Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Medical and Family Welfare minister Ma Subramanian has said that the mucormycosis (black fungus) cases in the state have crossed 1000. He was speaking to reporters at the Government Medical College hospital, Omandarur Estate, Chennai on Tuesday.

The minister said that a 150-bed ward

Hyderabad, The Covid-19 positivity rate in Telangana dropped further to 1.42 per cent as the state reported 1,897 positive cases during the 24 hour period ending 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday.

A total of 1,33,134 samples were tested during the period. The positivity rate has seen significant decline over the last two weeks

New Delhi,  The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has deferred its order to levy charge for not having a mandatory rainwater harvesting system in residential and commercial properties till September 30.

The Board has also deferred its order regarding mandatory rain water harvesting for building owners before grantin

New Delhi,  Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a mass vaccination campaign by using the slogan - 'Jahaan Vote, Wahan Vaccine', on Tuesday.

The door-to-door campaign has been initiated with a view to administer Covid vaccines to all people aged above 45 in next 4 we

Guwahati/Agartala,  Unlike many other states in the country, the Assam government on Tuesday announced that it would hold the secondary (Class X) and higher secondary (Class XII) board examinations with reduced number of subjects in August.

After holding meetings with all the stakeholders, including stud

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) in collaboration with I Am Buddha Foundation and Anupam Kher Foundation hosted a mega online Covid relief fundraising concert on June 5 – ‘Ek Saath India Will Rise Again.

The event was supported by Sewa International Foundation, K

Nagpur,  In a huge jolt to Amravati Lok Sabha MP and ex-filmstar Navneet Kaur Rana, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench on Tuesday struck down the caste certificate issued to her on grounds that it was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documents.

A division bench of Justice R.D. Dhanuka and Justice

New Delhi,  After the Prime Minister announced free vaccination, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a fresh order for 25 crore doses of Covishield and 19 crore doses of Covaxin.

These 44 crore (25+19 cr) doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be available till December 2021, s

Srinagar,  Eleven Covid related deaths and 1,184 new cases were reported in J&K during the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.

Officials said that 421 cases and five deaths were reported from the Jammu division and 763 cases and six deaths from the Kashmir division while 2880 patients were disc

Chandigarh, The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday ordered extension of Covid-19 restrictions with major relaxations, including allowing functioning of bars, restaurants, gyms and spas with 50 per cent capacity for the first time after over a month of closure.

All shops will open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. by e