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Multiple funeral pyres of those who died of COVID-19 burn at a ground that has been converted into a crematorium for the mass cremation of coronavirus victims, in New Delhi, India. India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday, April 28, 2021 of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms health care systems on the brink of collapse. (AP)

With 3,293 fresh fatalities today, India marks a grim milestone of two...

The country saw a record single-day rise of 3.6L cases, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.12 per cent

28 April 2021 1:07 PM IST

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja. (Image: Instagram/shailajateacher)

As other states grapple with shortage, Kerala has reserve of 510 MT...

The government is now mulling possibilities of increasing the reserve stock upto 1000 MT to meet any adverse situations,...

28 April 2021 12:36 PM IST

Four cryogenic oxygen containers have arrived in India at Panagarh Air Base from Singapore. The containers were air lifted in an IAF C-17 aircraft from at Changi airport, Singapore. (PTI)

IAF airlifts 9 cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai, Singapore

IAF has been airlifting empty oxygen tankers and containers to various filling stations to speed up the distribution of...

28 April 2021 9:26 AM IST

A woman waits to get tested at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad (AP /Mahesh Kumar A.)

10,22 COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hrs in Telangana

52 people died from COVID-19, the state's highest single day death toll yet from the disease

28 April 2021 6:47 AM IST

Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajendar (Image source: Faacebook)

No shortage of Oxygen in Telangana, says Etela Rajendar

The minister maintained that there is no oxygen shortage in Hyderabad city and that supplies are going to hospitals in...

28 April 2021 6:40 AM IST

BJP supporters from Gazole constituency during an election campaign for West Bengal Assembly Polls in Malda district, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (PTI)

Election Commission bans victory rallies on May 2

A recent media survey on Tuesday showed the steep spike in Covid-19 cases in the poll-bound states

28 April 2021 6:27 AM IST

Bharat Biotech has submitted data from Phase 1 and 2 trials to the CDSCO and the Drugs Controller General of India (Representational Image: AFP)

Telangana asks Bharat Biotech to prioritise state in Covid vaccine...

Chief secretary Somesh Kumar said the state government plans to vaccine 4 crore people in the state of which 35 lakh...

28 April 2021 12:28 AM IST

Oxygen cylinders brought from Maharashtra being unloaded from a truck. (PTI File)

Andhra Pradesh faces uphill task to transport liquid medical oxygen

Unless AP manages to get more cryogenic oxygen tankers, the state may not be able to meet the increasing demand for the...

27 April 2021 11:55 PM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (ANI file photo)

Fill vacant posts in 48 hours, start Covid care centers: CM Jagan

The CM asked officials to hold walk-in interviews to fill the vacancies in health department and complete the...

27 April 2021 11:55 PM IST

In many places, people without symptoms or those who came into contact with individuals who tested positive and wanted to get checked, were turned away. (Photo: PTI)

COVID case numbers explode in poll-bound Warangal

The cases doubled overnight from Sunday to Monday from 329 to 653 in a matter of 24 hours

27 April 2021 11:54 PM IST

A member of medical staff inspects the intensive care unit (ICU), which is being prepared for the COVID-19 coronavirus patients, at The Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (TIMS) at Gachibowli. (AFP FIle)

After DC expose, TIMS refuses to give home-made food to Covid-19...

The hospital witnessed a flurry of activity following the report on how patients and their families were being fleeced...

27 April 2021 11:50 PM IST

Telangana High Court dismissed the pleas of Karvy Stock Broking Ltd. (PTI Photo)

HC slams Telangana state on DC's TIMS expose

Chief Justice Hima Kohli said these were issues to be looked into and handled by the government

27 April 2021 11:45 PM IST