Covid-19

NEW DELHI: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to provide Covid-19 vaccine to people in the age group of 18 and above, citing exponential rise in Covid cases in the country. The petition, filed by advocate Rashmi…

SHILLONG: As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the state, the government has called for additional restrictions including mandatory registration of entrees in the state including residents, social cap of 50 persons or one third the…

SHILLONG: In a new announcement, MBoSE issues conditions to allow candidates to retake the SSLC 2021/HSSLC 2021 examinations in case they are unable to appear for the examinations owing to sickness during the ongoing pandemic.

SHILLONG: Amid rising COVID cases in the city, District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills, Ms. Isawanda Laloo, has ordered for Section 144 crpc to be enforced on Sundays prohibiting the opening of shops, establishments and markets, as well as…

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said its strategy to fight the COVID-19 pandemic consisted of imposing a 'Tughlaqi lockdown, ringing bells and singing praises to the Lord. The…

SHILLONG: As per orders, Class XII students take the HSSLC exams today amid a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The officers in-charge have been instructed by MBoSE to strictly adhere to the standard operating procedures…

TEL AVIV: The rules to enforce wearing of masks outdoors in Israel will be lifted starting Sunday, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said. Edelstein said in a statement on Thursday that he had instructed the Ministry's Director-General,…

MUMBAI: In a major development, the Haj Committee of India (HCI) has said that no Indian Muslims shall be allowed to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage unless they have taken the two vaccine doses. The HCI CEO Maqsood Ahmed Khan made the…

NEW DELHI: As the country is reeling under the second wave of Covid-19 amid a massive spike in the number of positive cases, doctors in the national capital said the return of the lethal disease is affecting even the newborn and the youth.…

BHOPAL: In a statement set to spark off controversy, Madhya Pradesh Minister Prem Singh Patel on Thursday said no one can stop deaths due to coronavirus, and that people have to die when they get old. "You said that many people are dying…