JAMMU: Amid the second wave of COVID-19, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday postponed the combined competitive (preliminary) examination to October 24, an official order said. The examination was scheduled to be held on July 11, 2021. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Combined Competitive (preliminary) Examination, 2021 which was scheduled to be held […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that continuous efforts are being made to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine supply in a big way, asserting that attempts are on to provide states 15-day advance schedule of the inoculation programme as it will allow them to prepare accordingly. Interacting with state and district officials at […]
United Nations:The United Nations says over 38,000 Palestinians have been displaced in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes and more than 2,500 people have been made homeless because their houses were destroyed. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Monday those displaced have sought protection in 48 schools run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian Refugees. Dujarric said […]
New Delhi: Less than 2 per cent of the total population in India has been affected by Covid-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection, the government said on Tuesday. “Despite the high number of cases reported so far, we have been able to contain […]
NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 death toll climbed to 2,78,719 with a record 4,329 fresh fatalities, while the single day rise in coronavirus cases stood at 2.63 lakh, the lowest in 28 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The country reported 2,63,533 new cases in a span of 24 hours, taking […]
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said India’s future wants the present system under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be shaken out of its sleep as children will need protection from the coronavirus. “In the time to come, children will need protection from Corona. Paediatric services and vaccine-treatment protocol should already be in […]
Fifty per cent of the oxygen cylinders and concentrators have been reserved for non-Muslims LUCKNOW: The Jama Masjid in the Lalbagh area here has come forward to provide oxygen cylinders and concentrators to COVID-19 patients free of cost. Half of the equipment have been reserved for non-Muslims. Seeing the hardships faced by patients, the mosque […]
‘President Joe Biden is deeply engaged with the assistance program’ Washington: The United States will continue to provide a range of assistance to India, as its “important partner” continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said Monday. President Joe Biden, who has announced a USD 100 million worth of COVID-19 assistance to India, […]
BEIJING: China, which is actively pursuing vaccine diplomacy, said on Monday that it is “supportive” of India and South Africa’s proposal for a temporary waiver of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for coronavirus vaccines, asserting that Beijing will back all actions that are conducive to the developing countries’ fight against the pandemic. India […]
NEW YORK: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that once the devastating COVID-19 outbreak in India recedes, the Serum Institute of India will need to “get back on track and catch up” on its delivery commitments to COVAX, the global initiative to supply coronavirus vaccines to nations around the world. During a daily virtual […]