Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday said that 1,65,714 beneficiaries inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines till 5.30 pm across India on the first day.

Coronavirus in India: 165,714 people vaccinated today, says health ministry

India's drugs regulator has given final emergency-use approval for two coronavirus vaccines -- Serum Institute of India's Covishield, developed by Oxford University and pharma major AstraZeneca, and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.

India approves SII and Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccines for restricted emergency use

India on Saturday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine.

India holds dry run for Covid vaccination ahead of inoculation drive

India reported as many as 20,036 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 1,02,86,710, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday.

India reports 20,036 new COVID-19 cases, 256 deaths

India surged past 10 million coronavirus cases on Saturday -- the second highest in the world although new infection rates appear to have fallen sharply in recent weeks.

India's coronavirus cases pass 10 million

The total active coronavirus cases in the country has declined to 363,749, the lowest in 146 days, the health ministry said on Friday. "The country has reported a trend of sustained decrease in the number of active cases.

India's active coronavirus cases lowest in about five months

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Ahmedabad on Saturday as part of his three-city visit to review coronavirus vaccine development work at facilities there. Modi visited pharma major Zydus Cadila's plant near Ahmedabad to get information about its vaccine development.

PM Modi to visit vaccine making units in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune

India’s tally of COVID-19 infections has crossed 9.3 million to stand as the world’s second highest after the United States, with 135,715 deaths. India -- the world’s fastest-growing major economy until a few years ago -- now looks to be headed for its first full-year contraction this fiscal year since 1979, according to a Reuters poll which predicted gross domestic product would take over a year to return to pre-COVID-19 levels.

How India has been leading the way in fight against coronavirus

India confirmed 48,648 new novel coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 8,088,851, while the active caseload declined below 600,000. As per the latest updates by the health ministry, 563 new deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, causing the death toll climb to 121,090.

Coronavirus: India records over 48,000 cases; death toll climbs to 121,090

India has now recorded more than 50,000 deaths as the total number of cases in the country has now surpassed 2.6 million. Watch report.

COVID-19 Pandemic: India records 58,000 cases and more than 900 deaths in last 24 hours

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Coronavirus in India: 165,714 people vaccinated today, says health ministry

India approves SII and Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccines for restricted emergency use

India holds dry run for Covid vaccination ahead of inoculation drive

India reports 20,036 new COVID-19 cases, 256 deaths

India's coronavirus cases pass 10 million

India's active coronavirus cases lowest in about five months

PM Modi to visit vaccine making units in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune

How India has been leading the way in fight against coronavirus

Coronavirus: India records over 48,000 cases; death toll climbs to 121,090

COVID-19 Pandemic: India records 58,000 cases and more than 900 deaths in last 24 hours

COVID-19 Pandemic: India records 58,000 cases and more than 900 deaths in last 24 hours