Washington, June 18: Yet another coronavirus (COVID-19) mutation, known as 'Lambda variant' was recently added to World Health Organization (WHO) list of variants of interest. The agency is monitoring more than 50 different Covid variants, but not all become enough of ...

New Delhi, Jun 16: Atmospheric conditions are still not favourable for further advance of monsoon into Rajasthan, remaining parts of Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. It said a cyclonic circulation lies over east ...

New Delhi, June 12: With the coronavirus cases receding in the country, Monoclonal antibodies, which were considered to be a viable treatment for Covid-19, has been touted to be as game changer' in the fight against the pandemic. The ...

New Delhi, June 10: The daily COVID-19 count in India remained below the one-lakh mark for the fourth consecutive day with the country reporting 91,702 fresh cases, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 4.49 per cent, according to the Union ...

New Delhi, June 09: Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year. He joined the BJP ...

New Delhi, June 07: The central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday extended the last date for uploading of marks of practical's/ internal assessments of Class 12 students by the schools. As per the latest notification,''The last date ...

Montreal (Canada), June 07: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been various hypotheses to explain the origin of SARS-CoV-2. So far, none of these hypotheses have shown the origins of the virus. One of the first scenarios put ...

New Delhi/Chandigarh/Mumbai, June 07: Haryana and Sikkim were the latest to extend lockdown from Monday but have eased the curbs like several other states including Maharashtra that have announced cautious steps towards restarting or scaling up activities after over a month ...

Hyderabad, June 4: Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, and CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), here, have collaboratively sequenced genomes of coronavirus variants in the temple town and adjoining areas. Their study reports at least seven major strains of coronavirus ...

New Delhi, May 31: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured that the new draft laws for Lakshadweep which are being opposed by the islanders will not be finalised without consulting local representatives, its MP Mohammed Faizal said on Monday. ...

New Delhi, May 30: Nearly 12 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine will be available in June, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. In May, 7,94 crore doses were available for vaccination. In a statement, the ministry said the allocation of supplies ...

Pune, May 28: The lockdown-like-restrictions in Maharashtra on account of the coronavirus pandemic have been extended by 15 days but a fresh set of guidelines will be issued on June 1, health minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday. The ...