The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with the inoculation of healthcare workers, while the vaccination of the frontline workers started from February 2.
His post-operative recovery was being closely monitored by a team of transplant surgeons, endocrinologist, nephrologist, cardiologist, pulmonologist and critical care experts among others.
Aggarwal, 62, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi and was on ventilator support since last week, died at 11.30 pm on Monday after a lengthy battle with Covid-19, according to the statement.
'It's difficult to explain what a wondrous, beautiful, overwhelming, painful and exciting this journey has been.'
Of the 937 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 369 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 162, Madhya Pradesh at 113, Delhi at 54, Rajasthan at 46 and Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh at 31 each.
A kidney transplant operation was scheduled for Saturday and all formalities for a donor kidney were also completed.
The father-in-law of Priyanka Vadra died in New Delhi, his family said on Friday.
The Budget is expected to make some key announcements, including relief package for farmers, poor and sops for the middle-class.
Forced out of grounds, tracks and courts by the coronavirus pandemic, sports events may help in the long run, but medical experts on Wednesday warned that resuming anything this year could mean putting lives at risk. When sporting events do eventually make a comeback, which some of the region's top doctors believe is not going to happen until at least the next six months or may be nine, it may not be the same initially.
This is Jaitley's first overseas visit since his kidney ailment was confirmed in April last year.
The thanks-giving activities will start with laying of wreaths at the police memorial in Delhi and in several other cities on Sunday morning to honour the police personnel deployed in enforcement of the nationwide lockdown, officials said. It will be followed by fly-pasts by fighter and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, covering a sizeable number of cities and towns across the country between 10 am and 11 am, officials said.
Due to the high risk of contracting infection, Jaitley would be kept in a controlled environment with barely any visitor being allowed to see him.
Max HealthStaff, part of the Max India Group, needs qualified nurses to join its Max Overseas Nursing Programme.
Union Minister Manish Tewari, who has been hospitalised due to a heart ailment, is unlikely to contest the Lok Sabha polls, sources said on Sunday.
While the process of extracting plasma itself is simple, doctors say that it is the screening of donors, testing and filling up of numerous forms that takes time.
Apoorva Shukla, a 35-year-old lawyer, has been charged under Section 302, which pertains to murder and is punishable with death or life imprisonment, according to the chargesheet.
According to a report, the Indian healthcare sector will need a total capital investment of Rs 1.62 lakh crore (Rs 1.62 trillion) to provide accessible and affordable healthcare during the 12th Plan period.
The chief minister said the Delhi government was implementing from November 19 its decision to reserve 80 per cent of ICU beds in private hospitals for COVID-19 patients.
'I am being treated for kidney related problems and certain infections that I have contracted,' he said in a tweet.
'Call it by whichever name, but there is transmission happening between people.'
A surge in taxi fares earlier led Maharashtra govt to set up committee to recommend prices for these players
'All the vaccines that are available in most countries, right now, are all highly effective and safe.'
He, however, added that most of the private hospitals in Delhi were good and only a couple of them were indulging in such malpractice.
He underwent a renal transplant on May 14 and on the same day, his ministerial charges were given to Piyush Goyal on an interim basis.
No untoward incident has been reported from the district over the past three days.
The SC imposed fine of Rs 25,000 on Jain for failing to disclose names of officers disobeying orders.
The arrest comes after the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Sunday took Apoorva, a maid and a servant to an undisclosed location for interrogation in connection with Shekhar's death.
Before jumping off the terrace, she had sent a message to her husband that she would kill herself, police said.
Four years after setting up a "home away from home" in the Franschhoek winelands of Cape Town, he is increasing his investments in the hospitality sector in South Africa.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the authorities were "not interested" and the people have been "left to suffer".
Legendary actress Zohra Sehgal, who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning both theatre and cinema, died in New Delhi on Thursday. She was 102.
Teenagers are not trying to be rebellious, they are trying to establish their identity.
Many feel the fear of epidemic outbreak will grow severe in around a month and once the rainy season gets over, reports Sushmi Dey
Senior living services, Tara Singh Vachani tells Anjuli Bhargava, could be a big business opportunity in India.
In a world where people do not have the time to go to the gym, home exercise equipment is becoming popular. But do they work?
Cyberstalking is a real threat as social media increasingly becomes an extension of one's life. But there are things you can do to protect yourself from it
Formal announcement of venture into new segment on Thursday; group's entry timely, given the demand, say experts
It turns out that there is serious money in funny business these days!
Warning: Crocs and similar kinds of footwear can cause severe foot problems.
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