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Delhiites say PM taking jab inspired them to get vaccinated against Covid

Modi took his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday

States claim wedding season, polls behind Covid spike: NITI Aayog member

Paul said he got the information after taking inputs from various state governments

Karnataka minister takes Covid-19 vaccine at home, triggers controversy

Patil, 64, and his wife took the vaccine at his Hirekerur residence in Haveri district, on the second day of the vaccination drive to cover people aged above 60 and 45 plus with co-morbidities

Delhi records zero Covid-19 deaths, 217 new cases on Tuesday

The positivity rate fell from 0.44 per cent to 0.33 per cent, the health department said

54 students at school hostel test coronavirus positive in Hayana's Karnal

Fifty four students of a school near here have tested COVID-19 positive leading to suspension of classes and other academic activities, an official said on Tuesday.

Ravi Shankar Prasad gets anti-coronavirus vaccine shot; pays Rs 250

Prasad was administered the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine in Patna on Tuesday

Over 14.8 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India: Centre

The Centre has deputed teams to Tamil Nadu and Punjab following a surge in Covid-19 cases

Goa: Co-Win snag halts vaccination drive for senior citizens

A snag in the Co-Win portal affected the vaccination process for senior citizens at private hospitals in Goa in initial hours on Tuesday

France changes tack and approves AstraZeneca shots for under-75s

The reassessment is likely to help speed up France's vaccination campaign which many have criticized as too slow

Germany planning to extend coronavirus lockdown until March 28: Report

Merkel is due to discuss lockdown and easing options with the 16 state heads on Wednesday, as coronavirus cases in Germany hit more than 2.4 million

Five states account for over 84% of total active Covid infections

Six states and UTs have a weekly positivity rate higher than the national average of 2 per cent

Flipkart plans to expand grocery services to over 70 cities in six months

This expansion will provide users of seven large cities and more than 40 neighbouring cities access to high-quality grocery products

Close to 4 million signed up on Co-Win till Tuesday morning: Harsh Vardhan

Co-Win is the government's digital platform to manage the vaccination programme

WHO chief scientist says India exhibited capacity to manufacture vaccines

India has shown the capacity to be a global-scale manufacturer, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said

Covid-19 vaccination drive 2.0 in pictures: Enthusiasm, glitches, and more

India continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases

'Vaccination against corruption next month:' Kamal Haasan gets Covid jab

The actor-politician was inoculated a day after the nationwide vaccination of 60 plus age group and those aged between 45-59 with co-morbidities was launched

Centre, state officials to review Co-Win portal functioning today

The chief of the CoWin portal and union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan are scheduled to meet representatives from states

India's Covid-19 active caseload stands at 1,68,358: Health ministry

The country added 12,286 new cases in the last 24 hours

India Coronavirus Dispatch: List of comorbidities that qualify you for jabs

Only Co-Win's web portal to be used for registration, spike in medical oxygen use, one phone number for four beneficiaries-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Pfizer, Oxford vaccines reduce severe Covid-19 in elderly, study finds

Experts say the new analysis adds to growing evidence that the vaccines are working