Union Interior Minister Amit Shah, who was admitted to the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi late Monday night for a full medical check-up, was released from the hospital on Thursday, according to people familiar with the development. Amit Shah was previously admitted to Medanta hospital after …
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Thursday that while a vaccine could be available early next year, it would still take time to reach everyone. Following the distancing rules was the most important social vaccine against Covid-19 at this time, he added. Vardhan spoke at the Rajya Sabha where members …
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A CISF member, at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi, talks to a passenger through a glass shield on May 25, 2020, after the government allowed domestic flight services to be resume in India (Photo: Reuters) To put it in perspective, the survey implies that 66 lakh people …
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LIVE Parliament Updates: Face masks have been made mandatory for all members during this session. (Express Photo by Renuka Puri) LIVE Updates of Parliament’s Monsoon Session On Wednesday, the third day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which took place under the shadow of Covid-19, the Lok Sabha passed the …
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India crossed the 60 million mark for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests on Wednesday, as 11,36,613 tests were conducted in a single day. It has taken the country almost eight months to conduct 6,05,65,728 Covid-19 tests. The first Covid-19 swab sample in India was tested on January 23 at the National …
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday attacked “some Rajya Sabha MPs” who he said had criticized the Maharashtra government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Speaking at Rajya Sabha on the fourth day of the current monsoon session of Parliament, he noted the number of recoveries in the state. …
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Making an exception to the fact that Health Minister Harsh Vardhan did not mention the death of health workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday published a list of 382 doctors who died from the viral disease and demanded that they …
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Coronavirus cases in India: Maharashtra remains the state most affected by the pandemic New Delhi: India reported a record daily increase of 97,894 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, surpassing the 51 lakh mark, data from the Health Ministry showed this morning. With 51,18,253 infections, India is the second most affected …
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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that China has been very clearly conveyed that any attempt to “unilaterally” change the status quo across LAC is not acceptable at all, although he acknowledged that India faces a “challenge” in the region. In a statement in Lok Sabha, Singh said there …
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File photo of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Photo: PTI) Nitin Gadkari is the last Union minister to have tested positive for the infection. Interior Minister Amit Shah, who had contracted the virus previously, recovered and was recently discharged from AIIMS Delhi. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 16, 2020 11:22 …
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