Category: India News

Haryana govt official stopped oxygen supply: Sisodia

New Delhi, Apr 21: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged on Wednesday that an official of the Haryana government stopped oxygen supply to Delhi from a plant in Faridabad. Sisodia said the Centre decides the quota of oxygen for states and the AAP govt had been demanding that the […]

‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge

NEW DELHI — Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours, as it tried unsuccessfully at six hospitals in India’s sprawling capital to find an open bed. By the time she was admitted, it was too late, and the 51-year-old died […]

India does not see logic in U.S. putting it on currency watchlist

India does not see any logic in the United States putting it on a monitoring list of currency manipulators, a trade ministry official said on Tuesday. “I don’t understand any economic logic,” Anup Wadhawan, India’s commerce secretary told reporters. The Reserve Bank of India is following a policy […]

India suffers worst day for COVID-19 deaths, hospitals overwhelmed

India, the country currently being hit hardest by the pandemic, on Tuesday reported its worst daily death toll, with large parts of the country now under lockdown amid a fast-rising second wave of infections. The health ministry said 1,761 people had died in the past day, bringing India’s […]

Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead

Gas and firewood furnaces at a crematorium in the western Indian state of Gujarat have been running so long without a break during the COVID-19 pandemic that metal parts have begun to melt. “We are working around the clock at 100% capacity to cremate bodies on time,” Kamlesh […]

Two arrested for issuing fake COVID-19 negative reports

Mumbai, Apr 20: Police have arrested two persons here for allegedly preparing fake COVID-19 negative reports and selling them to people at a high cost, an official said on Tuesday. The duo was arrested by the Mumbai police’s Crime Branch on Monday from Jogeshwari in western suburbs, he […]

Centre’s responsibility to put money into bank accounts of migrant workers:Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Apr 20:  The Congress on Tuesday demanded financial assistance for migrant workers with former party chief Rahul Gandhi asserting that it is the responsibility of the central government to put money into their bank accounts. As Delhi went into a six-day lockdown from Monday night amid […]

COVID-19: India adds 2,59,170 new cases in single day, record 1,761 fatalities

New Delhi, Apr 20: India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to?1,53,21,089?with?2,59,170?new coronavirus infections being reported in a day,?while active cases surpassed the 20-lakh mark,?according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The death toll increased to?1,80,530 with?a record 1,761 new fatalities,?the data updated at 8 am […]

India’s Modi scorned over reckless rallies, religious gathering amid virus mayhem

Many Indians are pillorying Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his response to a scary surge in coronavirus cases, sickened by him addressing tens of thousands of people at state election rallies and letting Hindu devotees congregate for a festival. Tags like #ResignModi and #SuperSpreaderModi have trended on Twitter […]

Prime Minister reviews Public Health Response to COVID-19 with the Nation’s Leading Doctors

PM thanks all Healthcare for the country’s battle against COVID-19 so far PM stresses on the transformational role and Social Impact of Doctors on society PM urges doctors from cities with experience in COVID management to reach out to those in the underserved areas by handholding, trainings, online […]

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