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Coronavirus recovery rate in India crosses 96 per cent: Health ministry

India has crossed a significant milestone in its fight against coronavirus, with the national COVID-19 recovery rate crossing 96 per cent, one of the highest globally, the Union Health Ministry said

We have to strengthen India's role in healthcare, says PM Narendra Modi

India has emerged as the nerve centre of global health and in 2021 we have to strengthen India's role in healthcare, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Five more cases of new Covid-19 variant found in India, total at 25

The Centre on Thursday said that five more cases of the mutant Coronavirus from the UK have been detected in the country, taking the total tally of such cases to 25 so far

India registers 21,822 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 10.2 million

India's Covid-19 caseload increased to 1,02,66,674 with 21,822 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 9.8 million

India calls on Sri Lanka for early release of 40 arrested fishermen

India on Wednesday called on Sri Lanka to ensure the early release of fishermen arrested recently on the charge of poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Navy, DRDO conduct maiden trial of 1st indigenous air-droppable container

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of India's first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container

India will have coronavirus vaccine within days, says AIIMS Director

Terming the approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK as a "big step forward", AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that India will have the Covid-19 vaccine within days

New Covid-19 strain could have entered India prior to Dec: AIIMS Director

All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that it is a possibility that the new mutation could have been present in the country even in November

Govt working aggressively for Covid-19 vaccination drive: AIIMS Director

The government is aggressively working on the Covid-19 mass vaccination program and there will be no delay in the inoculation process, Dr Randeep Guleria, director AIIMS said

Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged for 23rd consecutive day

Petrol and diesel prices across the four metropolitan cities continued to remain static on Wednesday

Bengal reports first case of new coronavirus strain first seen in UK

West Bengal has reported its first case of a mutant coronavirus strain that surfaced in the United Kingdom, a senior health official said on Wednesday

India records 20,549 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to over 10.2 mn

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 10, 244,852 with 20,549 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 9.8 million

2-year-old UK returnee tests positive for new coronavirus strain in UP

A two-year-old girl who recently returned to Meerut with her parents from the UK has been found to be infected with the new Covid-19 strain.

14 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union Health Ministry said

India has capability to hit terror targets across LoC if needed: Rajnath

India has the capability to hit terrorist targets across the border if needed, Rajnath Singh said and noted that Pakistan has been indulging in notorious actions along the border since its creation

No meaningful outcome of talks with China on LAC standoff: Rajnath Singh

Union Defence Minister said that no "meaningful solution" has come out of diplomatic and military level talks with China to resolve the standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh

Indian economy could be 'most resilient' in subregion in long term: UN

India's economy could prove to be the "most resilient" in the subregion of South and South-West Asia over the long term, according to a report by the UN

India behind only China in cornering EM inflows in CY20, shows data

FPI flows in India for the year stood at $22.6 billion, 58 per cent higher than that in 2019

Around 43.7 million income tax returns for FY'20 filed till December 28

Around 43.7 million income tax returns for fiscal 2019-20 (Assessment Year 2020-21) have been filed till December 28, the I-T department said on Tuesday

PM Modi set to inaugurate Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'New Bhaupur-New Khurja section' of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) on December 29, 2020 at 11 AM via video conferencing