Manjul Toons

Medical system in UP villages, small cities 'Ram bharose', says Allahabad HC on COVID-19 situation

The court made the observation over the death of Santosh Kumar, whose body was disposed of after doctors at a Meerut hospital failed to identify him

COVID-19 situation 'stabilising', says Centre, but worrying stats pour in from Bengal, UP, Gujarat and MP

Meanwhile, Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS Hospital in Delhi warned that secondary infections like mucormycosis or "black fungus" were adding to India's mortality rate with states having reported more than 500 cases recently in COVID-19 patients with diabetes

Three reasons why bodies are afloat on Ganga: Costly cremation, religious beliefs, scarcity of wood

The Ganga flows through the coastal area of ​​Ghazipur in UP, and 'Chausa Ghat' in Buxar. So whatever flows through Varanasi reaches the river banks in Ghazipur

Himanta Biswa Sarma to be new Assam CM; BJP unanimously elects him as state Legislature Party chief

Sarma's name was proposed by former chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and seconded by BJP state party president Ranjeet Kumar Dass

COVID-19 crisis: Centre's repeated chest-thumping at receiving foreign aid 'pathetic', says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress had last week demanded transparency and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make public the details of all the relief material received from different countries

COVID-19 vaccination net to be cast wider from 1 May; experts flag inadequate supplies, pricing concerns

The crucial third phase of India’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy, under which everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible for inoculation, will begin from 1 May

Indian Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Empty tankers will begin their journey from Kalamboli and Boisar railway stations in and near Mumbai on Monday to load liquid medical oxygen in Vizag, Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Bokaro, officials said

Ramzan, Navratri guidelines: Maharashtra shuts religious places, Karnataka and UP ban large gatherings; all you need to know

With the beginning of important festivals like Chaitra Navratri and Ramadan or Ramzan, several states have issued guidelines to be followed during the festival

Haridwar Kumbh Mela: Over 1,700 test positive for COVID-19 in 5 days, authorities say number likely to rise

A majority of the 48.51 lakh people who took part in the last two royal baths (Shahi Snan) held on 12 and 14 April were seen openly violating COVID norms

Anil Deshmukh resigns as Maharashtra home minister hours after Bombay HC orders CBI probe into corruption allegations

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni had on Monday said this was an 'extraordinary' and 'unprecedented' case that warranted an independent inquiry