News for 'Covid-19'

India records 39,070 new COVID-19 cases

India records 39,070 new COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com8 Aug 2021

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,10, 99,771, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent.

COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory, Centre tells SC

COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory, Centre tells SC

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

'he Centre has not issued any mandate, the stand of centre is that it should be 100 per cent but it is not a mandate'

Premier League records 40 new COVID-19 cases

Premier League records 40 new COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

The league, which is now conducting tests twice per week, did not name the people who tested positive but said they will self-isolate for 10 days.

Uma Bharti tests COVID-19 positive

Uma Bharti tests COVID-19 positive

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

She has quarantined herself at a place between Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand.

How You Can Fight COVID-19

How You Can Fight COVID-19

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan, head, wellness and well-being, Columbia Pacific Communities, shares simple, useful tips to fully recover from COVID-19.

India logs 1,086 new COVID-19 cases, 71 deaths

India logs 1,086 new COVID-19 cases, 71 deaths

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

India logs 4,575 new COVID-19 cases, 145 deaths

India logs 4,575 new COVID-19 cases, 145 deaths

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate further improved to 98.69 per cent, the ministry said.

India's daily COVID-19 tally: 1096 new cases, 81 deaths

India's daily COVID-19 tally: 1096 new cases, 81 deaths

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections.

Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 14,241

Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 14,241

Rediff.com22 Apr 2022

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,16,068.

COVID-19: India records 11,039 new cases

COVID-19: India records 11,039 new cases

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,62,631 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.08 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.

India logs 2,568 new COVID-19 infections, 97 deaths

India logs 2,568 new COVID-19 infections, 97 deaths

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

The death toll climbed to 5,15,974 with 97 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed

Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 81,687

Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 81,687

Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

The number of active cases rose by 2,374 from Tuesday to stand at 81,687, and now constitute 0.19 per cent of the total infections.

India records 11,499 fresh COVID-19 cases, 255 deaths

India records 11,499 fresh COVID-19 cases, 255 deaths

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

The active cases comprise 0.28 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.52 per cent, the health ministry said.

India records fresh 13,166 COVID-19 cases, 302 deaths

India records fresh 13,166 COVID-19 cases, 302 deaths

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 19 consecutive days.

India logs over 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

India logs over 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

The death toll climbed to 5,28,943 with 20 fatalities, which include 13 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated by the Union health ministry at 8 am stated.

When Rupani's lucky number 1206 let him down

When Rupani's lucky number 1206 let him down

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

Vijay Rupani was among 242 persons on board a London-bound Air India flight that crashed into a building of a medical college and hostel in the Meghaninagar area moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

India records 15,102 new COVID-19 cases, 278 deaths

India records 15,102 new COVID-19 cases, 278 deaths

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

The active cases comprises 0.38 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.42 per cent.

COVID-19: India records 12,899 new cases

COVID-19: India records 12,899 new cases

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

There are 1,55,025 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 1.44 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

Modi to chair high-level meeting on COVID-19 today

Modi to chair high-level meeting on COVID-19 today

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

There has been a sudden spurt in Covid cases in China and some other countries.

India top source of misinformation on COVID-19: Study

India top source of misinformation on COVID-19: Study

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

"Social media (84.94 per cent) produces the largest amount of misinformation, and the internet (90.5 per cent) as a whole is responsible for most of the COVID-19 misinformation. Moreover, Facebook alone produces 66.87 per cent of the misinformation among all social media platforms," it stated.

India reports 30,615 new COVID-19 cases, 514 deaths

India reports 30,615 new COVID-19 cases, 514 deaths

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

The daily COVID-19 cases were recorded less than one lakh for ten consecutive days.

2 Covid variants, causing fresh cases in Asia, found in India

2 Covid variants, causing fresh cases in Asia, found in India

Rediff.com24 May 2025

As of May 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies LF.7 and NB.1.8 subvariants as Variants Under Monitoring, not as Variants of Concern or Variants of Interest. But these are the variants that are reportedly driving the rise in Covid cases in China and parts of Asia.

India sees single-day rise of 2,323 COVID-19 cases

India sees single-day rise of 2,323 COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com21 May 2022

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,94,801. The case fatality rate stood at 1.22 per cent, it said.

French Open: Bouzkova tests positive for Covid-19

French Open: Bouzkova tests positive for Covid-19

Rediff.com25 May 2022

Marie Bouzkova has withdrawn from the French Open before her second-round match after she reported that she has tested positive for COVID-19

Ban lifted! IPL 2025 to see use of saliva on ball

Ban lifted! IPL 2025 to see use of saliva on ball

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

BCCI lifted the ban on use of saliva on the ball in IPL 2025 after majority of captains agreed to its proposal.

Active COVID-19 cases in India continue to dip

Active COVID-19 cases in India continue to dip

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,11,80,751.

India logs 36,401 new COVID-19 cases

India logs 36,401 new COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

The ministry said that active cases have declined to 3,64,129, the lowest in 149 days, and comprise 1.13 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March last year.

Should Children Get COVID-19 Vaccine?

Should Children Get COVID-19 Vaccine?

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

Only half India's population has received the first shot of Covishield and Covaxin and the government's immediate task is to first vaccinate its adult population before placing its focus on children.

Biden concerned about China's handling of COVID-19

Biden concerned about China's handling of COVID-19

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

'I think we just got to make the protocol we set out: that if you're flying from China, you got to be tested, and so on'

India's COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 90%

India's COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 90%

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

This achievement is matched by the downward spiral fall in the number of active COVID-19 cases, which was maintained below the seven-lakh mark for the third successive day, it added.

Why Gen Z Fears AI And Big Tech Jobs

Why Gen Z Fears AI And Big Tech Jobs

Rediff.com8 Aug 2025

Gen Z, driven by AI anxiety and economic pragmatism, have concerns about pursuing passions as careers as they fear it may not make them enough sufficient income.

COVID-19: Scenes India Must Never Forget

COVID-19: Scenes India Must Never Forget

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

Photographer Danish Siddiqui/Reuters captures the horror and the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic at a cremation ground in New Delhi.

Divya is like MS Dhoni - cool in crunch situations'

Divya is like MS Dhoni - cool in crunch situations'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2025

Abundantly talented but more significantly, incredibly cool in crunch situations, that's how India's 88th Grandmaster and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh was described by her formative coach Srinath Narayanan, who feels the 19-year-old chess wizard's composure is comparable only to cricket great Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

A cricket book that tells stories beyond 22 yards...

A cricket book that tells stories beyond 22 yards...

Rediff.com28 May 2025

Book to tell 500 years of cricketing stories beyond the scorecards

Chetan Sakariya's father succumbs to COVID-19

Chetan Sakariya's father succumbs to COVID-19

Rediff.com9 May 2021

His father, a tempo driver, was reportedly on the ventilator after his health deteriorated.

COVID-19 hits India Open badminton tournament

COVID-19 hits India Open badminton tournament

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Besides Srikanth, the other players withdrawn are Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thkar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, Simran Aman Singh and Khushi Gupta.

India logs 5,921 new COVID-19 cases, 289 deaths

India logs 5,921 new COVID-19 cases, 289 deaths

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

The death toll from the pandemic has climbed to 5,14,878 with 289 fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the data updated at 8 am.

India records 11,649 new COVID-19 cases

India records 11,649 new COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,21,220 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.29 per cent, while the COVID-19case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.

Dhoni's parents test positive for COVID-19

Dhoni's parents test positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Jharkhand government on Tuesday announced a lockdown in the state from April 22 to April 29 with some exemptions.

India logs 389 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

India logs 389 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

India saw a single-day rise of 389 coronavirus infections, taking the tally to 4,46,71,219 on Saturday, while active cases declined to 5,395, the health ministry said.