As the third phase of the vaccination drive is all set to on floors, Uber is offering free rides to the users to and from the vaccination centers.

The active caseload recorded a rise for the 14th day in a row and was registered at 3,68,457, including 3.14 per cent of the total infections, whereas the recovery rate further dipped to 95.48 per cent, according to health ministry data

From the easing of the vaccination age limit and permitting all those above 45 to get inoculated from April 1 to new MHA guidelines amid spike in coronavirus cases, here's all the latest in India's fight against COVID-19

Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has ordered there will be no public celebrations on festivals like Holi, Navratri, Shab-e-Barat, etc in the national capital

With India on the cusp of a second COVID-19 wave, the country reported 40,715 new coronavirus infections in a day, taking the nationwide tally to 1,16,86,796, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. Registering an increase for the 13th day in a row, the total active caseload has mounted to 3,45,377. Watch as people continue to flout COVID-19 norms across the nation.Also Read: 94% Indian CEOs want employees to return to office only after COVID-19 vaccination: KPMG

Six states -- Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu -- collectively account for 80.90 per cent of the 40,715 infections reported in a span of 24 hours

COVID-19 lockdown one year: A year on since India went into a 'janata curfew', it is facing a second wave of coronavirus. However, with vaccines available now, several experts are in favour of a mammoth scale-up in the government's immunisation drive to safeguard the vulnerable

The decision comes in the wake of the surging COVID-19 caseload in Delhi. The national capital witnessed over 800 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, March 21

As per the health ministry's dashboard update at 8 am every day, India's active caseload stands at 3,34,646, while 1,11,51,468 people have already recovered from the disease

Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 27,126. It is followed by Punjab with 2,578 while Kerala reported 2,078 new cases. Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh reported 1,798, 1,565 and 1, 308 infections in a day

In the past 24 hours, 43,846 fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded in the country. This was the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in 2021. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 1,15,99,130

As authorities sound alarm over the fresh surge in the cases, AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said the \"main reason\" is that people feel the pandemic is over and they are not following COVID appropriate behaviour

After contracting by 7.1 per cent in 2020, India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow 12 per cent in 2021 as near-term prospects have turned more favourable, Moody's Analytics said; The Delhi government has said that vaccination centres would remain open till 9 pm, starting March 22; The Maharashtra government on Friday, issued new COVID-19-related restrictions for theatres, private offices, and auditoriums. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Not every person in the world will be vaccinated, says Harsh Vardhan

Zomato to file IPO in April, raise $650 millionZomato is planning to file the draft red herring prospectus for its initial public offering in April. In the works for a long time, the issue could help the Indian food delivery platform raise $650 million. The Deepinder Goyal-led company could complete the listing in Mumbai before the end of September, Bloomberg reported while quoting sources in the know. Deliberations are underway and the details of the IPO, like issue size and timeline might ...

In a notice on the Chinese Embassy website in India on March 15, China has made it mandatory for people coming from India and 19 other nations to get Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines if they want to travel to the country

The apex court on Thursday had stayed proceedings in the Delhi High Court on giving priority to the legal fraternity for administering COVID-19 vaccine and favoured transferring the suo motu case on the issue to itself for adjudication

We are advised that this order does not come in the way of continuance of the ongoing NCLT proceedings, being inconsistent with the order dated February 22, 2021, of the Supreme Court, Future Retail stated

In order to accelerate the pace of COVID-19 vaccination, it has been decided that the timings of functioning of the COVID vaccination centres should be increased, stated the order

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the entire population of the state can be vaccinated in 3 months against COVID-19 if the Centre relaxes the eligibility criteria for vaccination; Former CEO of Jet Airways and GoAir, Vinay Dube, plans to launch a new airline in the country in 2021; Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reduce Goods and Service Tax (GST) on passenger vehicles. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Social media must remove content offensive to women's dignity within 24 hours: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Entire Delhi population can be vaccinated in 3 months if eligibility criteria relaxed: Kejriwal Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the entire population of the state can be vaccinated in 3 months against COVID-19 if the Centre relaxes the eligibility criteria for vaccination. He appealed to Centre to decentralise the vaccination process and let the states take it up on war footing in a way they deem fit. COVID-19 in Punjab: Night curfew extended by 2 hours in 9 district...