The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday braced for the impact of cyclone Tauktae, with chief minister MK Stalin directing officials to monitor level of water in dams and also ensure people’s safety. ‘Tauktae’, currently over east-central and adjoining SE Arabian Sea, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the country and the vaccination drive on Saturday morning. The meeting began at around 11 am. Amid massive oxygen shortage and criticism from the opposition over the incumbent government’s handling of Covid-19 crisis across the country, PM Modi in the meeting emphasised … Read more
PM Modi to Chair Meet on Covid and Vaccination; India Sees 3.26L New Cases, 3,890 Deaths PM Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on the Covid-19 related situation and vaccination at at 11 am on Saturday. India on Saturday saw a slight dip in the number of daily Covid-19 cases with 3,26,098 infections. 3,890 … Read more
India’s Covid-19 situation remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalisations and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, warning that the pandemic’s second year will be “far more deadly” than the first for the world. Ghebreyesus added that the WHO is responding to the Covid-19 … Read more
WHO Chief pointed out that the emergency-like situation was not restricted to India. (File) United Nations: India’s COVID-19 situation remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalisations and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, warning that the pandemic’s second year will be “far more deadly” … Read more
A Task Force Committee on Corona met in Hyderabad urged the Centre to provide more stocks of vaccination, oxygen supply and Remdesivir injections to Telangana. IT and Municipal Minister KT Rama Rao, who was appointed by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao as its chairman, has discussed with officials on procuring more jabs, oxygen and Remdesivir … Read more
File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The Congress has been demanding that the project, including a new Parliament building and a new residence for the prime minister, be dropped and the money be used on improving medical facilities and infrastructure in the country. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:May 11, 2021, 13:41 IST FOLLOW US … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and suggested to convene an all party meeting and virtual meetings of Parliament Standing Committees to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the country. Kharge made a total of six … Read more
A beneficiary receives Covid-19 vaccine shot at a Covid-19 centre. 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. The European Union countries appear to once again be resisting the idea of … Read more
Governor Says Not Being Updated On Bengal Law And Order Situation. (FILE) Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Saturday expressed displeasure at not being updated on the law and order situation in the state with regard to post poll violence by the chief secretary and director general of police (DGP). State Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay … Read more