Month: January 2021

As India gears up for COVID19 Vaccine roll out, Centre guides States/UTs on Co-WIN management

NEW DELHI JANUARY 10: The Centre has been proactively carrying activities towards preparing for the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine in close collaboration with States/UTs and all stakeholders. The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) today held a VC with administrators from States and UTs on […]

Srinagar-Jammu national highway reopens for traffic

Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened on Sunday after seven days in the wake of heavy snowfall last week, even as the city and some other parts of Kashmir received another spell of snowfall, officials said. The 260 kilometre-long highway — the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir […]

17 Delhi residents have tested positive for UK strain of coronavirus till date

New Delhi: A total of 17 Delhi residents have tested positive for the new coronavirus strain first detected in the UK till date and 10 of them have been discharged from hospital after recovery, sources said on Saturday. After the new strain was detected in the UK in […]

Set 407 for victory, India reach 98/2 at stumps on Day 4

Sydney:  Set an improbable victory target of 407, India reached 98 for two at stumps on the fourth day of the third Test against Australia here on Sunday. At close of play, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara were batting on 4 and 9, respectively, after Rohit Sharma (52) […]

‘India ushering in rapid structural reforms to become USD 5 trn economy by 2025’

New Delh:  India is strengthening the entire ecosystem to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025 through rapid structural reforms, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. Addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas conference, the Commerce and Industry Minister said: “We […]

Priyanka Chopra Jonas wraps ‘Text For You’

Mumbai:  Actor Priyanka Chopra has finished the shoot of her upcoming Hollywood film “Text For You” in London. The Jim Strouse-helmed romantic drama is inspired by the 2016 German-language box office hit “SMS Fur Dich”, which is based on Sofie Cramer’s popular novel of the same name. The […]

India generated around 33,000 tonnes COVID-19 waste in 7 months; Maharashtra biggest contributor

New Delh: India generated around 33,000 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in the last seven months, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum (3,587 tonnes) to it, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. Over 5,500 tonnes of COVID-19 waste was generated across the country in October — the maximum […]

18,645 fresh cases push India’s COVID-19 tally to 1,04,50,284

New Delh: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,04,50,284 with 18,645 infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,00,75,950, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Sunday. The death toll reached 1,50,999 with 201 more people succumbing to the disease in a […]

India tax department searches offices of Flipkart unit, Swiggy

BENGALURU – India’s Income Tax Department this week conducted searches at offices of a group firm of Walmart’s Flipkart and local food delivery startup Swiggy for alleged tax evasion by their third-party vendors, two sources told Reuters. The searches began on Wednesday at Swiggy and Instakart’s offices in […]

The Latest: 2 Chinese cities urge people to stay at home

BEIJING — Chinese authorities are asking residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a coronavirus outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested positive in the past week. According to official notices on social media, […]

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