out those who are stranded in India due to the lockdown

India's death toll crosses 4000, record 6,977 new cases

A record 6,977 new coronavirus cases and 154 more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours in India, taking the total number of such cases on Monday to 1,38,845, a Health Ministry data revealed

Northeast: Fresh COVID-19 cases in Sikkim, Arunachal, 64 more in Assam

Sikkim reported its first coronavirus case and Arunachal Pradesh a fresh case while Assam registered 64 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the state's total tally to 392 as on Sunday night

Maharashtra's COVID-19 cases cross 50,000, toll rises to 1,635

Maharashtra - India's most industrialised state that is also home to the country's financial and entertainment capital - saw its COVID-19 tally crossing the 50K mark with the highest single-day infections of 3,041 patients catapulting the number of cases to 50,231, besides 58 deaths, health officials said. This comes to roughly one death every 25 minutes, and a staggering average 127 new cases recorded every hour in the state

Indian startups lead in sacking employees

The Covid-19 blow appears to have forced even those startups and unicorns that have managed to raise new funding go for a leaner workforce, firing employees in thousands. Foodtech unicorn Swiggy, for example, raised almost Rs 1,185 crore this year as part of its Series -I round

Over 6000 cases for second consecutive day, India tally crosses 1.30L

With 6,768 new cases on the second day in a row, the total case count of the novel coronavirus in the country crossed 1.30 lakh mark and docked at 1,31,868 on Sunday, the Health Ministry data revealed. At least 147 fatalities have also been recorded since Saturday, said the Health Ministry

Telangana gets India's first mobile ICU for COVID-19 patients

A charity organisation has developed a mobile intensive care unit equipped with two ventilators and three beds in a bus for COVID-19 patients

India might allow international flights ops from July: Minister

International flight operations from India might commence from July depending upon the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said

Return of migrants leads to corona spike in Northeast

Exodus of people from southern and western regions of India to the northeast region has led to a steep rise in COVID-19 positive cases, especially in Assam, where 132 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 346 on Saturday

Large locust swarm from Africa headed to Gujarat

A large swarm of locusts from Africa is headed towards Gujarat. According to the Jamnagar District Collector, the swarm may affect the Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka and Porbandar districts, the westernmost coastal districts of the state