India
Maharashtra Receives Over 1 Million Doses of Covishield Amid Acute Shortage and Falling Turnout: Report
Earlier this week, the Centre supplied 1,150,000 doses of Covid vaccines to Maharashtra.
AMU Sends Covid-19 Samples to Delhi for Viral Genome Sequencing After Deaths of Teachers
These samples were sent after AMU Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor on Sunday wrote to ICMR Director General Professor Balram Bhargava, urging him to study the infection variant circulating around the university campus.
MP: Woman Ends Life Hours After Losing Husband to Covid-19
Her husband was admitted to the hospital on April 24 after he contracted Covid-19
Gujarat Covid Centre Set Up Within 'Gaushala' Banks on Medicines from Cow Milk, Urine to Beat Virus
The treatment at the isolation centre is free of cost and provides the service of two ayurvedic doctors
Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver is a Long-term Topic, Can’t Deliver in Current Crisis Situation, Says EU
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that in the current global crisis due to the pandemic, scaling up production and fairly distributing vaccines globally was the need of the hour.
WB Governor Expresses Displeasure at Not Being Updated on Law and Order Situation
State Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP Virendra called on the governor at Raj Bhavan on Saturday evening being asked by him over the law and order situation in West Bengal.
Indian Hockey Legend MK Kaushik Dies of Coronavirus Complications
MK Kaushik, 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics gold medallist with the Indian men's hockey team, breathed his last following complications due to Covid-19.
Delhi Police Arrested Afghan Couple With Over 100 Kg Heroin Worth Rs 860 Crore
The police recovered 125.840 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 860 crore in the international market, officials said.
Maharashtra, K'taka, Kerala Among 12 States Accounting for Over 80% of Active Covid-19 Cases
Maharashtra has the maximum number of active cases at 6.57 lakh, followed by Karnataka 5,36,661, Kerala 4,02,997, Uttar Pradesh 2,54,118, and Rajasthan 1,99,147 cases.
Despite Curbs Daily Average of Cases Over 50,000 in Maharashtra, Says Health Minister
Citing the Union government, Tope said COVID19 cases have dipped in 12 out of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra, but in some other districts, the cases are on a higher side.
Regulator Gives Nod To Emergency Use Of DRDO's Anti-Covid Drug That Will Come In Powder Form
The drug is expected to save precious lives due to the mechanism of operation of the drug in infected cells, according to the government.
SC Orders Release of Prisoners to Decongest Jails Amid Covid-19 Second Wave
Referring to a judgment, the top court asked authorities not to arrest mechanically in cases where the maximum sentence is up to seven years of jail term.
Dreaded B.1.617 Variant 'Double Mutation' Behind Gujarat’s Deadly Covid-19 Surge
Government officials say about 40% of the new cases and 55% of the deaths have the variant present.
Covid-19: Gujarat Urges Centre to Raise Oxygen Allocation to State
The Gujarat government has requested the Centre to raise to 1,400 metric tonnes the allocation of medical oxygen to the state by May 12, saying that due to the shortage of the lifesaving gas, it was unable to operationalise 11,500 additional beds for CO...
UP Govt Issues First Global Tender for Vaccines, Wants 60 Lakh Doses Per Month
The government, which floated the tender on May 7, says it wants 40 million doses by the end of the year.
Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto Among 56 Trains Cancelled by Northern Railway, Full List Here
NR stated that these trains have been cancelled due to low occupancy and surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. The trains have been cancelled from May 9 onwards till further notice.
