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Alliances Tested In Darkest Of Days
Washington: Top US lawmakers rallied behind India in its hour of crisis urging the Biden administration to provide material and healthcare assistance to India to help save lives from the deadly coronavirus. In a rare move, at a time when the Congress is bitterly divided on political lines, Senators...
PM Narendra Modi Urges People To Vote In Bengal 7th Phase Polls, Follow Covid Protocol
“Urging people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols,” PM Modi tweeted New Delhi: With the seventh phase of the West Bengal assembly polls underway on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols. “The seventh phase...
Bengal Votes For 34 Seats In 7th Phase Amid Steady Rise In Covid Cases
West Bengal Assembly Elections: The eighth and final round of polling will be held on Thursday. (File) Kolkata: Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee’s former seat – Bhabanipur –...
93rd Academy Awards: Oscars 2021
Oscars 2021: Here’s a look at the winners Highlights Best Adapted Screenplay was won by ‘The Father’ Emerald Fennell won Best Original Screenplay for ‘Promising Young Woman’ ‘Another Round’, from Denmark, won Best International Feature Film New Delhi: The earliest wins of the 93rd Academy Awards included one that...
Kerala Woman In PPE Kit, Covid Positive Man Get Married In Hospital
Fixed a year ago, the wedding happened on Sunday, after permission from authorities. Alappuzha: Time and tide wait for none, not even coronavirus. And this prompted Abhirami to wear her PPE kit instead of the traditional bridal wear and tie the nuptial knot with her covid-infected fiance as the families did...
Ravichandran Ashwin Says “Taking Break” From IPL 2021 Due To Family’s Fight With COVID-19
Delhi Capitals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said that he is “taking a break” from Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after the team’s Super Over win against SunRisers Hyderabad. Ashwin took to Twitter early on Monday to write that his family and extended family are facing a fight against...
Burj Khalifa, UAE Buildings Light Up With Indian Tricolour In Support Amid COVID-19 Surge
Landmark buildings in the UAE lit up with a solidarity message for India amid the Covid crisis. New Delhi: Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in India, landmark buildings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) illuminated with the Tricolour to show solidarity with the country as it tries...
US President Joe Biden Amid Covid-19 Surge: Determined To Help India
US President Joe Biden is believed to be following up the developments in India. (File) Washington: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have assured India and its people of providing all assistance, including urgently sending necessary medical life-saving supplies and equipment, to help the country combat...
SRH vs DC, Indian Premier League 2021: Kane Williamson Fifty In Vain As Delhi Capitals Beat SunRisers Hyderabad In Super Over
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) inept middle-order show foiled their splendid bowling effort as they slumped to yet another in Indian Premier League (IPL), losing Sunday’s contest against Delhi Capitals (DC) via Super Over, here. SRH spinners Rashid Khan and Jagadeesha Suchith’s tight spells had restricted the DC to...
Oxygen Tanker To Madhya Pradesh Held Up In UP, Released Later: Sources
The oxygen tanker was later allowed to go to Madhya Pradesh (Representational) Bhopal: An oxygen tanker from Bokaro in Jharkhand going to Sagar in Madhya Pradesh was held up during transit in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The tanker was stopped near Fatehpur in UP and subsequently, it was diverted...
Coronavirus: Delhi Had Big Role In Current Oxygen Crisis: Sources To NDTV
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in Delhi New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal government is responsible for Delhi’s current oxygen crisis in more ways than one, government sources have indicated. Pointing to the proposed oxygen plants in four hospitals that would be supported by the PM-Cares fund, sources said...
Will Send Raw Material “Urgently Required” For Covishield, Says US
SII’s Covishield is one of two Covid vaccines in use in India at this time (File) New Delhi: The United States will “immediately” make available sources of raw materials required to scale up production of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine – of which there is a critical shortage as India...
IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, SRH vs DC: Jonny Bairstow Powers SunRisers Hyderabad To Good Start As David Warner is Run Out
SRH vs DC Live Score: Jonny Bairstow started strongly against Delhi Capitals.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals (DC) openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan gave their team a dream start while some sensible batting from captain Rishabh Pant helped his team to put on 159 runs on the board. Steven Smith...
Britain To Send Life-Saving Medical Equipment To India Amid Covid Crisis
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit India was cancelled because of the Covid wave (File) Highlights We stand side by side with India as a friend and partner: UK PM The first shipment is expected to reach Delhi early Tuesday 9 containers carrying over 600 pieces of medical equipment...
Liquid Oxygen Only For Medical Use, No Industry Exempted, Says Centre
India has been dealing with a shortage of oxygen supply amid a surge in Covid cases (File) New Delhi: The centre has tweaked a previous order that exempted nine categories of industries from diverting liquid oxygen for medical use. This time, amid the deadly second wave of the COVID-19...
European Union, Germany Say Ready To Help India In Covid Crisis
India logged nearly 3.5 lakh fresh Covid this morning, recorded over a period of 24 hours. The European Union, Israel and Germany today promised aid to fight the second wave of Covid that’s ravaging India and is threatening to overwhelm the healthcare system. Europe has been anxiously watching India...
Congress Slams Centre For “Profiteering” Amid Row Over Vaccine Prices
India began its national Covid vaccination drive January 16 (File) New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday accused the centre of “profiteering of Rs 1,11,100 crore” in the middle of a pandemic and stepped up its attack on a “discriminatory and insensitive vaccination policy”, underlining tension over manufacturers charging up...
Delhi Lockdown Extended By A Week
Lockdown in Delhi: Public opinion is also that lockdown should increase, Arvind Kejriwal said. Highlights Public opinion is that lockdown should increase: Arvind Kejriwal Delhi is showing high positivity rate despite drop in daily cases Delhi’s hospitals have been flagging shortage of oxygen, ICU beds New Delhi: The ongoing...
