New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Kappa variant of COVID-19 is a "variant of interest" and it is not a new variant as cases have been reported in the country before, said the Union Health Ministry at a press briefing on Friday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 9 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate sacrilege cases on Friday filed the first challan in a case of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib before the court of JMIC Faridkot.
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Visuals from tourist spots of people mingling without adhering to COVID protocols are a "serious cause of concern", said a senior government official on Friday, while asserting that lowering of guard cannot be accepted at present.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that the state's health department has formulated an action plan for the prevention of the spread of Zika virus.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 9 (ANI): With the state's Covid positivity rate sliding to 0.4%, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered lifting of weekend and night curfew, and allowed gatherings of 100 persons indoors and 200 outdoors from Monday, while directing
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday cautioned that the second wave of COVID-19 is not over yet and noted that 66 districts in the country reported more than 10 per cent positivity for the week ending July 8.
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim order to stay the proceedings of the cases pending before the various High Courts that challenged the constitutionality of the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021.
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Delhi Police arrested four persons and busted a gang of snatchers active in Rohini and the Outer and West district of the national capital, solving 70 cases of snatching of mobile phones and gold chains.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): The Pakistani government on Friday said there are "clear signs" that a fourth Covid-19 wave is starting in the country.
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): India reported 43,393 new COVID-19 cases, 44,459 recoveries and 911 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George on Thursday said the first case of Zika virus has been reported in the state and the samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for final confirmatio