Soon after the Centre pulled up the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government of selling Covaxin doses at over and above the prices they were procured from the Centre triggering allegations of ‘vaccine profiteering’, the order was withdrawn by the state government. The Punjab government has now withdrawn the stock of controversial vaccines supplied to private hospitals. Principal Secretary Hussan Lal…
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Anerood Jugnauth, a former Mauritius prime minister, passed away on Thursday. PTI Last Updated:June 04, 2021, 19:31 IST FOLLOW US ON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday spoke to his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth to convey condolences at the death of his father and veteran leader Anerood Jugnauth. “I called @MauritiusPM Pravind Jugnauth to…
The second wave of Covid-19 proved devastating for India, as cases saw a deathly uptick, and the lack of oxygen and hospital beds and healthcare facilities in many states saw fatal consequences. The virus initiated stringent lockdowns akin to last year in many parts of the country, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, to name a few. Experts are now forewarning about…
A low pressure area is likely to form over the north Bay of Bengal on June 11 and catalyse the advance of southwest monsoon into West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, and Bihar, the Met department said here on Friday. Fairly widespread rainfall with heavy showers at isolated places is likely to occur over eastern India owing to the low…
The Assam government on Friday extended the restrictions imposed due to the surge in COVID-19 positive cases and deaths till June 15 though it has increased the curfew relaxation by one hour. Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the State Disaster Management Authority, issued an order extending the restriction, which was scheduled to end at…
These are not good times to be an Indian in Britain. Not at least for many Indians in many parts of Britain every now and then. For the inescapable reason that the virus that is threatening the lifting of a lockdown has come to be called the Indian virus. Or Delta, as the World Health Organisation named it earlier this…
Witty and rhyming two-line slogans in Hindi are being written on trucks and other large vehicles in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal as part of an initiative to motivate people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, an official said on Thursday. The exercise is being carried out by a city-based NGO in association with the district administration and the National Council for Science…
America on Thursday released the details of the break-up of Covid-19 vaccine sharing. The country said just over 6 million will be shared directly with nations that are experiencing Covid-19 surge, and those in crisis, besides other partners and neighbours, including Canada, Mexico, India, and the Republic of Korea. (This is a Breaking Story. Details to follow soon.)
Dominica High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of diamond trader Mehul Choksi, local media reported. Judge Bernie Stephenson will decide the next date of hearing after meeting both sides, Antigua News Room said. The adjournment is to allow lawyers for Choksi and the Dominica Government “to agree on the language to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to the US Vice President Kamala Harris and expressed his appreciation for assurance of vaccine supplies to India as part of the US Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing, under which India is expected to get the first batch of doses by the month-end. In a series of tweets, Modi said he also thanked…