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What Court Said On Oxygen Crisis
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday tore into the centre over its handling of the oxygen crisis in the city, and across the country, precipitated by a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections that has taken India’s active caseload to over 21.5 lakh These are the Delhi...
Drugs Worth Around Rs 500 Crore Seized In Tamil Nadu
Officials seized the compressed bricks of drugs wrapped in packing material concealed in bags. Chennai: More than 300 kg of drugs worth around Rs 500 crore were seized by officials from a container ship on its arrival in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, today. About 303 kg of cocaine was confiscated...
On Day 2 Of Delhi’s Oxygen Crisis, 6 Hospitals Running Short: 10 Points
Oxygen Crisis in Delhi hospital: Sources in AAP said the Centre has increased Delhi’s oxygen quota New Delhi: Delhi’s oxygen quota has been expanded, an AAP leader said this evening amid a severe oxygen crisis in six hospitals with around 2,000 patients between them. Delhi has asked for states’...
Covaxin Neutralises Double Mutant Strain, Says Research Body ICMR
Covaxin is one of two coronavirus vaccines currently in use in India (File) New Delhi: Covaxin, the coronavirus vaccine developed and manufactured by Bharat Biotech, “neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well”, the ICMR, the Indian government’s top medical research body, said on...
France To Impose 10-Day Quarantine For Travellers From India
France government has imposed a 10-day quarantine for travellers from India. France will impose a 10-day quarantine for travellers arriving from India in the coming days to prevent the spread of a worrying Covid-19 variant that is hammering Indian hospitals, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. The move comes...
Seru Institute Of India Adar Poonawalla Says We Believe Rs 3,000 Crore Will Reach Us Soon, Not Waited, Borrowed
Adar Poonawalla said the SII has borrowed from banks to begin ramp-up of its vaccine. New Delhi: After the centre announced Rs 4,500 crore to boost production of the Covishield and Covaxin vaccines, Serum Institute of India says it has borrowed from banks to begin ramp-up of its vaccine...
IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, PBKS Vs SRH: Punjab Kings Opt To Bat, Kane Williamson Returns For SunRisers Hyderabad
PBKS Vs SRH Live Score: David Warner and KL Rahul will look to turn their respective team’s fortunes.© BCCI/IPL Punjab Kings (PBKS) have won the toss and elected to bat vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 14 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, at...
Nashik Oxygen Tank Leaks Outside Maharashtra Hospital, Fire Engines At Spot
New Delhi: An oxygen tank leaked while being filled outside a hospital in Maharashtra’s Nashik on Tuesday causing oxygen supply to be halted for around 30 minutes. The incident occurred at the city’s Zakir Hussain Hospital. Around 31 patients out of 80 who need oxygen have been shifted to...
Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi says “When Manmohan Singh Gives Advice During Crises, Listen”
Priyanka Gandhi also hit out at PM Modi for continuing with public relations exercise. New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi today castigated the Centre for not taking the opposition parties into confidence even when the nation was facing an unprecedented health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. Emphasising that this...
On Video Call From China, Wife Watched Covid Victim’s Cremation In India, Indore
The consent letter was obtained online from his wife, the police said. (Representational) Indore: As the second wave of the pandemic in India brings stories of devastation and heart-break, an Indian woman in China went through the most painful and traumatic process on Tuesday. She had to watch the...
DC vs MI, Indian Premier League: Rohit Sharma Fined Rs 12 Lakh For Mumbai Indians’ Slow Over-Rate
IPL 2021: Rohit Sharma was fined after Mumbai Indians maintained slow over-rate in Tuesday’s match.© BCCI/IPL Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma was fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during the IPL game against Delhi Capitals in Chennai on Tuesday. Experienced leg-spinner Amit Mishra (4/24)...
Elon Musk Started His Own Company Because He Couldn’t Find A Job
Elon Musk applied for a job at Netscape but did not get through. Elon Musk is today best known as the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, but long before he made a name in the world of technology, he was working odd jobs as he tried to figure out...
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, GTB Hospital Get Oxygen Supply After Delhi High Court Pulls Up Centre
Delhi hospitals have been facing a crisis of oxygen shortage in the past few days. New Delhi: After an acute oxygen shortage in Delhi hospitals was flagged in court and through appeals by politicians, including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, some of the city’s biggest medical facilities received a late...
Coronavirus India Tracking Course Of Covid Outbreak In India Very Closely Says US
India has reported a total of 15.3 million Covid cases and over 1,80,000 deaths, WHO said (File) Washington: The United States is tracking the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in India “very closely”, the State Department has said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised Americans...
P Chidambaram Shreds Centre’s New Vaccines “Why Not One Nation One Price”
P Chidambaram in a tweet also questioned the use of PM CARES funds. New Delhi: The price of vaccines should be the same for the Centre and the states and a higher price cannot be passed onto states, which are already hugely cash strapped, the Congress said on Tuesday,...
Only 4 Hours’ Oxygen At Delhi Hospital, Satyendar Jain Asks Union Minister Piyush Goyal For Help
New Delhi: Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain flagged a huge oxygen shortage at another key hospital in the city this evening. Guru Teg Bahadur hospital — run by the Delhi government — has supplies for only four hours, the minister said. Pointing out that the hospital has more than...
Night Curfew From 9 pm To 6 am From Tomorrow Till May 4 In Karnataka
Karnataka has joined a long line of states that have declared curfew on nights and weekends. Karnataka has joined a long line of states that have declared curfew on nights and weekends to put brakes on the unchecked progress of coronavirus. The curfew will begin at 9 pm on...
Coronavirus Vaccination, Uttar Pradesh: Vaccine Free For All Above 18… Corona Will Lose
Uttar Pradesh has over two lakh active coronavirus cases (File) Lucknow/New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh will offer the Covid vaccine free of cost from May 1, when India’s vaccine net will widen to include all people over the age of 18. The decision was taken late Tuesday at a cabinet...
