Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In a letter to states and UTs on Monday, Additional Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Arti Ahuja advised them to pay attention to this aspect immediately and increase the testing in a strategic manner keeping in view the trend of case positivity in specific areas.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working with the home ministry to repeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that outlaws homosexuality.
The centre has rushed a team of medical experts to take stock of the situation thrown up by the spread of H1N1 influenza situation in Kashmir
'I have been battling cancer for the last six months. Now, I feel that the time has come to inform people about it'
India's biggest bio-tech show, Bangalore Bio-2005, opened on Friday as the government promised more investment in biotechnology
Modi also virtually flagged off a new train between Antagarh in Kanker district and Raipur and kickstarted the distribution of cards of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme to beneficiaries in the state.
Sukhu said that he was a warrior and will fight till his last to ensure the welfare of the state and its people.
Freedom fighter and former Orissa chief minister Nilamani Routray, whose political career spanned nearly half a century, passed away in Cuttack on Monday following a prolonged illness.
Asserting that the present situation is not alarming, the minister said the emphasis should be more on COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and people should come forward to get vaccinated to shield themselves from Coronavirus and its variants.
She not only failed to inform authorities about her son's return from Germany but also endangered the lives of others by lodging him in a railway rest house near the main Bangalore railway station, railway spokesperson E Vijaya told PTI.
The condition of Union Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran, undergoing treatment in a hospital in the United States, has suffered a "set back".
The Budget outlay for health and well being is Rs 2.23 lakh crore in 2021-22 as against BE of Rs 94,452 crore and marks an increase of 137 per cent," she said while presenting 2021-22 Budget in the Lok Sabha.
Ramadoss said at present 500,000 to one million vaccines are being imported from countries like Japan, Thailand and Korea.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's Cabinet, including him, would be 34-member strong and he has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan and over a dozen shall be ministers for the first time.
The IPL was postponed till April 15 in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
The richest one per cent in India now own more than 40 per cent of the country's total wealth, while the bottom half of the population together share just 3 per cent of wealth, a new study showed on Monday.
Uttam Khobragade, commissioner, Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration, said MSFDA found the presence of a particular pesticide in four of PepsiCo's products, in a recent test.
The government on Thursday gave a clean chit to 12 soft drink brands, saying that their samples tested were 'well within the safety limits' prescribed for packaged drinking water at present.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured justice to the families of three civilians who were found dead last week after being allegedly picked up by the Army following an ambush on two of Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
The known cases of AIDS are only 91,080 as the practice before 1998 was to report only confirmed cases.
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said some 2 to 2.5 million cancer cases were reported every year.
In a suicide note, he said he alone was responsible for taking the extreme step.
The chief minister raised these issues when Modi called him up to discuss the state's COVID-19 situation and the measures being taken to tackle the crisis, according to an official statement issued here.
It is not just Nestle India which has violated the regulatory and manufacturing standards leading to recall of its products.
Addressing the nation in a telecast on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated 7 steps for Indians to follow in the fight against coronavirus
Three TMC leaders Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu and Rathin Ghosh were sworn-in virtually. Mitra is unwell and both Basu and Ghosh are recuperating from COVID-19.
Javadekar said India took various timely initiatives, including a countrywide lockdown, and its management of COVID-19 has been better than other countries.
According to these experts, a monkeypox outbreak can effectively be tackled by strong surveillance.
Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag shared a gratitude message to corona warriors and urged people to stay safe and abide with central and state government directives sincerely.
Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.
The police personnel, who are serving 24X7 on the streets, said that the helmet was proving to be useful in making people aware.
Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and ministers of state filing into their respective offices to assume charge.
Describing it as a "game changer", Modi said the scheme was a step towards serving the poor people of the country and it would come into effect from Sunday.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday allowed Chhath Puja celebrations at designated sites in the city except the banks of Yamuna river.
Having your loved ones by your side helps reassure that everything is fine and would work out.
