COVID-19 India: News

11 Feb 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 58,077 new cases; 657 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 58,000 new COVID-19 cases, a sharp decline of around 9,000 cases from the previous day.

09 Feb 2022

India

COVID-19: India witnesses 71,365 new cases; 1,217 fatalities

India on Wednesday reported over 70,000 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal rise of over 2,500 cases from the previous day.

08 Feb 2022

Mumbai

COVID-19 restrictions in Mumbai to be lifted by month-end: Mayor

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday that COVID-19 restrictions in the city will be lifted by the end of February.

08 Feb 2022

Narendra Modi

Priyanka Gandhi slams PM for blaming Congress for COVID-19 spread

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for blaming her party for spreading COVID-19 during the first wave by helping migrants to reach their home states.

08 Feb 2022

India

World is appreciating India's COVID-19 fight: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the willpower and discipline of 130 crore Indians and the efforts of India in fighting COVID-19 are being appreciated across the world.

08 Feb 2022

India

COVID-19: India logs 67,597 new cases; 1,188 fresh fatalities

India on Tuesday reported over 60,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 15,000 cases from the previous day.

07 Feb 2022

Assam

Assam to lift COVID-19 curbs, night curfew from February 15

The Assam government on Monday decided to lift all COVID-19 restrictions and night curfews from February 15.

07 Feb 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India's single-day tally drops below 1 lakh

India on Monday reported over 80,000 new COVID-19 cases, a sharp decline of over 25,000 cases from the previous day.

06 Feb 2022

Lata Mangeshkar

Pakistani fans pay tribute as Lata Mangeshkar dies at 92

The death of iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday affected not just Indians but Pakistanis too as tributes poured in from the neighboring country.

06 Feb 2022

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India reports over 1 lakh new cases; 865 deaths

India on Sunday reported over one lakh new COVID-19 cases, a sharp decline of over 20,000 cases from the previous day.

03 Feb 2022

Sunil Grover

Sunil Grover underwent four bypass surgeries, treatment for COVID-19; discharged

Ace comedian-actor Sunil Grover, who was admitted to the Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, for a heart surgery, has been discharged, said reports.

SC refuses to postpone GATE 2022 scheduled for February 5

The Supreme Court of India refused to postpone the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022 (GATE 2022) on Thursday.

03 Feb 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports over 1.7L new cases; 1K deaths

India on Thursday reported over 1.7 lakh new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 10,000 cases from the previous day.

02 Feb 2022

India

COVID-19: India witnesses over 1.6L new cases; 1,733 deaths

India on Wednesday logged over 1.6 lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 6,000 cases from the previous day.

01 Feb 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Schools, colleges reopen in several states as COVID-19 cases decline

As COVID-19 cases decline across the country, many state governments have decided to reopen schools and colleges.

01 Feb 2022

India

COVID-19: India logs over 1.6L cases; 1192 more deaths

India on Tuesday reported over 1.6 lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 40,000 cases from the previous day.

01 Feb 2022

YouTube

YouTuber 'Hindustani Bhau' arrested for 'instigating' student protest in Mumbai

Social media influencer 'Hindustani Bhau' has landed in trouble with the law.

31 Jan 2022

India

Economic Survey projects 8-8.5% growth rate in 2022-23

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha, which projected an 8-8.5% GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate for the Indian economy in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

31 Jan 2022

India

COVID-19: India reports over 2L cases; 959 more deaths

India on Monday reported more than two lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 25,000 cases from the previous day.

30 Jan 2022

Narendra Modi

75% adults in India fully vaccinated against COVID-19: Centre

Over 75% of India's eligible adult population is fully vaccinated, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.

30 Jan 2022

India

COVID-19: India reports over 2.3L cases; 893 more deaths

India on Sunday reported over 2.3 lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of more than 1,000 from the previous day.

12 Jan 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports nearly 1.95L cases; Omicron tally nears 5K

India on Wednesday added 407 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.

11 Jan 2022

India

COVID-19: India reports nearly 1.7L cases; Omicron tally reaches 4,400

India on Tuesday added 428 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.

10 Jan 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports nearly 1.8L cases; Omicron tally reaches 4K

India on Monday added 410 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.

COVID-19: India reports 90K+ cases; Omicron tally crosses 2,600

India on Thursday added 495 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.

05 Jan 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 58K+ cases; Omicron tally crosses 2K-mark

India on Wednesday added 243 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.

31 Dec 2021

Mumbai

Mumbai tightens restrictions ahead of New Year amid Omicron spread

People in Mumbai will not be allowed to access public locations between 5:00 pm and 5 am until January 15, according to a Mumbai Police order.

31 Dec 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19: India adds 309 new Omicron cases, biggest single-day spike

India on Friday added 309 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.

31 Dec 2021

Union Health Ministry

COVID-19 surging in six states; Omicron dominant in urban areas

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday red-flagged nine urban districts and six states on the basis of their increasing trajectory in weekly COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates.

25 Nov 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India reports 9K+ infections; 396 more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.09 lakh, the lowest in 539 days.

06 Nov 2021

Maharashtra

11 COVID-19 patients die in fire at Maharashtra hospital

At least 11 patients died and several others sustained serious injuries after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a civil hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar city on Saturday morning.

06 Nov 2021

India

COVID-19: India reports 11K new cases, 392 more deaths

India on Saturday reported nearly 11,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.46 lakh, the lowest in 255 days.

02 Nov 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India reports 10K+ new cases, lowest in 259 days

India on Tuesday reported over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 259 days.

24 Oct 2021

Entertainment

Sunburn Festival Goa is happening this year but conditions apply

One of the world's leading music festivals, the Sunburn Festival Goa, is coming back to its full-fledged mode this year, announced the organizers on Sunday.

21 Oct 2021

India

COVID-19 vaccinations cross 1 billion in India; 21% fully vaccinated

India's COVID-19 vaccinations crossed the 100 crore mark Thursday morning.

20 Oct 2021

India

Coronavirus: India reports 14K+ new cases; vaccinations near 1 billion

India on Wednesday reported over 14,000 new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 1.78 lakh, the lowest in 229 days.

After SC nudge, Centre issues guidelines for COVID-19 death certificate

The Centre on Saturday filed a compliance affidavit before the Supreme Court, stating that it has framed guidelines to simplify the process for the issuance of the COVID-19 death certificate.

07 Sep 2021

Coronavirus

Researchers studying whether garlic essential oil could prevent COVID-19 infection

The Center for Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing at Mohali and the Regional Center for Biotechnology in Faridabad are jointly researching the possibility of using natural garlic essential oils to inhibit the coronavirus's amino acids and the ACE2 protein—a receptor that serves as the entry point for coronaviruses into the human body.

23 Aug 2021

Kangana Ranaut

'Thalaivii,' 'KGF 2' follow 'Bell Bottom,' going for theatrical release

It looks like Bell Bottom has given filmmakers the much-needed hope to release their outings in theaters.

21 Aug 2021

COVID-19

Here's how you can download your COVID-19 vaccination certificate

COVID-19 vaccination certificates are fast becoming a mandate for various tasks such as traveling outside the country. They also simplify the hassles of post-pandemic domestic travel. In fact, several private and government offices now require staff to display their certificates.