Month: January 2021

Health services crippled in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Jan 17: Samajwadi Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed that the health services in Uttar Pradesh have crippled and the treatment of the poor has become expensive. The former chief minister also said to ensure that people have faith in the coronavirus vaccine, there should be transparency in […]

Cold wave conditions persist in north India

New Delhi, Jan 17: Parts of north India remained under the grip of an intense cold wave on Sunday with night temperatures dropping below the 5 degrees Celsius-mark at some places and dense fog enveloping several areas. The minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 5.7 degrees Celsius but it […]

India records 15,144 fresh COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, Jan 17: India’s COVID-19 caseload climbed to 1,05,57,985 on Sunday with 15,144 fresh infections while recoveries surged to 1,01,96,885, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.58 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll increased to 1,52,274 with 181 more fatalities, the […]

Diary shows how quest for love landed Navy vet in Iran jail

WASHINGTON — Michael White’s long-anticipated trip to Iran was already a disappointment. The love interest he’d gone to visit had stopped seeing him and he’d idled away hours in his hotel room by himself. Then it got much worse. On his final day, the car he and his […]

China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases

BEIJING — China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected people or goods from abroad. The hospital is one of six with a total of 6,500 […]

After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself

WASHINGTON — When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside a wounded U.S. Capitol, he will begin reshaping the office of the presidency itself as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided nation struggling with a devastating pandemic and an insurrection meant to stop his […]

India starts world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive

NEW DELHI — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. India is home to the world’s largest vaccine makers and has one of the biggest immunization […]

Rohit’s dismissal puts India on backfoot after rookie attack restricts Australia to 369

Brisbane, Jan 16 (PTI) Rohit Sharma’s indiscreet shot selection pegged India back after rookie bowling attack restricted Australia to 369 on a rain-curtailed second day of the fourth Test on Saturday. With heavy thundershowers preventing any play in the post tea session, India ended the day at 62 for […]

All 3 members of poll panel for Supreme Court bar association’s election resign

New Delhi:  All the three members of the election committee, set up to conduct the polls for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) this year, have resigned. The chairman of the Election Committee for the SCBA Elections 2020-2021 was senior advocate Jaideep Gupta and the other two members […]

Amitabh Bachchan to host reality show to promote Uttarakhand tourism

Dehradun, Jan 16 (PTI) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will soon host a reality show to promote Uttarakhand tourism. A decision in this regard was taken by the Uttarakhand Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat late on Friday night. The show named ‘100 Days in […]

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