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The study estimates that 1,134,000 children lost a parent or custodial grandparent due to COVID-19. (Representational image: PTI)

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to COVID during first 14...

The countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers include South Africa, Peru, US, India,...

21 July 2021 10:09 AM IST

Many universities are only accepting the students who have been vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Fully vaccinated doctor infected with two COVID variants in Assam

According to Dr BJ Borkakoti, the double infection will be similar to any other mono-infection

21 July 2021 9:41 AM IST

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo: PTI File)

Assam plans 'population army' to limit births in Muslim areas

The chief minister said that if population growth among Hindus in Assam was 10 per cent from 2001 to 2011, it was 29 per...

21 July 2021 7:08 AM IST

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw seapks on Pegasus in Parliament. (ANI)

Pegasus rocks Parliament for second day as Opposition starts furore

The Opposition also demanded the sacking of the Union home minister Amit Shah

21 July 2021 7:06 AM IST

In this April 24, 2021, file photo, multiple funeral pyres of those who died of COVID-19 burn at a ground that has been converted into a crematorium for the mass cremation of coronavirus victims, in New Delhi, India. Indias excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern Indias worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the country. (AP)

India's Covid deaths likely 10 times the 'official' number, says...

The report is published by India's former chief economic adviser and two other researchers at the CGD and Harvard...

20 July 2021 5:49 PM IST

Justice Prateek Jalan ordered CBSE to consider as representation a petition by Deepa Joseph, mother of a Class 10 student studying in a CBSE affiliated school here, who had paid Rs 2,100 as examination fee. (PTI Photo)

COVID: Punjab allows reopening of schools for Classes 10 to 12 from...

Earlier, the gathering of 100 persons for indoor and 200 for outdoor events was allowed

20 July 2021 4:39 PM IST

A health worker holds one vial of Zydus Cadilas ZyCoV-D vaccine. (Photo: AP)

Four vaccines in human trial stage, 1 in pre-clinical stage, govt in...

Biological E Ltd's vaccine candidate is also in phase three clinical trial

20 July 2021 3:43 PM IST

A medical worker inoculates an elderly woman with the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a primary health centre in Hyderabad. (AFP)

Home vaccination for bed-ridden people to start in Mumbai from Aug 1:...

People who are completely bed-ridden, immobile or suffering from some terminal illness shall be eligible for home...

20 July 2021 2:44 PM IST

The submarines is expected to with India by 2025 and will be in service with India for at least 10 years. (Representational Images)

India issues tender for Rs 50,000 crore project to build six...

Clearance for issuing the tender or the request for proposal (RFP) was given in a meeting of the defence acquisition...

20 July 2021 1:54 PM IST

Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty (PTI)

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty's husband arrested in porn case

In 2015, Kundra was banned for life from all cricket-related activities, following an investigation into match-fixing

20 July 2021 12:09 PM IST

A health worker carries vials of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in New Dehi. (Photo: AFP)

WHO assessing Covaxin data for EUL; Decision date 'to be confirmed'

Rolling data allows the WHO to start its review right away to accelerate the overall review process

20 July 2021 10:49 AM IST

A medic receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Central School Campus in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Daily COVID-19 tally in India lowest in 125 days

The active caseload comprises 1.30 per cent of the total infections

20 July 2021 10:20 AM IST