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Centre’s Rules For States On Lockdowns: Containment To Flatten Curve
States have been given a broad framework for imposition of lockdown by the Union Home Ministry (File) New Delhi: The Centre has put out guidelines for states on enforcing lockdowns and containment zones in order to flatten the curve amid spiraling Covid cases. The rules say it is time...
Chief Justice Ramana Files Police Complaint Over Fake Twitter Account
Chief Justice Ramana will be India top judge till August 26, 2022 (File) New Delhi: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana lodged a police complaint on Monday afternoon after a Twitter account bearing his name was found posting fake messages on the social media platform. Sworn in Saturday, the...
Retired Armed Forces Medics Recalled To Work At Covid Facilities
New Delhi: All medical personnel who retired from the armed forces in the last two years will be recalled to work in Covid facilities near their homes, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat told Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Briefing the PM about the preparations made by...
Free Vaccine For Those Between 18-44 At Government Centres In Karnataka
Bengaluru: Covid vaccines will be provided free of cost to people in the 18-44 age group, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tweeted Monday. Mr Yediyurappa said the vaccines would be available at all state-run vaccination centres and urged those eligible to register for doses starting Wednesday. People over 45...
Karnataka Curfew From Tomorrow Night For 2 Weeks, Public Transport Shut
Karnataka has a positivity rate of nearly 20 per cent. Bengaluru: Karnataka has announced a two-week curfew from tomorrow, a day after reporting the biggest rise of over 34,000 new cases in 24 hours. The state yesterday reported 34,804 new COVID-19 cases, which takes its total cases to 13.39...
Supplying Oxygen To 800 Hospitals, Only Delhi Complaining: INOX In Court
New Delhi: Oxygen supplier INOX today told Delhi High Court that it is “supplying oxygen to 800 hospitals across the country and only the ones in Delhi” are complaining. This, Inox said, is happening when its supplies for Delhi have been cut down by the Centre and the majority...
Free Vaccine In Delhi To All Above 18; Arvind Kejriwal’s Message To Firms
Arvind Kejriwal urged vaccine-makers to bring down the prices for state governments. New Delhi: Delhi will vaccinate all above 18 free of cost, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Vaccinations will be open to all adults from Saturday. “Delhi government has decided to provide free vaccines to everyone above...
Netflix’s My Octopus Teacher Wins Best Documentary Feature
Oscars 2021: A still from My Octopus Teacher. (courtesy oscars.org) Highlights The film has been directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed The film also received a BAFTA earlier this year The film is streaming on Netflix Washington: The 2020 Netflix original film My Octopus Teacher bagged...
Indian Premier League: Australian Players, RCB’s Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson And Rajasthan Royals’ Andrew Tye Pull Out Of IPL For Personal Reasons
IPL 2021: Adam Zampa will return to Australia from RCB’s bubble in the IPL.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) players Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have decided to return to Australia mid-way through the IPL for personal reasons, RCB said on Monday. “Adam Zampa & Kane Richardson...
3.52 Lakh Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 2,812 Deaths In New Record High For India
India Coronavirus Cases: More than 1.95 lakh people have died so far. New Delhi: With 3,52,991 fresh Covid cases and 2,891 deaths, India saw a new record high as a deadly second wave sweeps the country. The US, Britain, France and Germany have offered support as the unprecedented surge...
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...
