Added on April 27, 2021
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Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday castigated the Election Commission over the COVID-19 second wave in the country, holding it ‘singularly’ responsible for the spread, called it the “the most irresponsible institution” and even said its officials may be booked under murder charges. The EC allowing political parties to take out rallies and meetings […]
Added on April 27, 2021
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New Delhi: With a large part of the country battling a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre Monday asked all states and Union Territories to implement an intensive, local and focused containment framework, stressing on specific districts and areas to snap the chain of transmission. In a communication to all states and UTs, […]
Added on April 27, 2021
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Islamabad: Pakistan has received another batch of one million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China to help it stem the spread of COVID-19 that has infected over 800,000 people and claimed more than 17,100 lives in the country. Three planes of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) airlifted from China the consignment of one million Chinese-developed […]
Added on April 27, 2021
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New Delhi: The Minority Affairs Ministry has decided to give Haj Houses to the respective state government for utilisation as temporary care centres for COVID-19 patients. “It has been decided to give Haj Houses in different states of the country to the state governments to utilise them as temporary Corona Care Centre ,” Minority Affairs […]
Added on April 26, 2021
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Srinagar: Normal life came to a standstill across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as policemen strictly enforced curfew to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha had announced a 34-hour curfew from 8 pm on Saturday till 6 am Monday amid a surge in […]
Added on April 26, 2021
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Srinagar: Amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah, who is popular on Twitter with 3.2 million followers, on Sunday started amplifying distress and SOS messages from COVID patients and their relatives from across the country. Omar, who tested positive for COVID days after taking the first […]
Added on April 26, 2021
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Washington: The Biden administration has come under criticism from several quarters, including from members and supporters of the Democratic party, for not releasing surplus COVID-19 vaccines to India when the country is experiencing its worst-ever public health crisis. Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi urged the Biden administration to release doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to countries […]
Added on April 26, 2021
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Beijing: China has commissioned three main battle warships, including a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, a large destroyer and the country’s largest amphibious assault ship that can carry around 30 helicopters and hundreds of troops. The ships were commissioned at a ceremony on Saturday attended by President Xi Jinping at Sanya, China’s main naval base in […]
Added on April 26, 2021
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New Delhi: The government has asked social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook, to remove content and posts that were spreading misinformation and public panic around the pandemic, according to sources. Twitter said it has notified the impacted account holders of its action taken in response to a legal request from the Indian government but […]
Added on April 25, 2021
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New Delhi: The government on Saturday exempted basic customs duty on import of COVID vaccine, medical-grade oxygen and related equipment to boost domestic availability and make them cheaper amid rising infections across the country. The decision to exempt customs duty was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost oxygen availability […]
