The Delhi government has directed its officials to open temporary vaccination centres for children in the age group 15-18 years in its 20 schools where health clinics are operational. The vac...

Cities across Germany braced for major protests against coronavirus restrictions on Monday, and a tough new vaccine requirement came into force in Italy as governments across Europe continued to tight...

Something, as the adage goes, is better than nothing. The Election Commission has banned physical rallies in the five-poll bound states till January 15. This decision is welcome, given that India, uns...

The Covid vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark on October 21, leading to celebratory events in various parts of the country. According to health ministry officials, ...

Broken spell Sir — ‘Pottermania’ gripped the world, once again, when the franchise released its reunion special, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, on New Year&rsquo...

The coronavirus is spreading faster than ever at the start of 2022, but the last days of 2021 brought some encouraging news about the latest wave of infections. With growing evidence that the omicron...

Yet another promise — or was it a jumla? — made by the Narendra Modi government has been broken. The Centre had pledged, no less to the Supreme Court, that the process of inoculating ...

India may see a spurt in the Covid-19 growth rate within days and head into an intense but short-lived virus wave as the highly-infectious omicron variant moves through the crowded nation of almost 1....

Children whose birth year is 2007 or earlier will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines from January 3, the Union health ministry said on Monday, releasing guidelines for kids’ immunisation and boos...

About 1.05 crore Covid jabs will be required to give booster doses to frontline and healthcare workers, and vaccinate those in the 15-18 age group in Bengal, an official of the state government said o...