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Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years Of Marriage
By IPA Web Team Bill and Melinda Gates said they decided to end the marriage after “a great deal of thought” (File) Washington: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on Monday they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage. One of the world’s wealthiest...
Second Covid Wave To Peak In Mid-May, National Committee Warned Centre
On Monday morning India reported more than 3.68 lakh new cases and over 3,400 deaths in 24 hours (File) New Delhi: The centre was given advance warning – on April 2 – of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May, Dr M Vidyasagar,...
Sweat-Drenched After Hours In PPE Suit, This Doc's Photo Went Viral
Sweat-Drenched After Hours In PPE Suit, This Doc's Photo Went Viral With inputs from NDTV
Government Sets Deadline For New Prime Minister’s House Amid Covid-19 Crisis
The government has defended the project saying the current buildings are in a state of disrepair. New Delhi: A new Prime Minister’s residence is to be built by December 2022 as part of the Central Vista project which has received an environmental all-clear in the middle of a raging...
Adar Poonawalla, In UK, Says “Comments May Have Been Misinterpreted”
New Delhi: Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has moved to further clarify comments made last week to British newspaper The Times – in which he spoke about “aggressive” phone calls from influential people in India demanding increased supply of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine. Mr Poonawalla tweeted Monday afternoon to...
Mamata Banerjee On Bengal Voters After Poll Victory
Mamata Banerjee said, “This is the first time a prime minister did not call”. Kolkata: Bengal’s soon-to-be three-time Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who pulled off a stupendous victory yesterday in face of an all-out fight by the BJP, today declared that the party, which rules at the Centre, is...
“Not Every Kind Of Violence Is Physical”
Shefali Jariwala shared this photo. (Image courtesy: shefalijariwala) Highlights Shefali married Harmeet Singh in 2004 After a couple of years, the duo divorced in 2009 Shefali is now married to actor Parag Tyagi New Delhi: Actress Shefali Jariwala, in an interview with Times Now, opened up about...
Pfizer In Talks With India Over Expedited Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer is in discussions with India seeking an “expedited approval pathway”. (File) New Delhi: Pfizer is in discussions with the Indian government seeking an “expedited approval pathway” for its COVID-19 vaccine, its CEO Albert Bourla said on LinkedIn on Monday, announcing a donation of medicines worth more than $70...
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison Defends Ban On Citizens Returning From India, Sanctions
Scott Morrison said this is a temporary arrangement and a very difficult decision. Melbourne: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday defended his government’s decision to ban and impose a jail term and a penalty for Australians trying to return from India, saying it is in the country’s “best...
Save A Life. Donate Coronavirus Disease Care Kit
New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), in collaboration with the Uday Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has initiated a drive to provide Coronavirus Disease Care Kit to acutely vulnerable people – the homeless. The target for the initiative is to collect 1,00,000 masks, 1,00,000 hand sanitisers and one month of food...
