With 1 million COVID-19 shots in just 6 days, India’s vaccination drive becomes the world’s fastest The Indian government has vaccinated nearly 16 lakh people against COVID-19 since the launch of its mass inoculation drive on January 16. According to the Health Ministry, authorities have administered approximately 10 lakh vaccine shots in just six days, ...

New COVID-19 strain: More than 22 passengers flying from the United Kingdom to India have tested positive for Coronavirus Amid the alarming concerns over a new COVID-19 strain, at least 22 people who came to India from the United Kingdom over the past few days have tested positive for the disease.  As per media reports, ...

COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the crisis of child labour in India, with several underprivileged families forced to push their children into menial jobs to meet ends. India has the largest child population in the world with 472 million children living across all parts of the nation. With the COVID-19 outbreak starting to spread across India ...

The IPL governing committee head Brijesh Patel affirmed that the Indian government has approved the BCCI’s request to hold the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  On Tuesday, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) stated the IPL will begin from September 19 to November 10 in the UAE. Right now, however, the ...

Pakistan and China once again tried to raise the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Security Council in view of the first anniversary of the Indian government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 which revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Responding to China’s remarks raising Kashmir at the UNSC meeting, India lashed out at ...

With a rapid surge in the number of infected cases, India has ramped up its testing capacity to combat the pandemic crisis in the country. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) officials, on Monday, stated that India recorded the highest number of single-day testing with more than 5.15 lakhs tests conducted in the past 24 ...

After weeks of shut down, the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) recently released a statement calling upon the government for a decision on reopening of cinemas across the country. The Association expressed dismay and disappointment over the government’s decision to keeping cinema halls and multiplexes shut in its Unlock 2.0 plan which started on July ...

Looking at the way most of India has adopted the Work From Home culture, hardware availability and maintenance is the next big challenge facing everyone. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is now urging the Home Ministry to allow sale of mobile phones, laptops, desktops, storage devices and other related products. This would mean ...

With the advent of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Indian government on March 24 announced a 21-day lockdown in the country. Amid the lockdown to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been an exponential rise in the use of technology not only by the citizens but by the government as well. With the use of ...

On Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that Jharkhand polls are taking place while the nation as a whole is taking steps to become a “Viksit Bharat.” He stated that the state’s citizens have a single echo that “Roti, Beti, Maati ki pukar, Jharkhand mein BJP-NDA Sarkar.” Speaking at a rally in the state’s Garhwa, ...