Political leaders have no business to hoard stocks of COVID-19 medicines: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday said political leaders have no business to hoard stocks of COVID-19 medicines that are already in shortage and they are expected to surrender these drugs. The high court said since it is projected that these medicines were procured for public charity and not for political gains, political […]

Pak Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif placed on no-fly list

Islamabad: The Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday added the name of Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, who has been charged with corruption, to the no-fly list, barring him from leaving the country for medical treatment. Earlier this month, the Lahore High Court granted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz—also the younger […]

WhatsApp privacy policy not conforming to Indian IT laws: Centre to HC

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it views the new privacy policy of WhatsApp as a violation of the Indian Information Technology (IT) law and rules, and sought directions to the social media platform to make it clear whether it was conforming to the same. The central government’s claim […]

Cong, AIMIM targets central government over resignation of noted virologist Shahid Jameel

NEW DELHI: The Congress hit out at the Centre on Monday over the resignation of noted virologist Shahid Jameel from a national panel on genome sequencing of coronavirus, alleging that there is no place for professionals in this government. The opposition party alleged that the “Modi government’s aversion for ‘evidence-based policy-making’ has pushed India into […]

India records 3.11 lakh fresh cases of COVID-19, 4,077 fatalities in single day

India records 3.11 lakh fresh cases of COVID-19, 4,077 fatalities in single day

New Delhi: With 3.11 lakh fresh coronavirus infections, India saw the lowest rise in daily COVID-19 cases after a gap of 25 days, while the death toll rose to 2,70,284 with 4,077 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. A total of 3,11,170 new cases were reported in a day, […]

‘Arrest me too’: Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders tweet posters critical of PM Modi

‘Arrest me too’: Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders tweet posters critical of PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Sunday slammed the police action against some people for allegedly putting up posters critical of the prime minister and dared the government to arrest them for raising questions on the export of COVID vaccines. Led by Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders changed their profile pictures on Twitter with the poster asking […]

Indian journalist bodies condemn Israeli airstrike on Gaza building housing AP, Al Jazeera offices

NEW DELHI: Indian journalist bodies including the Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Sunday strongly condemned the “brazen” Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza that housed the offices of the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other news media outlets. The EGI said in a statement that given the recent background of the “escalating conflict” […]

No new virus strain behind spate of Covid-19 deaths in AMU: Official

Aligarh: Genome sequencing of Covid-19 samples has not found any new coronavirus strain behind the infection around the AMU campus, university authorities said Sunday as another member of their fraternity died. Professor Abu Qamar, 75, the former dean of the Faculty of Medicine in the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital died here on Sunday […]

India got 5.3 lakh Remdesivir vials, 13,496 oxygen cylinders as foreign aid: Centre

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Sunday said 11,058 oxygen concentrators, 13,496 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants and about 5.3 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered to various states/UTs from April 27 to May 15. India has been receiving international donations and aid of Covid-19 relief medical supplies and […]

PM Modi reviews Covid-19 situation, orders immediate audit of installation, operation of ventilators

PM Modi reviews Covid-19 situation, orders immediate audit of installation, operation of ventilators

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas to focus on door to door testing and surveillance, and asserted that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour, especially in states with high positivity rate in districts. Chairing a high-level meeting, Modi said states should be […]