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Noida targets to become India's 1st fully-vaccinated district against Covid

Top officers of Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Friday resolved to make it India's first fully-vaccinated district against coronavirus, according to officials

97% Indians poorer post-Covid; steady fall in salaried jobs: Mahesh Vyas

Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy CEO Mahesh Vyas explains whether India's economy can make another quick recovery

Turkey registers 7,773 new coronavirus cases; tally rises to 5,228,322

Turkey on Friday confirmed 7,773 new Covid-19 cases, including 656 symptomatic patients, raising the total number in the country to 5,228,322, according to its health ministry

The only way out is to vaccinate 70-80% of the country: S Vincent Rajkumar

S. Vincent Rajkumar, an oncologist and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, talks about how India can avert a possible third wave of Covid-19

Assam sees 5,436 new coronavirus cases, 80 deaths in last 24 hours

Assam reported 5,436 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the state government

Explained: What if the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a laboratory

A paper published by the WHO on March 30, 2021 claimed manmade origin of the virus was "extremely unlikely". This view is now being challenged

Students going abroad for studies to get Covid-19 vaccines in Mumbai

Covid-19 vaccine will available for such students at Kasturba, Rajawadi and Cooper hospitals

For a Covid-19 vaccine, journey from lab to jab can take up to 4 months

Manufacturing alone takes 40-120 days

GST Council meet: Decision on tax cuts on Covid-19 vaccines by June 8

The issue of GST rates on vaccines and other Covid-related supplies will be reviewed by a Group of Ministers (GoM).

UK approves single-shot J&J Covid vaccine adding to British arsenal

The authorisation gives Britain a fourth shot in its arsenal, though its use may be initially limited given more than half the population has already received one vaccine dose

Bajaj Healthcare launches drug for black fungus infection in Covid patients

Posaconazole API, launched on Friday, will be used in treating Mucormycosis infection in Covid-19 patients

Centre to transfer Mid-day meal cooking cost directly to students' accounts

The one-time Covid relief transfer will cost Rs 1,200 crore; activists say amount too meagre

Delhi to allow construction work, factories; Maharashtra extends curbs

Delhi's decision came after a consistent decrease in the number of cases and infection rate.

We have sole selling rights, beware of fake agents of Sputnik-V: Dr Reddy's

Hyderabad-based pharma major says it isn't supplying Russia jab to residential societies

Delhi unlock process to begin from May 31, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

The process of lifting the lockdown gradually in the capital will begin from Monday, starting with resumption of construction activities and reopening of factories for a week

Covid curbs extended till June 7 in Himachal, some relaxations announced

The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday extended the coronavirus curbs till June 7 but announced relaxations, including increase in the opening hours of shops, an official spokesperson said.

Maharashtra reports 20,740 Covid-19 cases, 424 deaths; 31,671 recover

Maharashtra recorded 20,740 new coronavirus positive cases on Friday, taking the state's infection tally to 56,92,920

GST: Centre to borrow Rs 1.58 trn in FY22 to compensate states, says FM

Nirmala Sitharaman announces a flurry of pandemic-related relief measures after the 43rd GST Council meeting

Traders in Delhi want shops to be reopened soon as part of unlock process

Traders in the national capital are unhappy about the Delhi government's decision on Friday to allow just construction activities and factories to resume during the first phase of unlocking the city

Covid LIVE: Karnataka sees nearly 23,000 new cases; 20,740 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 186,364 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 27,555,457. Death toll stands at 318,895. Stay tuned for corona-related news