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COVID-19 vaccine may become reality by the first quarter of 2021, PM warns people to stay cautious as cases in India surge
Covid-19 vaccine may become reality by the first quarter of 2021 said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
Tech in the time of pandemic: How Aarogya Setu app has been helping people in fighting the Chinese coronavirus
Aarogya Setu: How India is using technology to fight the pandemic
Scroll spreads fake news claiming central govt’s health cards will collect ‘sensitive information’. Here are the facts
Scroll published a report claiming that the new unique Health ID which will be issued to citizens will collect and store sensitive information such as medical history, finances, genetics and even sex life.
Russia approaches Modi government to collaborate on Coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V
On August 11, Russia became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine - Sputnik V
Shekhar Gupta’s website The Print spreads misinformation about Modi govt’s proposal to review marriage age for women, Health Ministry corrects them
ThePrint has many times maliciously resorted to publishing fake, embellished or distorted articles to malign Modi govt
Latest updates and important links about COVID-19 coronavirus
Live statistics and tracking of news related to COVID-19 coronavirus with focus on India.
N-95 masks may not stop the virus if worn by an already infected person, govt issues advisory against its use
The central government has asked states and union territories to encourage their citizens to use homemade cloth masks instead of valved N-95 masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Union Health Ministry releases new Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19, adds two new symptoms that are observed before respiratory issues
New MoHFW protocol for COVID-19 says that Loss of smell and loss of taste occurs before the respiratory symptoms in Coronavirus patients
India’s coronavirus fatality rate among the lowest in the world: Union Health Ministry
Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Luv Agarwal said that India's 0.3 per cent deaths per lakh population is the lowest fatality rate in the world
Coronavirus: India gets first automated COVID-19 testing machine ‘COBAS 6800’ that can test 1200 samples in 24-hours
COBAS 6800 developed by Roche Diagnostics can perform real-time PCR testing to detect coronavirus in blood samples
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News Reports
Government issues guidelines for Unlock 5.0, cinema halls and entertainment parks to reopen from 15th October
The Unlock 5.0 guidelines permit the opening of cinema halls, multiplexes and educational institutions subject to certain conditions.
News Reports
Ordnance Factory Board slams news reports blaming them of providing poor quality ammunition to Indian Army
Ordnance Factory Board rebuts media reports claiming that faulty ammunition was responsible for 27 lives and a loss of Rs 960 crores
News Reports
Private laboratory in Kerala issued fake Covid-19 negative reports, did not test most of the samples collected
Arma laboratory in Valanchery area of Malappuram district earned Rs 45 lakh by issuing the fake Covid-19 negative reports
News Reports
#RebuildBabri: Islamists on social media urge Muslims to reconstruct Babri structure in Ayodhya following the acquittal of all accused
Islamists discredited the CBI court verdict by calling it a 'Judicial Karseva' and asked Muslims to rebuild the Babri structure
News Reports
Viral message claiming that home minister Amit Shah flown to New York for treatment is false, read details
A message has gone viral on WhatsApp claiming that Amit Shah was shifted to the USA via an air ambulance due to 'critical condition'
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Crime
Hathras gang rape: Victim cremated, accused arrested. All you need to know about the case
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had a telephonic conversation with PM Modi regarding the incident and said that a special team has been formed to probe into the incident. The team will submit the report in next seven days.
News Reports
‘Maal is cigarette and hash are its different brands’, Deepika Padukone makes bizarre claims when confronted with ‘drug’ chats: Report
Deepika Padukone and others were apprised in advance as to what needed to be said during the interrogation, claimed NCB
Media
Sanatana Dharma vs Bollywood on Republic Bharat: Arnab Goswami goes to war
Arnab Goswami has been at the forefront of the campaign against the drag racket in Bollywood and has not pulled any punches.
News Reports
Amnesty International, which had links to British govt and Islamist orgs shuts shop in India after it says the govt froze all its accounts:...
The government of India has stated that Amnesty has been receiving foreign funding and donations despite not registering under FCRA.
Entertainment
After Sushant Singh Rajput, another budding Bollywood actor from Bihar found dead, family alleges Mumbai police not cooperating
Akshat Utkarsh, hailing from Sikanderpur in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Mumbai.
