India

Bhubaneswar: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed the general and health insurance companies having an arrangement with the hospitals for providing cashless facility to ensure...

KitKat, a popular chocolate brand of Nestle, has been caught napping over a factual error. The wrapper of its chocolate has wrongly captioned the location of Keibul Lamjao National Park...

New Delhi: The government approved Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on April 12, but it won’t be before end of May that India will receive the Russia-developed vaccine....

Silchar: Around 300 passengers who had landed at Silchar fled the airport without getting the mandatory COVID-19 test done. The Assam government has made it mandatory for anyone arriving in...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday passed an order to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen across the country for treatment of COVID-19 patients. As the...

As the World celebrates Earth Day 2021, philanthropist and Tata Group’s Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata patted some young innovators and volunteers of small cities and towns for their initiatives towards...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre seeking a “national plan” on oxygen supply, method of vaccination and essential drugs like Remdesivir. “We want to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state is ready to extend all cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 in the country. Speaking...

New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday informed about the death of his elder son due to COVID-19. "It is with great sadness that I have to inform...

New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday made an interim allocation of Remdesivir for 19 states including Odisha and UTs having  high burden of COVID-19 cases for the period from...