Coronavirus

New Delhi: A consignment of containers for the transportation of medical oxygen has arrived in India from Thailand. Some more empty tankers will be airlifted from Singapore, the Union Home Ministry said Tuesday. The empty oxygen containers from Thailand are the third such consignment to...

New Delhi: Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed ‘Shooter Dadi’, has tested positive for COVID-19. Chandro Tomar has been admitted to a hospital due to difficulty in breathing. The Twitter page of the 89-year-old legendary shooter posted the development. Tomar hails from the Baghpat village in...

Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday cricketers competing in the IPL will have to make their ‘own arrangements’ to return home. Scott Morrison gave this finformation after Australia banned all flights from India in the wake of a deadly second wave of the...

Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has received approval from DCGI for restricted emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V. The company said Tuesday it expects the first lot of Sputnik V from Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) by May end. In September 2020, Dr Reddy’s and...

Melbourne: The Premier of the Western Australia state Mark McGowan alleged Tuesday that COVID-19 tests conducted in India for returning travellers were either inaccurate or unreliable. He said that the reports of the tests are impinging on the integrity of the system and causing some...

Aurangabad: These are very troubled times for them. Marriage functions and celebrations have been affected by the strict Covid-19 protocols in Maharashtra and this has affected them financially. Women cooks, who used to earn a living by preparing food at marriage hall kitchens here have...

New Delhi: India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases climbed to 1,76,36,307 Tuesday with 3,23,144 people testing positive for the disease. The national recovery rate further dropped to 82.54 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday.  However, the number of new cases...

Washington: An Indian-American group led by several doctors, who trace their origin to Bihar and Jharkhand, has launched a free telemedicine helpline for COVID-19 patients back home. Led by Dr Avinash Gupta, who is president of Bihar and Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA), and...

New Delhi: This Union Minister’s daughter is really making her dad proud with her deeds. When India is struggling with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s daughter Disha is in the forefront of fighting the virus. As a frontline health...

Washington: American biopharmaceutical company Gilead has announced steps to expand the availability of remdesivir in India. It should be stated here that remdesivir is a key therapeutic medicine used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir is approved in India for restricted emergency use. It...