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India says new COVID variant is a concern

Summary India declares Delta plus a variant of concern Campaign faces challenges Federal drive injects 8.6 mln doses on first day BENGALURU, June 22 – India on Tuesday declared a new coronavirus variant to be of concern, and said nearly two dozen cases had been detected in three […]

Mayawati hopes PM’s Kashmir meet will help in taking concrete decisions

Lucknow Jun 23 : BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday termed as a “proper initiative” the meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kashmir, and hoped that it would prove helpful in taking some concrete decisions. Fourteen leaders from Jammu and Kashmir have been invited to the meeting to […]

India reports around 40 cases of Delta plus variant

New Delhi, June 23:  Around 40 cases of the Delta plus variant, classified as a variant of concern (VOC), have been detected sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Delta variant as well as all Delta sub-lineages including Delta plus are […]

SC reserves verdict on Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia compensation to kin of COVID-19 deceased

New Delhi, Jun 21: The Supreme Court Monday reserved verdict on the pleas seeking directions that ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh be paid to the families of those who have died of COVID-19. A special vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah heard Solicitor General […]

Mamata urges people to take measures to protect children amid COVID-19 third wave threat

Kolkata, Jun 21: Underlining that the overall COVID-19 situation in Bengal has improved, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to take all forms of measures to protect children amid warning by experts that the third wave of the pandemic may pose greater risk to them. Banerjee […]

How Work From Home culture is changing the face of work

New Delhi, Jun 21:  As Covid hit the world last year, many companies were forced to shut down their offices and work remotely. Now, after a year, people have slowly started adapting to the Work From Home culture. Sharing his experience, Mohit Gupta, who works at an IT […]

Producers Guild and Times Now settle civil suit

Mumbai, Jun 22:  The Producers Guild of India on Tuesday said they have settled their civil suit over alleged “irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks” against the film industry with Times Now. The channel has agreed to abide by provisions of the Programme Code under the Cable Television Networks […]

India begins inoculating all adults with free shots

BENGALURU, June 21 – India on Monday began a nationwide campaign of free COVID-19 shots for all adults after weeks of criticism that a chaotic rollout had caused acute shortages and intensified a deadly second wave that killed hundreds of thousands in April and May. Earlier this month, […]

Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 88 days

New Delhi, June 21:  India logged 53,256 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 88 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,99,35,221, while the active cases further reduced to 7,02,887, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 3,88,135 […]

Chidambaram demands restoration of statehood to J-K

New Delhi, Jun 21: Seeking restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said Parliament should repeal the “offending” laws in the upcoming Monsoon session and restore the status quo ante there. He asserted that it is the only way to draw the starting […]

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