Today, June 12 is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi of Jyeshtha month in Vikram Samvat 2078. The day will be Shaniwara (Saturday). According to Hindu beliefs, Saturday is dedicated to Lord Shani. He is represented as a figure carrying a shaft in his hand sitting on a vulture. Lord Shani is widely regarded as the god of karma, retribution and justice…
Amid ongoing probe and research into the origins of Covid-19, Indian scientist Monali Rahalkar seems more inclined to believe that the virus was not natural and there was an accidental leak from a Wuhan laboratory as she says circumstantial evidence towards it. China may have attempted to cover it up, says the microbiologist. Rahalkar, scientist D (Bioenergy group) Agharkar Research Institute,…
Commuters wade through a waterlogged street as heavy rain continues at Santacruz-Chembur Link Road in Mumbai on June 12. (Image: PTI) After the IMD’s forecast, the BMC also issued a “high alert” to all the agencies considering “very heavy rainfall” in the next two days. PTI Mumbai Last Updated:June 12, 2021, 23:10 IST FOLLOW US ON: Due to heavy rainfall…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first Outreach Session of the G7 Summit on Saturday emphasised on keeping open supply chains for vaccine raw materials and components to help enhance vaccine production in countries like India. The session, titled ‘Building Back Stronger – Health’, focused on global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and on strengthening resilience against future pandemics, the…
Over 25 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered till now in the country, with more than 31 lakh jabs given on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said that India has also crossed the “historic landmark” of 20 crore (20,46,01,176 ) first dose administration. It said that 18,45,201 people in the 18-44 age…
Over 1,000 people from 20 villages in Raigad have been shifted to safer places. The district received an average rainfall of 58 mm in the last 24 hours, Collector Nidhi Choudhary said in a release. She said in view of the prediction of heavy downpour, a red alert has been issued in the district for Thursday and Friday and an…
The proposed diamond mine project in the Buxwaha forests of Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh has been facing resistance from environmentalists and nature lovers. The country’s largest diamond reserve is in Buxwaha and it is estimated that there are 3.42 crore carats of rough diamonds in the area. The project will spread in 364 hectares in the forests and extraction…
The ICMR will start national-level sero surveys to assess the spread of COVID-19 and all states/UTs should also be encouraged to conduct them so that information from all geographies can be collected, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The ministry also said that the Covid situation in the country appears to be stabilising, but urged people to continue following…
Tamil Nadu government on Friday extended the state-wide lockdown till June 21 and announced some relaxations in Covid-19 curbs, including allowing the sale of liquor in 27 districts. Chief Minister M K Stalin, while making the announcement, underscored the need for adherence to norms like using thermal screening and hand sanitisers in retail shops and not using air conditioners. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address three breakout sessions at the G7 Summit over Saturday and Sunday. India has been invited as a guest country at the summit along with South Africa, Australia and South Korea. Meanwhile on Friday, UK PM Boris Johnson opened the Summit in Cornwall with a message for the world leaders to “learn lessons”…