Month: May 2021

Pakistan’s army chief to meet Afghan president as violence surges -sources

Pakistan’s army chief visited Afghanistan on Monday to meet President Ashraf Ghani, Afghan government sources said, at a time of heightened uncertainty for the region as violence rises while the United States withdraws troops. Pakistani Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa was meeting Ghani as well […]

India’s COVID-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount

Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs on Monday, increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths reported by the health ministry were off a little […]

DGFT’s COVID-19 Helpdesk coordinating and resolving International Trade related Issues

DELHI, MAY 10: In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the ‘Covid-19 Helpdesk’ of Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in the Department of Commerce has from 26.04.2021 onwards started collecting information on the difficulties being faced by exporting community so as to examine and resolve the […]

Tata Memorial Centre Strengthens Rapid Pan-India Response to the Second Wave

With the soaring need for oxygen therapy for Covid-19 patients, an Indian American network of donors and doers facilitates supply and distribution of oxygen concentrators TMC has been responsible for protecting cancer patients who are far more susceptible to an adverse event from Covid-19 MUMBAI, India – May […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Update- Day 114

India’s Cumulative Vaccination Coverage achieves the landmark of 17 Cr doses More than 2.43 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 Vaccinated today till 8 pm DELHI, MAY 9: A major milestone has been achieved today as the country surpassed the landmark of 17 crore vaccination doses. The cumulative […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 10 MAY 2021, Delhi India Fastest globally to Administer 17 cr vaccine dosesNearly 18 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs Free of Cost by Govt. of India, so farGlobal Aid comprising of Oxygen concentrators, cylinders, generation plants and more than 3 L Remdesivir Vials received and […]

It is factually incorrect to state that there is no provision for expenditure on COVID-19 vaccination by the Central Government: Finance Ministry

Amount of Rs. 35,000 crore shown under Demand for Grants No. 40, titled ‘Transfers to States’ ; use of this Demand for Grants has several administrative advantages The use of the Demand titled ‘Transfers to States’ in no way implies that expenditure cannot be incurred by the Centre […]

Had govt done its job, it would not have come to this: Rahul on foreign aid

New Delhi, May 10: Hitting out at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the government’s “repeated chest-thumping” at receiving foreign aid to tackle the COVID-19 crisis in the country is pathetic and had it done its job, it would not have come to this. The Congress […]

Elon Musk shows humility and hubris as ‘SNL’ host

Elon Musk showed a combination of humility and hubris as he opened his highly anticipated hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.” The 49-year-old Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and one of the world’s richest men opened his monologue by mocking his monotonal speaking style, saying no one can tell […]

UK variant accounts for 70% of COVID cases in Pakistan -researcher

A coronavirus variant first discovered in the United Kingdom now accounts for up to 70% of COVID-19 infections across Pakistan, a research centre studying the disease in the country said on Saturday. The country has imposed strict nationwide restrictions in the lead up to the Muslim festival of […]

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