Breaking news: WHO panel advises against Covid-19 vaccination proof for travel

Central government extends the cut-off date for enrolment of farmers from July 15 to July 23 for Kharif season 2021 under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, as requested by the Maharashtra government.

The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on Thursday maintained its stance that proof of Covid-19 vaccination should not be required for international travel, amid a growing debate on blocking the entry of travelers if they are unvaccinated.

India administered more than 35.15 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses today, taking total vaccine coverage to 39.49 crores: Union Ministry of Health.

Total Cases: 61,89,257

New Cases: 8010

Deaths: 1,26,560 (170 deaths today)

People recovered: 59,52,192 (7391 today)

Total tested: 4,48,24,211 (2,14,935 today)

City: Mumbai

Total Cases: 7,29,791

New Cases: 528

Deaths: 15,667 (13 deaths today)

Magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit Shimla, Himachal Pradesh at 7:47 pm today.

WhatsApp banned two million Indian accounts while it received 345 grievance reports between May 15 and June 15, the company said in its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules.

Puducherry government extends Covid restrictions till July 31; allows reopening of tourist spots like boathouse with 50% capacity while adhering to Covid norms.

Foreign minister S Jaishankar meets his Kazakh counterpart and deputy PM Mukhtar Tleuberdi in Uzbekistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate and dedicate to the nation a host of projects worth over ₹1,100 crore, including a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station, on Friday, said Gujarat government officials on Thursday.

The World Health Organization's emergency committee warned Thursday that new concerning variants of Covid-19 were expected to spread around the world, making it even harder to halt the pandemic.

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus will share proposals for a phase 2 study into the origins of the coronavirus with member states on Friday, its emergency director Mike Ryan said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan and briefed him on important issues: Rashtrapati Bhavan

Sikkim reported 137 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours pushing the caseload to 22,929, a health department bulletin said on Thursday.

China must co-operate better with Covid-19 origin probe: World Health Organization.

Exports rise by 48.34 per cent to USD 32.5 billion in June; trade deficit at USD 9.37 billion: Government data.

Pakistan said on Thursday traces of explosives had been detected during an initial investigation into a bus blast that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, and said a terrorist attack could not be ruled out as the cause of the incident.

Social media giant Facebook Inc said on Thursday it removed more than 25 million pieces of hate speech content from its platform in the first three months of the year, reports Reuters.

The bodies of two youth who drowned while bathing in Ganga river in Rishikesh, were recovered on Thursday, officials said.

In view of third wave concerns, schools in Delhi to remain closed, says CM Arvind Kejriwal.

At least five people have been killed and three people are missing after heavy rains hit Turkey's northeastern Black Sea coast, triggering floods and landslides, officials and reports said Thursday.

With the launch of an artificial intelligence (AI) based grievance analysis application called CPGRAMS, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the country is moving towards citizen-centric reforms with scientific knowledge and technology.

The rupee pared some of its initial gains to settle 5 paise higher at 74.54 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday amid a firm trend in domestic equities.

Sensex on Thursday surged by 254 points to end at lifetime-high of 53,158.85; Nifty trades at record of 15,924.

Delhi reports 72 new Covid-19 cases, 88 recoveries, and one death in the past 24 hours

At least 19 people have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.