Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Besides announcing a grant of 1,000 crore for relief operations in areas affected by Cyclone Yaas, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the restrictions imposed in th
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the Covid vaccine shortage in the country, wondering why India is faci
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI): Amid the raging controversy over Ramdev's alleged disparaging remarks against allopathy, another controversial video surfaced on social media in which the yoga guru is seen reacting
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI): As soon as Pfizer indicated vaccine availability, the central government and the company started working together for the earliest possible import of the vaccine, NITI Aayog member VK P
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI): Twitter on Thursday called the visit by Delhi Police to its offices a form of "intimidation" and said it was concerned about its employees and the potential threat to freedom
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 2,73,69,093 as 2,11,298 more people tested positive for the disease in a day, while the country's recovery went up to 90 per cent, acc
Jaipur, May 27 (PTI): A 40-year-old man presumed dead showed up much to the surprise of his family, a week after they had performed a funeral mistakenly identifying a decomposed corpse as his body.
The goof-
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI): The GST Council is likely to discuss on Friday a reduction in the tax rate on Covid medicines, vaccines and medical equipment as well as means to make up for the shortfall in revenues p
NEW DELHI, MAY 27 (IANS): The manufacturing of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine will start soon in India as the country has accomplished technology-transfer to Indian companies, said Dr Vinod K. Paul, ch
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS): Sri Lanka has sought help from India to contain the major fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo.
As per the directives of the government of India in respon
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS): Amid shortage of Covid vaccines across the country, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday continued to blame the BJP-led Central government for th
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS): The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT has written to the social media platforms, directing them to respond on their compliance to the new digital rules as soon as possible, "pr
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The prestigious Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2021 test has been postponed in view of the coronavirus situation in the country.
Since the JEE Mains examination could not
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI): The Indian Medical Association has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that yoga guru Ramdev be booked immediately under sedition charges for alleged misinformation campai
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI): Yaas weakened into a severe cyclonic storm on Wednesday afternoon after pounding the beach towns in north Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal with a wind speed of 130-145 kmph, inundati
NEW DELHI, May 26 (AP) — As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constantly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of five amid critical shortages of shots in
Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (IANS): New Kerala Excise Minister M.V.Govindan on Wednesday ruled out home delivery of liquor and beer following a huge demand for it, on account of the state-wide lockdown.
With
Few Delhi, May 26 (IANS): Facebook-owned instant messenger WhatsApp, in a petition in Delhi High Court, said that enabling identification of the first originator of information on its platform in India puts end
NEW DELHI, MAY 26 (IANS): The Centre has allocated to states and Union Territories (UTs) 29,250 additional vials of Amphotericin-B, a key drug to treat raging mucormycosis cases in India for the 11,717 patients
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday asked the government about the shortage of vaccines in the country in her series of "jimmedar Kaun" (who is resp