Month: May 2021

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 06 MAY 2021, Delhi · Effective Allocation of COVID-19 Materials received from the Global Community by Centre to States and UTshas led to Resource Augmentation on the Ground· India’s Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 16.25 Crore as the Nationwide Vaccination Drive expands· On a steady streak, over […]

Central team arrives in West Bengal to probe post-poll violence

Kolkata, May 6: A four-member fact-finding team of the Union Home Ministry, tasked with looking into reasons for the post-poll violence in West Bengal, arrived in the state on Thursday. Led by an additional secretary of the ministry, the team visited the state secretariat and held a meeting with […]

New ‘very infectious’ COVID strain spreading fast among younger age group, says AP govt

Amaravati, May 6: The very infectious strains of coronavirus, B.1.617 and B.1, are currently found in the COVID-19 positives in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana and spreading fast in younger age groups, apart from adults. The N440K is neither a ‘variant of interest’ nor is virulent now, the state […]

MP: Junior doctors at six govt hospitals go on strike

Bhopal, May 6: Junior doctors at six government hospitals in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday went on an indefinite strike for their demands including better treatment facilities for their colleagues who contract coronavirus infection. The junior doctors who serve in COVID-19 wards are not part of the strike but they […]

Kejriwal thanks PM after Delhi receives 730 MT of oxygen on May 5

New Delhi, May 6: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the national capital received 730 metric tonnes of oxygen on May 5. In a letter, Kejriwal said that it was for the first time the national capital received more than 700 metric […]

India’s foreign minister out of G-7 meeting over COVID risk

LONDON — India’s foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday and was self-isolating after members of his country’s delegation tested positive for the coronavirus. Talks centered on ways to ensure global access to COVID-19 vaccines and curb a […]

Families mourn victims of Mexico City subway collapse

MEXICO CITY — José Luis Hernández Martínez crossed Mexico City every day on subway Line 12 between his home on the city’s south side and the body shop where he worked repairing mangled cars. The 61-year-old’s train had emerged from beneath the city and was jostling along the […]

Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Darkness swallowed the block. Huddled inside her home  in this neighborhood of Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared to peek out her window into the inky night. A flashlight shone […]

Corona Curfew extended till 7 am on Monday, 10th May in Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla, Budgam

Covid-19 Control measures Corona Curfew extended till 7 am on Monday, 10th May in Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla, Budgam Samba to also be under Corona curfew from 7 pm on Wednesday, 05 May 2021 Increase Covid dedicated beds with Oxygen Cylinders support in Peripheral Hospitals: Lt Governor to Officers […]

Facebook board upholds Trump suspension

SAN FRANCISCO — Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — for now. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot. […]

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