Boris Johnson's former aide Dominic Cummings ripped into his former boss - blaming him for mishandling the pandemic. Cummings says the UK PM offered to get the virus injected on live TV to assure his citizens that it wasn't deadly. Why is Johnson's former right-hand man exposing him? How has the PM responded? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Did Boris Johnson ask to be injected with COVID on TV?

Scientists have identified persistent damage in the lungs of COVID-19 patients at least three months after they were discharged from the hospital, and for some patients even longer.

COVID-19 may cause long-term lung damage: Study

Will there be a 'TRANSPARENT' new probe into virus lab leak theory? Can the global powers ever join hands to crush the COVID-19 surge? Palki Sharma discusses with the following guests: - Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Finland's Ambassador to India - Federico Salas, Mexico's Ambassador to India - Barry O’Farrell; Australia's High Commissioner to India - Hugo Javier Gobbi; Argentina's Ambassador to India

Ambassadors' Roundtable: Fighting The Pandemic | Can global powers join hands to crush COVID surge?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being accused by his former adviser Dominic Cummings of overseeing a chaotic government whose failure to act quickly against the coronavirus caused thousands of unnecessary deaths.

PM Boris Johnson's former ally slams UK response to Coronavirus pandemic

As many as 45 per cent of patients hospitalised for Covid-19 experienced a significant functional decline after being discharged, a team of researchers has found.

45% of Covid patients left hospital in worse physical state: Study

India on Tuesday posted 196,427 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in infections since April 14, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,511.

India reports its lowest COVID-19 case count since April 14 at 196,427

Every piece of evidence points to a leak of coronavirus from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), said US former state secretary Mike Pompeo, adding that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must be held "accountable".

Evidence suggests leak of coronavirus from Wuhan lab, CCP must be held accountable: Pompeo

Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation watchdog on Monday de-rostered flight crew of SpiceJet plane that was chartered as a wedding destination in the sky.

Tamil Nadu: Couple’s sky-high wedding creates problem, DGCA takes flight crew off duty

Nepal's parliament was dissolved for the second time in five months Saturday and new elections called for November as the Himalayan country battled political turmoil alongside the coronavirus pandemic.

Nepal calls new elections amid pandemic crisis

Taiwan's abrupt decision to add 400 new domestic Covid-19 cases has prompted catcalls from opposition politicians and jokes online about fishy statistics, putting the government on the back foot to explain where the number came from.

Catcalls and jokes after Taiwan's Covid 'regression calibration' 

India reported 2,59,591 new COVID-19 cases and 4,209 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), as many as 3,57,295 people recovered from the COVID-19 disease across the country in the last 24 hours, which is more than the fresh cases reported.

India reports 2,59,591 new COVID-19 cases, 4,209 deaths

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday choked with emotion while thanking doctors, frontline workers during a video conference with them. "The COVID-19 has taken away many of our loved ones from us.

'Virus snatched many loved ones': PM Modi gets emotional

The Indian Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 50 per cent of the country's population isn't wearing a mask despite the gradual ingress of COVID-19 infection being seen in peri-urban, rural & tribal areas.

50% of Indians don't wear a mask, only 7% wear it correctly: Ministry of Health

The whole world today is praying for India and its people, America's top civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson said on Wednesday, exuding confidence that the country of Mahatma Gandhi will win the battle against this pandemic.

Country of Mahatma Gandhi will win battle against pandemic: US civil rights leader

The Bangladeshi government has approved the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines from China. Bangladesh`s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the highest body to deal with economic issues, in a meeting has approved the purchase.

Bangladesh approves purchase of Covid vaccines from China

India's COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday climbed to 2,83,248 with a record 4,529 fresh fatalities, the highest toll in a single day for any country in the world since the pandemic began.

COVID-19: India records highest single-day Covid deaths in the world

Eminent American civil rights leader Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is urging President Joe Biden to release 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to India, which is experiencing one of the worst outbreaks of the pandemic in the world.

US civil rights leader to ask Biden to give India 60 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

India registered a 13 per cent decrease in new COVID-19 cases in the past week but the number of fresh infections was still the highest around the world, the WHO has said.

India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in a week; still highest globally: WHO

Coronavirus infections in India have started declining. The daily COVID-19 cases has plunged by more than 100, 000– from over 400, 000 cases during end-April to less than 300, 000 cases today.

COVID-19: India reports 263,533 new cases, lowest in 28 days

The latest data by Indian Medical Association (IMA) revealed that India has lost as many as 270 doctors in the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 which is wreaking havoc across the country.

COVID-19 second wave: 270 doctors have lost their lives in the line of duty in India

Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'.

World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

A government panel on AEFI (adverse events following immunisation) has found 26 potential cases of bleeding and clotting after administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, health ministry said on Monday.

India has 26 cases of bleeding, clotting after Covishield vaccine: Government report

India's reproduction value (R) for COVID-19, which shows how fast the infection is spreading, is below one now, which means that the pandemic is shrinking, the government said on Tuesday even as it cautioned that 98 per cent of the population is still vulnerable.

Indian Govt says COVID-19 pandemic is shrinking, warns 98 per cent population still vulnerable 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with senior officials from state and districts to know their experience while handling the second wave of COVID-19.

COVID-19: You are field commanders, your weapons are containment, testing, says PM Modi to officials

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