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Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state most affected by the pandemic, exceeded one million (AFP) NEW DELHI: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state hardest hit by the pandemic, surpassed 1 million on Friday, even as daily cases across the country drew slightly closer to the 1 lakh mark and deaths …

NEW DELHI: The Controller General of Medicines of India (DCGI) has directed the Serum Institute of India to suspend until new hires are ordered in the phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine candidate in the context of the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca stopping trials in other …

NEW DELHI: A total of 64,68,388 adult Covid-19 infections were estimated in India in early May, despite the adjusted seroprevalence across India being a low 0.73%, based on results from a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) released on Friday. While the survey indicated that less than …

NEW DELHI: After two hours of tough negotiations in Moscow late on Thursday, India and China reached a five-point agreement to reduce tensions, agreeing that the two sides should “disconnect quickly” as the current situation in the border was not in the interest of either country. The points were detailed …

Ghulam Nabi Azad (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday he announced another set of organizational changes, dropping Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun kharge as general secretaries while promoting spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala. Acting President of Congress Sonia Gandhi She has also formed a special 6-member committee to …

NEW DELHI: India’s number of Covid-19 cases surpassed the 45 lakh mark on Friday, while the number of deaths rose to more than 76,000. A new study has predicted that the country may witness more than 7 million cases by the first week of October. Meanwhile, the number of cases …

In a huge shock, Congress President Sonia Gandhi reconstituted the party’s working committee on Friday, appointing new faces and removing several high-level leaders. The head of Congress also formed a special committee to assist her in party affairs. Congress appointed new secretaries general and state officers to the All India …

CALCUTTA: West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh has claimed that the Covid-19 pandemic is over, but Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is imposing the blockade and other restrictions on West Bengal just to prevent the BJP from hosting meetings public before the assembly elections to be held next year. Ghosh’s comment …

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (File photo) PATNA: After resigning from the RJD, former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish kumar With a number of suggestions, including an amendment in MGNREGA and some issues regarding his home district of Vaishali, send an …