Month: July 2021

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses landmark of 43 Cr

Recovery Rate stands at 97.36% 39,742 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours India’s Active Caseload (4,08,212) presently constitutes 1.30% of total cases Daily Positivity Rate (2.31%) less than 3% for 34 consecutive days DELHI, JULY 25: India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 43 Cr […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, JULY 25: 43.31 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 3,05,43,138 total recoveries across the country so far Recovery Rate currently at 97.36% 39,972 patients recovered during last 24 hours India reports 39,742 new cases in last 24 hours India’s Active Caseload currently at […]

Delhi HC to hear plea against Ramdev for remarks against allopathy

New Delhi, Jul 25:  The Delhi High Court will hear on Monday a plea by seven doctors’ associations against Yoga guru Ramdev for allegedly spreading misinformation by his statements against allopathy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The matter will be heard by Justice C Hari Shankar who had […]

Who funded Pegasus snooping? asks Raut, compares it with Hiroshima bombing

Mumbai, Jul 25:  Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday asked who funded the alleged snooping of politicians and journalists by Pegasus and compared it with the Hiroshima bombing, saying while the attack on the Japanese city had resulted in death of people, the spying by the Israeli […]

Residents of flood-hit German towns tell of short lead time

AHRWEILER, Germany — Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What nobody told him, he says, was how bad it would be. The 66-year-old antiquarian bookseller in Ahrweiler said the first serious warning to evacuate or move to higher floors […]

Blinken to visit India with vaccines and China in focus

WASHINGTON, July 23 – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to India, an important partner in U.S. efforts to counter China and in vaccine diplomacy that is hobbled by its own COVID-19 crisis. It will be Blinken’s first visit to the world’s largest democracy […]

Protesters against COVID restrictions clash with police in Paris-BFM Television

PARIS, July 24 – Anti-vaccination protesters and other demonstrators against COVID-19 restrictions in France clashed with the police in central Paris on Saturday, leading anti-riot forces to use teargas, BTM Television reported. Beyond Paris, protests were expected to take place in cities such as Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes and […]

India reports 39,097 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours – govt

India reported on Saturday 39,097 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a government statement said. The COVID-19 death toll rose by 546, with total deaths reaching 420,016, health ministry data showed.Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Edmund Klamann REUTERS JULY 24, 2021 Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters […]

Biden authorizes $100 million in emergency funds for Afghan refugees

WASHINGTON, July 23 – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet “unexpected urgent” refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. Biden also authorized the release of […]

President of India to visit Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh from July 25 to 28

DELHI, JULY 24: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh from July 25 to 28, 2021. On July 26, 2021, the President will pay homage to the indomitable courage and sacrifice of the Indian Armed Forces during the Kargil Conflict […]

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