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Would have taken part in Covid meeting between PM Modi, CMs had I been invited: Mamata

DURGAPUR: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she would have participated in the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the...

AFMS to import oxygen generation plants from Germany to tide over current surge in COVID-19 cases

New Delhi: Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has decided to import oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany, amid shortage of oxygen in the...

Japan issues 3rd virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka area

Tokyo: Japan declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures on Friday amid skepticism it will be enough to curb...

Canada bans passenger flights from India, Pak

Toronto: The Canadian government has banned all passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days due to the unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases...

IPL: Partnership with Kohli made it easier to hit boundaries in challenging middle overs: Padikkal

MUMBAI: It is a challenge to hit boundaries in the middle overs, concedes Royal Challengers Bangalore's young star Devdutt Padikkal but he found the...

Axar Patel beats Covid to re-join DC squad, calls it best moment after Test debut

CHENNAI: All-rounder Axar Patel has rejoined the Delhi Capitals (DC) squad after recovering from Covid-19 and said that getting to meet his teammates after...

Wear face masks, follow COVID guidelines or face another lockdown: Pak PM warns people

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the people of Pakistan to strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines, warning that another nationwide lockdown will be...

Gold falls marginally; silver declines Rs 909

New Delhi:The price of gold was marginally lower by Rs 24 to Rs 47,273 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday, according to...

US defends restrictions on export of COVID-19 vaccine raw materials amid India’s request to lift ban

Washington: Defending US' restrictions on the export of key raw materials for the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccine that threatens to slow India's vaccination drive,...

Modi holds meeting with CMs of 10 states over COVID situation

New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on Friday with chief ministers of 10 states with the most number of COVID-19 cases. The meeting...

Another hospital, another fire: 13 die in Virar ICU blaze in Maharashtra

Virar (Maha);Thirteen COVID-19 patients, including five women, died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra...

Faced with staff shortage, AIIMS discontinues contact tracing of exposed healthcare workers

New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has decided to discontinue contact tracing of exposed healthcare workers and quarantine of asymptomatic...

COVID-19: India adds record 3,32,730 cases in single day

New Delhi: With a record single-day rise of 3,32,730 new coronavirus infections, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,62,63,695, while active cases crossed...

Oxygen crisis: 25 ‘sickest’ patients die at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in last 24 hours

New Delhi: Twenty-five "sickest" COVID-19 patients have died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here in the last 24 hours, and the lives of another 60...

MHA invokes Disaster Management Act to order uninterrupted production, supply of oxygen

NEW DELHI: The Government of India on Thursday directed states to ensure uninterrupted production and supply of medical oxygen and its transport along inter-state...

Expect national plan from GoI on supply of oxygen, drugs for Covid-19 patients: SC

New Delhi: Taking note of the grim situation created by the massive surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the Supreme Court Thursday said it...

USCIRF recommends India for ‘countries of particular concern’ tag

Washington: A US Congress-constituted quasi-judicial body on Wednesday asked the Biden Administration to designate four nations, including India, as "countries of particular concern", alleging...

Bomb blast in hotel parking in Pakistan kills 5

Karachi: A powerful bomb blast in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the restive southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at...

Taking oxygen intermittently does not help Covid-19 patients: Experts

Stating that "oxygen is like a drug" and taking it intermittently does not help, top doctors in the country highlighted on Wednesday that there...

Over 3.14 lakh COVID cases in India, highest-ever recorded in any country; 2,104 succumb to the virus

NEW DELHI: India registered over 3.14 lakh new coronavirus cases in a day, the highest-ever single-day count recorded in any country, taking the the...

Registration for COVID vaccination on CoWIN for those above 18 to begin from April 28

NEW DELHI: Registration for vaccination against COVID-19 for all those aged above 18 will begin on the CoWIN platform and Aarogya Setu app from...

Too much workload detrimental to producing genuine all-rounder: Former India batsman VVS Laxman

KOLKATA: Former India batsman VVS Laxman on Thursday blamed too much workload of the players for the country not producing another genuine all-rounder of...

Fleming credits shift in attitude to CSK’s IPL turn around

MUMBAI: Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) coach Stephen Fleming has attributed the team's turnaround, after the flop show in last IPL, to a shift in...

Fear of COVID-19 infection, please be careful in planning foreign training: IOA to NSFs

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Thursday urged national federations to be "conscious and careful" while planning foreign training and competitions...

UAE bans travel from India due to worsening COVID situation from Sunday

Dubai,: The UAE has banned travel from India for 10 days from Sunday due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country. The travel ban will...

J-K administration’s decision on STF arbitrary, draconian, says CPI(M)’s Tarigami

Srinagar:  CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday said there was no need for the Jammu and Kashmir administration to constitute a STF to...

Over 3.14 lakh new COVID-19 cases in India, highest-ever recorded in any country

New Delhi:The number of daily coronavirus cases in India hit a record high with over 3.14 lakh new infections being reported, pushing the total...

J-K admn sets up STF to scrutinise cases of govt employees involved in ‘suspected activities’

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday set up a special task force (STF) for identifying and scrutinising cases of government employees involved in...

Australia ends China deals on national interest grounds

Canberra: Australia has cancelled two Chinese Belt and Road infrastructure building initiative deals with a state government, provoking an angry response from Beijing. The bilateral deals...

Transporters on strike as fresh guidelines come into effect in J&K

Jammu: Private transporters in Jammu went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday to protest a government order capping the seating capacity to 50 per...

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