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The Pandemic Will Be More Deadly This Year
Covid-19 is going to kill more people in 2021 than it did last year. If you want to see why, look at what’s happening in India. Cases have been surging in the country of 1.37 billion people. On Sunday alone, 261,500 new infections were recorded. That’s as bad...
No Lockdown In 5 UP Cities, Supreme Court Puts On Hold Allahabad High Court Order
The UP government said such a lockdown was not needed and it had to protect both lives and livelihoods. Lucknow: There will be no lockdown in five top Uttar Pradesh cities for now. An order by the Allahabad High Court last evening, challenged by the UP government, has...
Huge Vaccine Wastage By States Till April 11, Most In Tamil Nadu: RTI
Coronavirus India: India started its vaccination drive in January. New Delhi: As several states report a vaccine shortage, an RTI reply has revealed a huge waste of doses since India began inoculating people against Covid in mid-January. Tamil Nadu reported the highest waste – 12.10 per cent, followed...
UP To Challenge High Court’s Lockdown-In-5-Cities Order In Supreme Court
Public movement on roads should be restricted, said the High Court, barring for medical emergencies. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will approach the Supreme Court against yesterday’s High Court order for a lockdown till April 26 in five cities – Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur — to...
Railways Hero, Seen Saving Boy From Train, Gets Rousing Welcome
Mumbai: A railway official in Maharashtra, who risked his life to save a six-year-old boy who fell on the tracks as a train was approaching the platform, got a rousing welcome from his colleagues and seniors for his act of heroism. Mayur Shelke, who works as a pointsman,...
1,761 Covid Deaths, Biggest 1-Day Spike In India; 2.59 Lakh Fresh Cases
New Delhi: India registered 1,761 Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest one-day spike, and over 2.59 lakh new cases. The total number of cases, which shows a worrying rise in the second wave of the pandemic, now stands at more than 1.53 crore. Here are...
