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New Covid-19 curbs on transport cause inconvenience to commuters in Bengal

Commuters braved the scorching sun in serpentine queues at bus stands in several places of West Bengal on Thursday morning as new measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 took effect

No pendency of oxygen concentrators with Indian customs, says govt

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that there is no such pendency with the Customs and the "news is totally incorrect"

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Fatalities mount to a record 3,980

Centre drafts plan to counter bad press, jabs for 18-44 group yet to pick up pace, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Covid-19 to shave-off 20-25 pc of auto fuel demand in the month of April

India's second wave of coronavirus infections and the resultant city and state-specific restrictions may shave-off about 20-25 per cent of auto fuel demand in April, says consultancy Wood Mackenzie

Covid-19: Lockdown in Kerala from May 8 to 16, announces Pinarayi Vijayan

The state has been seeing a surge in Covid cases

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Israel shows what return to office looks like

Pfizer jab is effective against severe disease caused by two variants, Biden backs suspending vaccine patents, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Ajit Singh, RLD leader and former union minister, dies of Covid

Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh passed away at a Gurgaon hospital on Thursday morning battling Covid-19, his family said

US backs temporarily suspending IP protection for coronavirus vaccines

USTR Katherine Tai said an 'extraordinary measure' to support waiver of intellectual property protection on Covid vaccine has been taken to help end the pandemic.

Covid second wave has hit India 'like a tsunami' says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw attributed the unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases to the recent state elections and religious festivals in the country

Covid-19: Why India needs to vaccinate undocumented immigrants, refugees

For humanitarian reasons and to keep the rest of the population safe, India cannot afford to leave refugees and undocumented immigrants out of the Covid-19 vaccination drive

Covid spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths

India reported a record 412,262 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as second wave of infections swamps the health system and spreads from cities into the countryside.

Over 67,000 people take Covid-19 vaccine in Delhi in last 24 hours

Over 67,000 people were vaccinated against coronavirus in a day in the national capital, according to data shared by the government on Thursday

Uttarakhand allots Rs 100 Cr for Covid vaccination of people aged 18-44

Rs 100 Crores have been allotted from the Uttarakhand's Chief Minister's relief fund for Covid-19 vaccination of citizens between 18-44 years of age in the state

US VP Kamala Harris to deliver message of solidarity with India on Friday

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will deliver a message of solidarity with the people of India, as the US partners with the country to save lives, the State Department has said

US reissues travel advisory; urges Americans not to travel to India

The US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to an unprecedented surge in the Covid-19 cases there

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 154.7 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.23 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 154.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.23 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

India's tragic Covid-19 situation should raise alarm bells for all: UNICEF

There will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays, the head of the UN children's agency says

India welcomes US decision to back IP rules waiver for Covid-19 vaccines

For the past several weeks, India's ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, along with the diplomats from South Africa, had been meeting US lawmakers and officials regarding the proposal

India's stock market shockingly resilient amid Covid-19 devastation

Fear of the virus is pervasive. Even the rich and the powerful are finding it hard to arrange a hospital bed or track down an oxygen cylinder

Karnataka High Court tells Centre to increase daily oxygen supply of state

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Centre to immediately increase the cap on allocation of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to the state of Karnataka to 1200 MT per day amid the Covid-19 crisis