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Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian. (ANI Photo)

Tamil Nadu starts Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine inoculation for...

The health minister further informed that the vaccine can be taken from the 6th week, 14th week and 9th month

24 July 2021 6:50 PM IST

State Health Minister Veena George said the post of dowry prohibition officers had already existed on a regional basis in three districts - Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode - and it has now been expanded to all districts. (ANI)

Preparing hospitals for 3rd wave, making efforts to reduce lifestyle...

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said efforts would be made toreduce the incidence of lifestyle diseases in the state...

24 July 2021 6:19 PM IST

The damaged road at Kalache village. (Photo: DC)

Karnataka floods: Over 200 people stranded at Uttara Kannada-'s...

The only road from Yellapur has been damaged due to the landslide on Friday

24 July 2021 4:55 PM IST

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurapp. Private hospitals cant deny treatment to patients having COVID-19 or symptoms in Karnataka. (PTI Photo)

Karnataka permits reopening of amusement parks, activities at places...

However, temple festivals, processions, and congregations are not allowed, the order added

24 July 2021 2:37 PM IST

This photograph provided by Indias National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel rescuing an elderly woman in Satara, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP)

Maharashtra rain fury: 76 dead, 38 injured, 30 missing in floods, says...

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will visit the flood-hit Mahad town in Raigad district and also tour Taliye village

24 July 2021 2:01 PM IST

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) officers and Karnataka Disaster Response team during a rescue operation at a flooded area after heavy rain in Uttara Kannada district. (PTI)

Karnataka floods: CM directs in-charge Ministers to stay put in...

131 villages in 18 taluks of the state have been affected by rains and floods till last evening, and 16,213 people have...

24 July 2021 1:52 PM IST

A medic holds a vial of Bharat Biotechs covid vaccine, Covaxin. (Photo: AFP)

Bharat Biotech-'s Covaxin trials suspended in Brazil after graft...

Bharat Biotech had on Friday announced cancellation of the MoU it signed for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for the...

24 July 2021 11:43 AM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample of a passenger entering the city to test for COVID-19, at a railway station in Ahmedabad, India. (AP)

India logs 39,097 new COVID-19 cases today, daily positivity rate at...

The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 4,20,016 with 546 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours

24 July 2021 11:28 AM IST

A health worker collects a blood sample from a police official for antibodies test of COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Over 60% of people in TS having antibodies against Covid19, says...

Some 55% children in the age-group of 6 to 9 years who were included for the first time in the survey are found to have...

24 July 2021 1:24 AM IST

Almost all the signals in the city have completely stopped using the amber light. The global signals, red, amber and green, are available for commuters to understand the traffic flow and control their vehicles accordingly. (AFP Photo)

No amber light at traffic stops in Hyderabad

The global signals, red, amber and green, are available for commuters to understand the traffic flow and control their...

24 July 2021 12:54 AM IST

A National Disaster Response Force personnel rescues an elderly woman stranded in floodwaters in Kolhapur, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Photo:AP)

75 killed, several missing in landslides, floods in Maharashtra

Mumbai-Goa and Mumbai-Bangalore National Highways have been shut because of floods

24 July 2021 12:40 AM IST

Commuters wade through a waterlogged street as heavy rain continues at Santacruz- Chembur Link Road, in Mumbai. (PTI)

Rains to continue for 28 hours in Telangana

In the city, the highest rainfall till 8.30 pm was recorded at the primary urban health centre, Jahnuma with 10 mm of...

24 July 2021 12:39 AM IST