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A pregnant woman has approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre to include pregnant women in COVID-19 vaccination drive on priority basis. The high court was informed by the Centre’s counsel that the government is seized of the issue and will take a decision on the same. …

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday said that 719 doctors have lost their lives due to coronavirus in the second wave of the COVID pandemic with Bihar recording the maximum fatalities. According to IMA, Bihar recorded 111 deaths, Delhi 109, Uttar Pradesh 79, West Bengal 63, and Rajasthan 43. …

Mumbai received heavy rainfall in the 24 hours till 8 am this morning, although no major water logging was reported and local trains as well as city buses largely ran as per their normal schedule, officials said. Mumbai had got some respite from rains on Friday morning after a downpour …

Two policemen and two civilians were killed during a terrorist attack in Sopore town of north Kashmir this afternoon. Three policemen were also injured in the attack, the police said. Officials sources said the policemen were part of a patrol party that was on routine security duty. The unit came …

Health Ministry data reveals 1,82,282 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours taking the total number of recoveries to 2,73,41,462 The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below the one lakh mark for the first time since the beginning of April when the second wave of the pandemic …

Hyderabad June 8 (PMI): The Famdent Excellence in Dentistry Awards (FEDA) recognize the highest standards of excellence in the Dental profession, honoring individuals in respective fields for their outstanding achievement. These Awards have been conceptualized to honoring stalwarts and enhancing the level of Dentistry in India.  Dr. Syeda Nilofar Zaidi …

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his intervention to resolve the long pending pleas of the council and to ensure “optimum milieu” for medical professionals without mental and physical fear.  The medical council expressed anguish over continuing attempts of certain …

New Delhi: BJP Chief J.P. Nadda and party’s General Secretaries met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and apprised him of the upcoming Assembly polls preparations in five states early next year. Assembly elections are scheduled in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur during February – March next year. Gujarat Assembly …

Even 160 years after the first war of independence, Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi is yet to get his due in the annals of Indian history, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) secretary Athar Hussain, said. Ayodhya: The proposed mosque and hospital complex that is to be built in Dhannipur village in Ayodhya, will be …

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said that Twitter’s refusal to comply with the rules demonstrated the microblogging site’s “lack of commitment and efforts towards providing a safe experience for the people of India on its platform”. New Delhi: The government on Saturday issued a notice to Twitter giving …