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India’s single-day Covid-19 recoveries surpass new infections for second consecutive day

A total of 94,612 people recovered from the virus in last 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 79.68 per cent, while 92,605 people tested positive for the disease during this period.

India’s Covid tally crosses 52 lakh with 96,424 cases in a day

While the number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 41,12,551, the death toll climbed to 84,372 with the virus claiming 1,174 lives in a span of 24 hours.

ICMR launches online course to improve prescription practices among medical graduates

The course consists of 40 video lectures spanning 20 minutes to be taken over three months. It also involves a pre-test to evaluate participants' prior knowledge.

India’s Covid tally surges past 51 lakh-mark, recoveries cross 40 lakh

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus claiming 1,132 lives in a span of 24 hours.

Study documents 2 cases of reinfections in India, but experts say data doesn’t offer insight

A study, which is yet to be peer reviewed, noted that 2 health care workers working in a Covid ward were infected by SARS-CoV-2 virus twice over a span of three months. 

India registers 90,123 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, total zooms past 50 lakh

Covid cases in India jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days. Then it took 16 more days to race past 30 lakh, 13 days more to cross the 40-lakh mark & 11 days to go past 50 lakh.

This is why blood from newborn cattle is being used to develop Indian Covid vaccine

Blood serum from newborn cattle is a key ingredient in biological research, such as the development of vaccines, and is widely available for import.

Phase-I trials of 2 Indian Covid candidate vaccines show excellent safety, says MoS Choubey

Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told Rajya Sabha that discussions on collaborations on the vaccine made by Russia are ongoing but no studies have been started.

With 83,809 new Covid cases, India’s tally zooms past 49 lakh

According to the health ministry data, there are 9,90,061 active cases of Covid in India which comprises 20.08 per cent of the total caseload. The death toll stands at 80,776.

India’s Covid tally crosses 48 lakh-mark with over 92,000 new cases in 24 hours

The country's coronavirus cases rose to 48,46,427, while the death toll climbed to 79,722 with 1,136 more people succumbing to the infection in a day.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?