Active Covid cases rise with over 18k new infections

A single-day rise of 18,454 fresh cases pushed India's COVID-19 tally to 3,41,27,450, while the number of active infections rose to 1,78,831, according to the Union health ministry data updated on......

'We can go up to 1 crore vaccinations a day'

'Ultimately, we have to understand that we don't have the supply at the population scale.''Therefore, it has to be prioritised.''That's what the government has done' IMAGE: A medic administers the......

Now, all private hospitals permitted to give COVID vaccine

The Centre on Tuesday permitted all private hospitals to give the coronavirus vaccine if they adhere to the laid down norms and also asked the states and union territories to utilise the optimum......

Registration for next phase of Covid vaccination opens on March 1

The next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities will begin from March 1 and registration on the Co-WIN2.0 portal will open......

'India needs insurers catering to niche sectors like NBFCs, MFIs'

India has a huge untapped population which doesn’t have facilities for financial aid and insurance, and it is perhaps plausible to look at the option of having niche players catering to......

Govt agrees to Air India employees' main demands

Tata Sons is the front runner to take over the national carrier, which has accumulated losses of over Rs 70,000 crore till March 31, 2020. The central government has agreed in-principle to Air......

Where the health of Ayushman Bharat is in a shambles

'From coming up with the correct list of beneficiaries to finding enough people to work as Ayushman Mitras to generating awareness about the scheme -- many things need to fall in place before it......

24 private hospitals get showcause notices

Union health ministry has suspended empanelment of Fortis Escort’s Heart Institute, New Delhi’s Delhi Heart & Lung Institute, two units of M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in Bangalore and......

What Tendulkar said in his first Parliament speech...

Sportspersons who won the gold, silver and bronze medals for India, do we appreciate them enough?" asked the iconic India batsman in his maiden Rajya Sabha speech on Facebook Live after he was......

Tendulkar makes a plea to PM Modi

‘The amount of physical and mental stress that sportsperson goes through is immense’ ‘The medical cost creates additional burden on athletes, which in turn acts as a......