Punjab CM Amarinder Singh urged people in the state eligible for vaccination against COVID-19 to get the shot and follow all necessary safety protocols

For a Rs 1 crore coverage term pan across different ages, the hike has happened in the range of 14-25 per cent

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 1.50 crore mark on Monday with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark

Market cap of BSE-listed firms fell by Rs 5.82 lakh crore after investor wealth declined to Rs 199.89 lakh crore against Rs  205.71  lakh crore in the previous session

The high-level meeting comes amid an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases in India and several states going ahead with localised lockdowns. He also held a meeting to assess aspects relating to medicines, oxygen, ventilators and vaccination two days back

Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported

Ten states including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan report 78.56 per cent of the new cases

These places will be considered as the places of sensitive origin from the date of this order till the time it is retracted or till COVID-19 stays notified as a disaster, according to the official order

\"Buy two N95 or KN95 masks. Use one today; leave the other in a PAPER bag for tomorrow. Keep alternating every 24 hours,\" said Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health

So far, 12,809,643 people have recovered from COVID-19 in India, including 138,423 who recovered in the last 24 hours. India has administered 12,26,22,590 vaccine doses, including 26,84,956 in the past 24 hours

Coronavirus in India: Dr Harsh Vardhan said that India had 1 lab at the beginning of the pandemic which has increased to 2,463 labs with a daily testing capacity of 15 lakh

The PM also emphasised the need to utilise the full potential of India's pharmaceutical industry to meet the rising demand for various medicines needed to treat coronavirus infection

PM Narendra Modi to hold a review meeting on COVID-19 and vaccination status in the country with top officials at 8 PM; all eyes on decisions related to vaccine supply, containment

The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Kyiv, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; or metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal

The actor, who played an important role in sending migrant workers to their native places during the lockdown, received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on April 7

The order has been issued in light of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. The measure will be implemented for six months till further notice

Second wave of coronavirus in India: List of worst-affected states with the highest number of infections. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka are the states which have contributed most to the rising cases of coronavirus in the country.

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka have contributed the most to the rising cases of coronavirus. Maharashtra reported 63,729 cases, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 27,360 cases

On Thursday and Wednesday, the city had recorded 16,699 and 17,282 cases respectively. This is the fifth record daily rise in cases in the national capital in the last six days

Veteran Tamil actor Vivekh, who was 59, was hospitalised in an unconscious state on Friday after he complained of chest pain