Pakistan to let fully-vaccinated Sikh pilgrims visit Kartarpur Sahib with strict protocols

Pakistan has decided to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from next month amidst efforts to contain the fourth wave of the coronavirus. IMAGE: Sikh pilgrims visit......

'Today it is a fight head on'

'This year, we know the virus.''Last year we didn't know anything about it.''The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.' IMAGE: A health worker......

COVID-19: 'Maharashtra is putting up a fight'

'But to see the effects of that, it will take a week or two more.' IMAGE: A health worker collects a swab sample at a railway station in Mumbai, March 17, 2021. Photograph: Francis......

Fear of second Covid wave as people moving out: Maha CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday expressed apprehensions of a "second wave" of coronavirus transmission as more people are moving out for work, and called for stricter......

Big drugmakers step in to develop, import test kits

Cadila, Biocon developing rapid antibody testing kits; Eris, Mylan, Gland importing. Indian pharma majors are gearing up to develop or import testing kits for the novel coronavirus as demand for......

Coronavirus: 'Govt needs to allow treatment by private hospitals'

'We are going to be overwhelmed by the need for hospital beds. There are simply not enough beds in government hospitals.''We will need a large number of medical professionals and without the......