India

Health Minister M Subramanian said the government has allotted Rs 46 crore to procure vaccines and so far nine lakh doses have arrived in the state.

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AAP leader Durgesh Pathak accused the BJP-led civic body of wilful negligence in admitting patients in the 150-bed Covid Care Centre at Balak Ram Hospital.

Minister Subrata Mukherjee, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee were admitted to SSKM hospital after medical complaints, officials said.

Given the large number of explosives, a police team was formed to conduct the raid and the anti-bomb squad was called to ensure the safe removal of the explosives.

By using the app, people in the age group of 18-44, who are waiting to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19, get alerts and notifications of vacant slots.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and IOA president Narinder Batra had a frictional exchange during a meeting on India's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.

Upon the request of the CBI, the HC decided that the leaders would be put in jail custody.

Over 5,900 cases were reported since the previous day, a significant drop since about a fortnight ago when the number of cases often exceeded 15,000.

Oxygen concentrators with a flow capacity of less than five litres per minute are 'not suitable' for covid-19 patients on home care and should not be used, India's drug regulator has said.

Shahid Jameel quit days after he had said that scientists were facing "stubborn resistance to evidence-based policy making".

The petitioner claimed that at least 25 FIRs have been registered and 25 people have been arrested in connections with posters that have surfaced across the capital.

Strong winds and heavy rains uprooted trees and disrupted suburban train services in the metropolis, officials said.

The railways on Monday said its emergency response teams and vehicles are on high alert in view of Cyclone Tauktae intensifying into an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm'.

Tropical storm 'Tauktae' is packing wind speeds of about 20 kmph and is expected to reach Gujarat coast by 8 pm.

The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria .