Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): The Senate voted on Tuesday (local time) to confirm Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy to be US President Biden's surgeon general, handing the administration one of its top public health officials amid the coronavirus pandemic.
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu reported a surge in daily new Covid-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. These states together account for 80.90 per cent of the new cases (40,715) reported in last 24 hour
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 23 (ANI): In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday denied permissions for a community celebration of the Holi festival this year.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 23 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, Uttar Pradesh has issued specific guidelines ahead of Holi celebrations, including no processions to be carried out without prior permission.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 23 (ANI): Students of Guru Nanak Dev University and Khalsa College in Amritsar staged a demonstration on Monday demanding the reopening of colleges that have been closed due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 23 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, all schools upto class 8 in Uttar Pradesh will remain closed from March 24 till March 31.
Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): American actor Katherine Heigl after undergoing major neck surgery, recently shared that she is now "bionic," along with photos of her.
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI/Mediawire): The Edogawa Evolutionary Laboratory of Science (EELS) based in Tokyo, Japan headed by Dr Shojiro Katoh, an orthopaedic surgeon, has developed a technology called EELS-TALC (Enriched with Essentials and Lapped in Scaffold Transplant-suitable Autolo
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are reporting a surge in daily COVID-19 cases and together they account for 80.5 per cent of the total new cases registered in the last 24 hours, informed the union health ministry on Monday.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 22 (ANI): Doctors at a private hospital in Bhopal removed a 16-kilogram tumour from the abdomen of a 20-year-old woman after performing a 6-hour-long surgery on Sunday.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 22 (ANI): Schools, colleges and Anganwadis will be closed in Chhattisgarh with immediate effect in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, informed State Minister Ravindra Choubey on Sunday.