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2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton arrives in India

The Queen's Baton for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth arrived in the national capital on Monday

India sees slight decline in fresh Covid cases, logs 1,68,063 infections

India registered a slight decline in daily Covid-19 cases, with 1,68,063 people testing positive for the virus while 277 succumbed to the infection in the past 24 hours

PM Modi likely to hold meeting with CMs on Covid situation on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a meeting with chief ministers over the Covid-19 situation on Thursday as the number of virus infections sees a surge due to Omicron variant

Over 9 lakhs 'precaution' doses of Covid vaccine administered on 1st day

Over nine lakh beneficiaries received their third dose of the Covid vaccine on the first day of the drive to administer the 'Precaution Dose'

IMD predicts enhanced rainfall over east, central India till Jan 14

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday warned of an enhanced rainfall, thunderstorms activity over east and adjoining central India till January 14.

India to allow in imports of US pork and other products, say officials

India has agreed to allow imports of US pork and pork products into India, removing a longstanding barrier to US agricultural trade

India, US expected to move forward on set of initiatives in 2022: WH

In 2022, India and the United States are expected to move forward on a wide-ranging set of initiatives, including fight against the pandemic, climate change, QUAD, and new and emerging technologies

India, Korea to hold discussions on ways to boost trade, investments

The meeting will be held between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Korean Trade Minister Han-koo Yeo

Covid surge: SC accepts plea to revive limitation extension orders

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to extend the limitation period of filing cases across judicial and quasi-judicial fora in the country.

India records 179,723 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; Omicron tally at 4,033

India saw a single-day rise of 1,79,723 coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant

India to start administering Covid vaccine 'precaution dose' from today

The administration of 'precaution dose' of Covid-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers and those above 60 years in the country is set to begin on Monday.

Sri Lanka launches inter-city train service using Indian-funded coaches

Sri Lanka on Sunday launched an inter-city train service, using the Diesel Multiple Units procured from India

India to transport wheat, Covid-19 vaccine to Afghanistan via Iran

India got a helping hand from Iran to transport humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan .

Iran offers to assist India in transportation of aid to Afghanistan

The offer was made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

Modi to hold meeting, states impose restrictions as Covid-19 cases rise

India's richest state, Maharashtra, said it would close swimming pools and gyms from Monday while schools and colleges have been closed till Feb 15

Audi expects sales in India to grow in double-digit this year

German luxury carmaker Audi expects sales in India to grow in double-digit this year amid concerns over the possible impact of the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases on business

PM Narendra Modi greets Indian diaspora on Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted everyone, especially the Indian diaspora on Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas.

Rush for antibody cocktail amid Covid rise but doesn't work against Omicron

With India witnessing a super surge in Covid cases led by Omicron, people are now rushing to hospitals and healthcare providers asking for a dose of the monoclonal antibody cocktail therapy

India records 159,632 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, highest in 224 days

India logged 552 new cases of Omicron, taking the total tally of such infections to 3,623 across 27 states and UTs so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. Out of the total Omicron cases, 1,409 people have migrated or recovered. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 1,009 cases followed by Delhi at 513, Karnataka 441, Rajasthan 373, Kerala 333 and Gujarat 204. A total of 1,59,632 new coronavirus infections were reported in a day, the highest in 224 days, while the active cases increased to 5,90,611, the highest in around 197 days, according to the data updated at 8 am. The death toll climbed to 4,83,790 with 327 fresh fatalities,the data stated. A total of 1,65,553 infections were reported on May 29 last year. The active cases comprise 1.66 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 96.98 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 1,18,442 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload

India's Omicron surge explained: Reproduction number up, doubling time down

As several parts of India witness a surge due to Omicron, two indicators-effective reproduction number (R) and doubling time-suggest a further increase in cases in the coming days