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Around 1 crore workers in the sector will get the first doses across India. This includes ICDS workers, nurses, supervisors, medical officers, paramedical staff, support staff, and students.

"As per the information provided to us by our sources, around 100 rebels from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have entered Madhya Pradesh over the past few months to expand their base in the region," the official said. Six dalams (groups) of Naxals are opera...

Former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had termed the Covid-19 vaccines to be rolled out in the country as “vaccine of the BJP” and said he would not take the shot.

Tucked in oblivion, Kepelio has been wrapped in white sheets of snow for past seven days and locals say that it shall continue till mid-January.

While 19,079 persons in India were found to be Covid-19 positive in a day, 22,926 new recoveries were registered during the same period.

Major General Gautam Chauhan has taken charge as Additional Director General (Human Rights) in the Army headquarters in Delhi on Thursday, they said.

Over 850 faculty members of various educational institutions have said they strongly believe in the government's assurance to farmers that their livelihood would be protected and food would not be taken away from their plates.

The ceremony will be virtually attended by more than 5,000 invitees, including officials, industry leaders, academicians and students, alumni and faculty of IIM, Sambalpur.

State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Power Minister Dr Nitin Raut were also among those who paid tributes at the memorial, located near Perne Village on Pune-Ahmednagar Road.

Soumendu Adhikari, a brother of political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari who recently quit the TMC to join the BJP, claimed that he has been illegally removed by the West Bengal government's Municipal Affairs Department from the post of administrator of the...

The treatment of the two men and a 68-year old woman at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) and their recovery and discharge was significant and a success story, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said.

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing people indoors and in the isolation of the homes, virtual tourism started to replace real travel in 2020.

In a heartbreaking note, producer and Irrfan Khan's wife Sutapa Sikdar on Thursday said it was difficult to call the year gone by the "worst" as the actor was still by her side on last New Year's eve. Khan, 54, lost his two year-long battle with a rare...

As per the telecom regulator's directions, 'Bill and Keep' regime is being implemented in the country from January 1, 2021, thereby ending IUC charges for all domestic voice calls, Reliance Jio said in a statement.

In his report, HI Sutton mentioned that these gliders are similar to those deployed by the US Navy, one of which was seized by Beijing in 2016 to ensure "safe navigation of passing ships."

The researchers said this demonstrates 94.1 per cent efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, adding that cases of severe disease occurred only in participants who received the placebo.