An experimental vaccine developed by researchers at Oxford University has shown promise in preventing COVID-19, according to a small trial in six monkeys....
The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on a petitioner seeking a direction to the Centre and states to shut down liquor shops, as it is not possible for the shopowners to maintain social distancing. ...
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday came out with a slew of fiscal measures along with regulatory reforms to revive the agriculture and allied sectors under the mega Rs 20 lakh-crore economic package for the 'Self-reliant India Movement' announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently....
There was no let-up in the Covid-19 grip over Maharashtra on Friday as the state recorded the second-highest figures of 44 deaths and 1,576 new cases in a day, while Mumbai notched 933 new cases, state health officials said here....
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took pot shots at the Niti Aayog and the Centre over one of its predictions that there would be no fresh cases of coronavirus infection in India from May 16....
The Congress slammed the government's Rs 20 lakh crore package, saying it has "only 13 zeros" for farmers after the Finance Minister announced the third tranche of welfare schemes for the farmers on Friday. ...
About 35 per cent of the 72,000 Indians who have registered with the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia for repatriation reported job loss either for short term or long term due to Covid-19 pandemic...
Kerala's ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front on Friday slammed the way the opposition - the Congress-led UDF, and the BJP - are now playing politics to subvert the "hard work" of the Pinarayi Vijayan government to provide solace to the people after Covid-19 struck hard. ...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday came out with a mega agriculture fiscal package to build local brands, cold-chain infrastructure and promote animal husbandury and fisheries in the country....
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that the total recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in the country has been recorded at 34.06% and the Doubling Rate improved from 3.4 days in the pre-lockdown week to 12.9 days in the last week....
