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Artists of Red Cross society paint a message to spread awareness about coronavirus pandemic during Covid-induced curfew in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

COVID-19: Record 4,529 fatalities in single day in the country

The active cases have further reduced to 32,26,719 comprising 12.66 per cent of the total infections

19 May 2021 10:32 AM IST

Tauktae triggered heavy rains in many parts along its way from the Saurashtra coast to North Gujarat. (Photo: File/PTI)

Tauktae tears up Gujarat coast; 13 dead, 16,000 houses damaged

Tauktae, characterised as an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Monday, has now weakened into a

19 May 2021 9:00 AM IST

Congress leader Rajeev Gowda said the saffron party was propagating a fake toolkit on Covid-19 mismanagement and attributing it to the AICC research department. (PTI file photo)

'Congress toolkit' circulated by BJP is a fake, says Congress

The party has written to the Delhi police and demanded that an FIR be lodged against BJP president J.P. Nadda

19 May 2021 8:39 AM IST

Strong sea waves near the Gateway of India due to Cyclone Tauktae approaching the coasts, in Mumbai, Monday, May 17, 2021. As per weather department the Cyclone Tauktae. (PTI)

390 missing from ONGC barges, search operations on

7 killed in Gujarat as Cyclone Tauktae batters parts of state

19 May 2021 8:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of his party candidates, during the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls, at Joynagar in South 24 Parganas district. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | The political fallout of the Covid crisis across India

When the country faced these multiple health crises, what people saw was PM Modi addressing several election rallies in...

19 May 2021 7:08 AM IST

A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a Hospital in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the worlds largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP)

Probal DasGupta | India can vaccinate swiftly by using mohalla method'

A swifter pace of vaccinations is the antidote to arrest fatality numbers, build confidence and encourage a quicker...

19 May 2021 6:54 AM IST

A patient suffering from the coronavirus receives treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi. (Photo: Reuters)

Indian doctors, trained abroad, forced to stand by as COVID sweeps...

Health experts are warning that India will soon face a shortage of medical staff in critical care units

18 May 2021 1:18 PM IST

There has been an unprecedented spur in the demand for plasma. (Photo: PTI)

Top medical experts welcome move to remove plasma therapy from...

Earlier, as per the ICMR advisory on April 22, Convalescent plasma (Off label) was considered only when certain criteria...

18 May 2021 12:54 PM IST

Bihar saw the maximum number of 78 deaths of medical practitioners. (Photo: File/PTI)

270 doctors have died of COVID in second wave of pandemic: IMA

The list of the deceased doctors includes former IMA president Dr K K Aggarwal

18 May 2021 12:42 PM IST

US President Joe Biden dialled up Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.

US President Joe Biden tells Netanyahu he backs 'ceasefire' in Israel:...

Biden has so far resisted joining other world leaders and much of his own Democratic party in calling for an immediate...

18 May 2021 12:28 PM IST

Former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee comes out of the CBI office, Nizam Palace, in Kolkata, early Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Calcutta High Court issued a stay order on the bail of the four All India Trinamool Congress leaders who were arrested Monday in the Narada sting case. (PTI)

Narada sting case: Arrested TMC MLA, former party leader admitted to...

The central agency had also apprehended two senior West Bengal ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee in...

18 May 2021 12:08 PM IST

Employees packing boxes with COVID-19 vaccine at the packaging and dispatch department in Pune, Maharashtra. (Photo: World Health Organisation)

WHO reminds Serum Institute of its COVAX commitments amidst soaring...

Earlier this month, Adar Poonawalla said it was not possible to ramp up production overnight

18 May 2021 11:18 AM IST