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While Mr. Tharoor was actively campaigning for his party in the recently concluded Kerala election, Mr Chowdhury has been leading his party's campaign in West Bengal.

Coronavirus | Efforts being ramped up for massive production of vaccines: Department of Biotechnology Secretary

Renu Swarup said a financial support of ₹400 crore is being provided to vaccine candidates from Zydus Cadilla, Biological E, Gennova and Bharat Biotech

India again placed at 142nd rank in press freedom

It’s one of the most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their job properly: RSF

Keep border issue at ‘appropriate position’ and focus on long term ties, China tells India

‘Work to bring bilateral relations back to the track of sound and steady development,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says.

Coronavirus | Narendra Modi needs to tell people how he’s going to save lives: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress reiterates demand of ‘one nation, one price’ for vaccines

Government releases COVID-19 data showing severity of victims in second wave same as first

The release of the statistics follows growing panic in the country over concerns that the second wave is somehow more powerful and could cause greater havoc.

Farmers in Punjab, Haryana receive MSP directly in their bank accounts

Producers, arhtiyas happy over wheat procurement, says Punjab Food Minister

Covishield to be sold to States at ₹400 a dose and at ₹600 to private hospitals from May 1

The vaccines, however, would not retail until 4-5 months and corporates and private individuals could in the meantime only get these vaccines from ‘State-facilitated machinery,’ says a statement.

Try to implement public policies that will make country self-reliant: Venkaiah Naidu to Civil Servants

“On this Civil Services Day, I express my heartfelt gratitude, along with my fellow citizens, to numerous civil servants who have left an indelible impress on the governance of our country,” he said.

COVID-19 vaccines: 8 States account for about 60% for total doses administered so far, says Health ministry

The United States took 101 days to administer 13 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine, while China took 109 days to cross the same number, says the Union Health Ministry

Air pollution costs Indian businesses $95 billion a year: study

If New Delhi fails to clean its toxic air, the booming IT sector could lose more than $2.5 every year, the study warned.

Railway pointsman Mayur Shelke to get ₹50,000 cash award for saving child

The incident took place at Vangani station near Mumbai, where Mr. Shelke is posted as a pointsman, on April 17.

Coronavirus updates | April 21, 2021

PM Modi has urged States to only resort to lockdown as an absolute last resort.

Modi wishes people on Ram Navami

The PM asks people to follow COVID guidelines

Two insurance company officials held on graft charge

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a senior divisional manager and an administrative officer of the National Insurance Company Limited

Over 50 test positive for COVID-19 on India flight to Hong Kong

At least 53 passengers on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong have tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said on Tuesday, as the Chinese

EPFO adds 12.37 lakh subscribers in February

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said on Tuesday it had recorded a net addition of 12.37 lakh subscribers in February. “Despite

Country in tears, what is there to laugh about, Priyanka asks Modi

PM has failed to provide a sense of safety, direction or leadership, she says

Delhi HC directs removal of offending online content

The Internet never sleeps, and the Internet never forgets, observes Justice Bhambani

Korea Tourism Organisation and The Hindu to present online discussion April 22

The Korea Tourism Organisation along with The Hindu will present an online discussion on ‘The rising Korean wave in India and how it will influence

PM Modi’s address to nation an ‘empty talk’, says Congress

“He put the onus of doing whatever little possible on State Governments and that also by practically advising them to not implement Lock Downs”

Coronavirus | Over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths on single day

2.93 lakh fresh infections reported.

Migrant workers are not crowding stations: Goyal

There was no railway station in the country where migrant workers had reached in large numbers, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.

Control rooms for migrant workers reactivated

The Union Labour and Employment Ministry on Tuesday reactivated the 20 control rooms it had set up in April 2020 to help migrant workers, in the wake

Why not ‘one nation one price’ for COVID-19 vaccines, asks Congress

India gasping for oxygen because of Centre’s incompetence and complacency, says Rahul

Use lockdown only as absolute last resort: PM Modi tells States

In his televised address to the nation, the PM appealed to workplaces to use this as an opportunity to vaccinate their workforce

Live updates | PM Modi appeals to States to consider lockdowns only as a last resort

Modi urged vaccine manufacturers to continuously scale up their production capacity to inoculate all in the shortest possible time.

Coronavirus | Amid surge, Narendra Modi cancels travel to Europe

EU-India summit to be virtual; U.S., U.K, issue advisories on trips to India

Coronavirus | Youth Congress steps in to coordinate aid to patients

COVID SOS centre links patients to hospital beds, home tests, oxygen supply

Border situation cannot be swept under carpet, says Indian envoy to China

Comments indicate difference in how New Delhi and Beijing view the way forward to restore normalcy in the relationship

Eastern India most vulnerable to climate change, says study

Assessment by two IITs and the IISc finds 24 of India’s 100 districts most vulnerable to climate change are in Assam

Army converting its hospital in Delhi to exclusive COVID-19 facility for armed forces personnel, veterans

This facility will be available for COVID-19 patients from Thursday.

Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval for amendments to Finance Bill, 2021

The Finance Bill became the Finance Act, 2021 on March 28, 2021 after receiving the President's nod

Boeing 737 MAX 8s can overfly India: DGCA

The aircraft continues to be banned for commercial operations in the country

Coronavirus | Centre tells UTs to gear up for three weeks

Health, Home dept. officials told of surge in cases, shortage of facilities.

‘Availability of scarce resource like COVID-19 vaccines should not be decentralised,’ says Chhattisgarh Health Minister

Chhattisgarh Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo says the Centre has been on the back foot in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

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