Month: May 2021

India’s coronavirus infections ebb but states struggle for vaccines

India’s official tally of daily infections of coronavirus fell to the lowest in nearly six weeks in the past 24 hours, offering hope that a devastating second wave is ebbing, but government leaders said shortages of vaccines were a big concern. Barely 3% of the country’s 1.3 billion […]

Toolkit issue: Rahul Gandhi says ‘truth remains unafraid’

New Delhi, May 25: “Truth remains unafraid,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday after the Delhi Police sent a notice to Twitter India in connection with the probe into a complaint about the alleged ‘COVID toolkit’. After two police teams descended on Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurgaon, […]

Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery to begin from 15th June

In view of Covid, Centre accepts the request of stakeholders to give Jewellers more time to get prepared for implementation and resolve issues Committee formed to resolve implementation issues and ensure roll out by 15thJune Customers must get Hallmark certified Gold at earliest all across the country without […]

‘Yaas’ very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours

DELHI MAY 25: According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD): (TIME OF ISSUE: 1215 HOURS IST, DATED: 25.05.2021)                 The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’ (pronounced as ‘Yass’) over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral & north Bay of Bengal– (Cyclone Warning for Odisha – West […]

At 1.96 Lakh Cases, Daily New Cases falls below 2 Lakh mark after 40 Days

Active Caseload declines to 25,86,782 Daily Positivity Rate currently at 9.54% Nearly 20 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 12.82 Lakh Vaccination Doses administered for 18-44 age group in last 24 hours; highest since 1st May 2021 DELHI MAY 25: In encouraging signs to […]

Thousands evacuated in India as strong cyclone inches closer

NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday in low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to escape a powerful storm barreling toward the eastern coast. Cyclone Yaas is set to turn into a “very severe cyclonic storm” with sustained wind […]

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world

NEW DELHI — India crossed another grim milestone Monday of more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of infections appeared to be easing in big cities but was swamping the poorer countryside. The milestone, as recorded by India’s health ministry, comes as slowed vaccine […]

Nepal says Everest climbing continues despite reports of COVID-19

A Nepali government official said on Monday that many foreign climbers were continuing their attempts to summit Mount Everest despite reports of a COVID-19 outbreak at the base camp of the world’s tallest peak. In April, a Norwegian climber was evacuated from the base camp of the 8,848.86 […]

Two COVID shots effective against India variant – English health body

A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain’s dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday. Britain’s health minister said the data was groundbreaking and he was increasingly hopeful that […]

India warns against mass farmers protest, citing COVID ‘super-spreader’ risk

Indian government leaders appealed to farmers to call off a mass protest this week for fear it could prove a viral “super-spreader” event as the country’s overall death toll from COVID-19 crossed 300,000 on Monday. Over a third have died over the past three weeks during a devastating […]

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