Vaccine purchase should be centralised, distribution decentralised: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the government’s vaccine policy, saying it is compounding problems and demanded that the vaccine purchase should be centralised and distribution decentralised. “GOI’s vaccine policy is compounding the problem. Vaccine purchase should be centralised and distribution decentralised.India cannot afford this,” he said […]
Three reasons for making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for children
Ontario/Oxford, May 14 (The Conversation) On May 5, Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12-15 years. The United States Food and Drug Administration quickly followed suit, and other countries are likely to do the same. Similar approvals for younger children are on the horizon. This is very welcome news. It […]
Three more die of COVID-19 in Ladakh, toll rises to 161
Leh, May 14 (PTI) Three more patients died of coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll in the union territory to 161, while the infection count reached 15,916 with 109 fresh cases, officials said on Friday. Of the 109 new cases, 86 were reported in Leh district and 23 in Kargil district, they said. There are […]
Petrol, diesel prices rise again, reach record highs
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices on Friday touched record high levels across the country after rates were increased for the fourth time this week. Petrol price was hiked by 29 paise per litre and diesel by 34 paise a litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers. The increase propelled […]
J&K reports 34 more Covid-19 deaths, toll crosses 3000 mark
Srinagar, May 14: At least 34 persons, including a 39-year-old woman, succumbed to covid-19 since last evening so far, taking the fatality count to 3001, officials said on Friday. 18 deaths were reported at GMC Jammu while sixteen persons died at various hospitals and make-shift facilities for covid-19 management in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Among […]
Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
Jerusalem, May 14 (AP) Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed no signs of progress. […]
India adds 3.43 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 4000 fresh fatalities
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) With 3,43,144 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 2,40,46,809, while the death toll rose to 2,62,317 with 4,000 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The active cases have reduced to 37,04,893 comprising 15.41 per cent […]
PM Modi greets people on Eid
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on Eid-ul-Fitr, and expressed the wish that the nation overcomes the COVID-19 pandemic and work towards furthering human welfare with collective efforts. Amid the shadow of the second wave of the disease, Eid is being observed across the country. Modi tweeted, “Best wishes […]
Gaza attack: 83 dead, over 480 wounded, says health ministry
Gaza City, May 13: At least 83 Palestinians, including 17 children and seven women, have been killed and more than 480 wounded in the violence between Israel and Hamas, said Gaza’s Health Ministry. The fatalities in Israel include a soldier killed while patrolling the Gaza border and six civilians, including two children and an Indian […]
NHRC issues notices to Centre, UP & Bihar over bodies found floating in Ganga
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, after receiving complaints about several bodies found floating in the Ganga river in the two states. “It (NHRC) has issued notices to the chief secretaries of both the states and the […]
