COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 68.32 pc: Centre
Says case fatality dips to 2.04 pc
New Delhi: Focused and effective efforts towards containment, testing, isolation and treatment by the Centre, states and Union Territories have resulted in the recovery rate rising to 68.32 per cent and fatality rate steadily declining to 2.04 per cent, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. India has one of the lowest cases per million at […]
COVID-19 vaccine: Serum Institute to produce up to 100 mn doses for India, other nations
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India, (SII) on Friday said it has entered into a new partnership with international vaccine alliance Gavi and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate manufacturing and delivery of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for India as well as other low and middle-income countries (LMICs) “The collaboration […]
Independence: Day Delhi Police holds meeting with neighbouring states
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday held an inter-state coordination meeting with its counterparts from neighbouring states in order to strengthen security in view of the upcoming Independence Day, officials said. This was the first ever inter-state coordination meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation and coordination in order to address various issues, and it was […]
Spat: BJP, Cong question each other over their alleged China links
New Delhi: The BJP and the Congress on Friday targeted each other over their alleged connections with China and its firms, with the ruling party president J P Nadda seizing on Supreme Court’s observations on a matter to launch a fresh attack on the opposition party’s leadership. While refusing to hear a PIL that had […]
LAC faceoff: US lawmakers call for close India-US ties
Washington: Throwing their weight behind the India-US relationship which enjoys bipartisan support, two top American lawmakers have said that close partnership between the two countries assumes significance in view of the “aggression” that New Delhi faces from Beijing. Writing jointly to demonstrate the strong bipartisan support for the US-India relationship, the Chairman and Ranking Member […]
Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands
Beirut: A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. It was not clear what caused the blast, which struck […]