New Delhi:Gold rallied Rs 527 to Rs 48,589 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday reflecting gains in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 48,062 per 10 grams. Silver also witnessed heavy demand as it […]
Islamabad: Seeking a “paradigm shift” in its ties with the US, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has presented to his American counterpart Jake Sullivan a blueprint to enhance bilateral relations not based on security and defence but focusing on economy and trade, according to a media report on Wednesday. Yusuf, who was appointed […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the planet will not be the same after COVID-19 and noted that the events in future will be remembered as either pre or post-Covid. Delivering the keynote address on the occasion of “Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations” on Buddha Purnima, he said the world has […]
New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 2,08,921 COVID-19 infections, pushing the overall tally of cases to 2,71,57,795, as the country conducted 22,17,320 coronavirus tests, its highest-ever in a day, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll also climbed to 3,11,388 with 4,157 fatalities reported in a 24-hour period, the data updated at […]
NEW DELHI: Amid rising mucormycosis cases among Covid patients and those who have recovered from it, epidemiologists Tuesday advised people to not get panicked by the colour of the fungus causing it, and underlined the importance of analysing the kind of infection, its causes and associated risk-factors. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said on Monday […]
Geneva, New York: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said “more information” is “required” from Bharat Biotech, which is seeking emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin vaccine for COVID-19. The latest ‘Status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process’ guidance document, dated May 18, on the WHO website said Bharat Biotech submitted EOI […]
Srinagar: Militants attacked security forces with a grenade in Pulwama district on Tuesday, police said. No loss of life or injury has been reported in the incident so far, they said. About 1820 hours, the militants hurled a grenade upon a CRPF party at Tral town in Pulwama, causing an explosion, a police official said. […]
Jammu: Two men were killed after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. A tractor, carrying the two, plunged into the gorge at Chingus late Monday night, an official said. The deceased were identified as driver Mohammad Altaf (35) […]
NEW DELHI: There is no reason to believe that children will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months or in the next wave, the head of a government working group said, but stressed on the need for additional resource inputs to improve the paediatric Covid services. In an interview with […]
NEW DELHI: The single day rise in new coronavirus infections in the country fell below 2 lakh taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,69,48,874, while the death toll rose to 3,07,231, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 1,96,427 new coronavirus infections were reported in a day, […]