Month: May 2021

States to receive 11 lakh COVID-19 doses soon: Centre

New Delhi, May 27: More than 1.84 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs and they will receive over 11 lakh doses within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. The Centre has so far provided, both through the free of […]

Blinken arrives in Egypt to shore up Gaza cease-fire efforts

CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Egypt on Wednesday as he pressed ahead with a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas militant group. Blinken landed in Cairo a day […]

Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps

NEW DELHI — As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constantly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of five amid critical shortages of shots in the country. But even if he knew how to get one, it wouldn’t be easy. The main […]

Indian farmers expect to harvest record wheat, rice crops this year

India is expected to produce a record 108.75 million tonnes of wheat this year, the farm ministry said in its third forecast for the crop year to June 2021, marginally lower than its previous estimate of 109.24 million tonnes. Rice output in the world’s biggest exporter and the […]

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: UK PM failed ‘disastrously’ in COVID-19 crisis – ex-adviser British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser said his ex-boss failed in the COVID-19 crisis and ministers fell “disastrously short” of the standards the public had a […]

Powerful cyclone Yaas destroys homes in India, forces airport closure

A powerful cyclone destroyed tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India on Wednesday, forcing the closure of the busiest regional airport in the city of Kolkata as it brought storm surges to coastal areas, the second such event within a week. Cyclone Yaas was packing gusts […]

WhatsApp sues Indian government over new privacy rules – sources

WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel Facebook’s (FB.O) messaging app to break privacy protections, sources said. The case asks the Delhi High Court to declare that one of the new IT […]

PM delivers keynote address on the occasion of Vesak Global Celebrations

India is among the few large economies to be on track to achieve Paris targets : PM Our planet will not be same after COVID-19 : PM Calls for all those who believe in humanity to come together and defeat terror and radicalisation DELHI, MAY 26: Prime Minister […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

Active Caseload further declines to 24,95,591 A decrease of 91,191 in Active Cases in last 24 hours At 2.08 Lakh Cases, declining trend in new cases is maintained 2,43,50,816 total Recoveries across the country so far. 2,95,955 patients recovered during last 24 hours. Recoveries continue to outnumber the […]

India’s Active Caseload further declines to 24,95,591

At 2.08 Lakh Cases, declining trend in new cases is maintained A decrease of 91,191 in Active Cases in last 24 hours 2,43,50,816 total Recoveries across the country so far. Nearly 3 lakh patients recovered during last 24 hours. Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber Daily New Cases for […]

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