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India hit a new coronavirus infection record with 1,68,912 new cases, the highest single-day rise so far, taking the total tally of cases to1,35,27,717, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The 'Dharavi Model' of Covid-19 management worked effectively because of the aggressive strategies devised by BMC to tackle the COVID-19 virus, coupled with a strong community engagement.

The Housing Department has made it mandatory to construct a reservoir in one percent of the area in townships of more than 10 acres in urban areas.

All government and private colleges have been told to impart education through online mode instead of calling students to the campus, they added.

Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh have been among the worst-hit states, while Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan too are showing alarming rise.

Did you know, in 1913, Kasturba Gandhi was sentenced to three months in prison for protesting against the treatment of Indian immigrants in South Africa.

Amid growing Covid-19 cases, the Uttarakhand cabinet decided to close schools in the state from Class 1 to 12 till April 30.

West Bengal Election 2021: Behala Purba has more women voters than men, possibly because of which the three main candidates are ladies.

The bench said there is no reason why a person above 18 can't be allowed to choose his religion.

The chief minister has been asked to respond to the notice by 11 am on Saturday.

Varanasi CMO, Assam Doctor were on Friday added to the list of covid positives post-vaccine. however, doctors say that vaccination is still important as jabbed people will only have mild symptoms

A press note released by the group said there were three cylinders in the ambulance and one of them exploded.

The 11th round of Corps Commander talks is scheduled to start at 10:30 AM on Friday at the Chushul border point on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, sources in the security establishment said.

With the stalemate between the government and RTC workers over the implementation of the sixth pay commission report not coming to an end, the strike is likely to continue for the third consecutive day on Friday.

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan had on Wednesday termed claims of vaccine scarcity "utterly baseless".

The agitation was led by actor-turned-politician Srabanti Chatterjee, who is contesting from the Behala Paschim assembly constituency on a BJP ticket.