Month: May 2021

India’s daily COVID-19 deaths near record, calls for nationwide lockdown mount

India’s COVID-19 deaths rose by more than 4,000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday as calls for a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus mounted. India’s health ministry reported 4,092 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 242,362. New […]

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA

Remnants of China’s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit but drawing U.S. criticism over lack of transparency. The coordinates given by Chinese state media, […]

India-EU Leaders’ Meeting

DELHI, MAY 8: At the invitation of the President of the European Council Mr. Charles Michel, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting today. The meeting was held in a hybrid format with the participation of leaders of all the 27 EU Member States […]

Centre releases Rs. 8923.8 crore to Panchayats in 25 States

Release of grant advanced in view of COVID-19 pandemic DELHI, MAY 9: The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance,yesterday released an amount of Rs. 8,923.8 crore to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs). The grants are meant for all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj […]

IAF COVID AIR SUPPORT MANAGEMENT CELL (CASMC) OPERATIONS

DELHI, MAY 9: The IAF is operating a Covid Air Support Management Cell (CASMC) at Palam Air Base since 27 Apr 21. The primary task of the cell is to efficiently coordinate for the distribution of all the relief aid coming from foreign countries.              The cell is operational […]

Global Aid including 14 Oxygen Plants and more than 3 L Remdesivir Vials proactively cleared and rushed to States/UTs to combat COVID-19

India’s Vaccination Coverage nearly 17 Crore More than 17.8 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 Vaccinated On a continuous uphill trajectory, over 3.8 Lakh Recoveries in the last 24 hours DELHI, MAY 9: The global community is extending a helping hand to support India’s efforts to meet the […]

Three new oxygen plants to come up in Ladakh by May end

Leh, May 9 : Three new oxygen plants will be commissioned in the Union Territory of Ladakh by the end of May to meet the needs of coronavirus patients. This was stated at a meeting chaired by Lt Governor R K Mathur here on Saturday to review the preparedness […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma to be next Assam CM

Guwahati, May 9: North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma has been unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party on Sunday and consequently will soon be invited to form government as the Chief Minister of the state, central observer and Union Agricultural Minister Narendra […]

Corona curfew in J-K extended till May 17

Jammu, May 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Sunday extended till May 17 the curfew imposed across the union territory to curb the spread of coronavirus. The curfew was earlier scheduled to end on Monday. The curfew will be strict except for a few essential services, the Department […]

Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police

JERUSALEM — A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem left more than 200 Palestinians wounded, medics said Saturday, as the city braced for even more violence after weeks of unrest. Nightly protests broke out at the […]

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