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Women Share Phone Numbers For COVID-19 Help, Get Vulgar Messages
Social media is being used to amplify the requirements of ailing citizens and their families. New Delhi: In the last few weeks, India has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country. As India became the second worst-hit country in the world, government departments...
COVID-19 Election Commission Bans Victory Processions Over Poll Results
The Election Commission has come under tremendous fire in recent days over Covid. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on the day of — or even after — counting of votes (May 2) polled to the five states in the past few weeks...
No Stretcher, Covid Patient Biked Out Of Jharkhand Hospital Ward
India reported over three lakh fresh COVID-19 cases every day in the past few days. Patna: The ferocity of the second wave COVID-19 has left India desperate for medical resources. Thousands have been gasping for oxygen while others are still looking for a hospital bed to lie down on....
First Shipment Of UK Covid Medical Aid Arrives In India: Government
The first shipment of Covid medical supplies from Britain to India, arrived early Tuesday. New Delhi, India: The first shipment of Covid medical supplies from Britain to India, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived early Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. Foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi tweeted photos...
Punjab Announces Daily Night Curfew And Full Lockdown On Weekend
Punjab has nearly 50,000 active Covid cases (File) Chandigarh: Punjab has announced a night curfew – from 6 pm to 5 am during week days – and a weekend lockdown – from 6 pm on Friday to 5 am on Monday – to combat the rapidly increasing number of...
Deadly India’s Capital Is Running Out Of Space For Funerals
Like Delhi, many other cities in India are facing a shortage of space for the last rites of the dead Highlights The average number of Covid-related deaths in Delhi in past week was 304 100 new platforms are being raised near Sarai Kale Khan cremation site Many cities, administrative...
High Commission Slams Australian Media Report On Covid Crisis
India has over 28 lakh active Covid cases that have left the health infrastructure near collapse (File) New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Australia has slammed a “baseless, malicious and slanderous” report in The Australian – a daily newspaper – titled “Modi leads India out of lockdown… and...
US President Joe Biden After Phone Call With Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Covid
US President Joe Biden said America will give full support to provide emergency assistance. (File) Washington: India was there for the American people in their hour of need and the United States will be there for the country as it meets its worst-ever public health crisis, US President Joe...
US To Share Up To 60 Million AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Globally: White House
The Associated Press earlier on Monday reported the doses would be shared in coming months (File) The United States will start to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries as they become available, White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said...
PM, Biden Speak On Phone After US Says Will Send Raw Material For Vaccine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation today (File) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation today — a day after US said it would send raw material needed to manufacture extra stocks of Covishield vaccine. The US came...
