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Nurses keep on a bed babies born on the first day of the New Year 2021, at a hospital in Mirzapur, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (PTI)

At nearly 60,000, India records highest number of babies born on New...

In total, an estimated 140 million children will be born in 2021 and their average life expectancy is expected to be 84...

5 Jan 2021 12:46 PM IST

Drugs Controller General of India Dr V G Somani along with Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau K S Dhatwalia (R) during a press conference to announce the approval of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 03, 2021. (PTI)

Covishield to cost Rs.200 per dose, export banned by government

The government is now in a hurry to start vaccination drive, the schedule for which will be announced soon

5 Jan 2021 7:23 AM IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (Photo- PTi)

Madhy Pradesh: Shivraj declines to get vaccinated now, Congress takes...

The Chief Minister said that priority groups should be vaccinated first and his turn should come later

5 Jan 2021 4:48 AM IST

The farmers have threatened to hold a rally on January 26 if their demand for repeal of the three laws and a legal guarantee on the MSP are not met (Image: PTI)

Government-farmers talks inconclusive as unions firm in seeking repeal...

The next round of discussions to resolve the deadlock over laws enacted in September last year will be held on January 8

5 Jan 2021 4:30 AM IST

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar during a press conference on completion of first 100 days of MEA in the present government in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Jaishankar to undertake 3 day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday

With China giving massive economic aid to India's neighbourhood, India has stepped up its economic assistance to its...

5 Jan 2021 4:09 AM IST

Rescue operation carried out by NDRF personnel after the complex roof of a crematorium collapsed due to heavy rain, at Muradnagar in Ghaziabad, Sunday, Jan. 03, 2021.(PTI)

24 dead, 17 injured in roof collapse at Ghaziabad cremation ground

Adityanath announced Rs 2 lakh as financial relief for the families of each man killed

4 Jan 2021 11:08 AM IST

In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital, Briston. (Graeme Robertson / various sources / AFP)

Tough task for syringe manufacturers

India, according to syringe manufacturers, is expected to require 17.76 crore of these vital pieces of equipment every...

4 Jan 2021 10:56 AM IST

The AIMIM chief met Siddiqui, the religious shrines secretary who aspires to float a political outfit for Muslims, hunting for an ally to contest the Bengal polls (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

For Bengal polls, Owaisi chooses Mamata's rival

Owaisi dared the CM to explain the exodus of her party leaders to the BJP and the saffron party's rise in the state in...

4 Jan 2021 8:57 AM IST

Farmers leaders during a meeting with Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar (unseen) and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal (unseen) over the new farm laws, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Wednesday, December. 30, 2020. (PTI)

Government hopes 7th round of talks will end on positive note today

Government hopes 7th round of talks will end on positive note today

4 Jan 2021 7:02 AM IST

JP Nadda (PTI photo)

BJP says Congress is not proud of anything that is made in India

Nadda accused the Congress of trying to cause panic among people to further their failed politics and nefarious agendas

4 Jan 2021 4:27 AM IST

India has the highest number of Covid-19 cases after the United States and with Sundays decision it joins the few nations that have started vaccinating its population to protect from Covid-19 (Image:PTI)

It's a turning point against Covid-19: PM Modi

WHO laudes India's move saying the decision will help intensify and strengthen the fight against Covid-19 in the South...

4 Jan 2021 4:10 AM IST

As the data for the phase 3 trails not yet ready concerns are being raised over the efficacy of the Covaxin (Representational Image: AFP)

2 Congress leaders doubt efficacy, DCGI chief calls Covaxin 110% safe

The All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) urged the government to withdraw permission to Covaxin

4 Jan 2021 4:10 AM IST