Mysuru (Karnataka), Dec 26 (IANS) The Karnataka government has said it is prepared to tackle possible third wave of the coronavirus. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in his address after inaugurating the Oxygen Generator and Liquid Medical…

New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The agitating doctors on Sunday threatened mass resignation if government doesn't expedite the matter on NEET PG counselling listed in the Supreme Court. The resident doctors are protesting against the repeated…

New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Election Commission will convene a meeting with senior officials of the Union Health Ministry on Monday to discuss the current Covid situation in the five poll-bound states, sources said. A source said that the…

Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Three more cases of Omicron - two international travellers and a contact - have tested positive for Covid-19's Omicron variant in Telangana on Sunday, taking the state's tally to 44. The two passengers have come…

Yangon, Dec 27 (IANS) The number of Covid-19 cases has increased to 529,613 in Myanmar after 110 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the country, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Sunday. With three new deaths, the death…

Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.94 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on…

Lucknow, Dec 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has seen another spurt in Covid cases in the past 24 hours with 59 new cases being reported. The total number of active cases under treatment in the state has crossed the 300-mark. In all, 59 new…

Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu health department in a statement said that it has inoculated 17.31 lakh, people during the 16th mega vaccination drive. The mega drive was conducted on Sunday. According to information from the health…

Baghdad, Dec 27 (IANS) Four militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group were killed in airstrikes in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a security source have said. Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi aircraft conducted 14…

United Nations, Dec 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has mourned the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, calling him a towering world figure for peace. "I was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of…