Coronavirus

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused Tuesday the Centre of using central agencies to bulldoze the country’s federal structure. Mamata Banerjee demanded to know where is the money of Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) fund. Banerjee said...

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, denied allegations Tuesday that a COVID-19 trial volunteer suffered serious side effects from a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. Serum Institute said that the vaccine is safe and immunogenic. “We would...

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has named Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary and Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of Office of Management and Budget. Joe Biden announced key members of his economic team. If confirmed by the US Senate, Yellen, 74, will be the...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 809 new patients have recovered from COVID-19 and have been discharged from their respective facilities across the various districts of Odisha, the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department said in a series of tweets Monday. With the new recoveries the total...

New Delhi: The Centre has asked all states to identify healthcare workers, including doctors, pharmacists as well as MBBS and BDS interns. These healthcare workers will carry out a COVID-19 inoculation drive once a vaccine is available. In this aspect the Centre has written a...

Mumbai: Air India pilot unions IPG and ICPA sought Monday the Civil Aviation Ministry’s intervention on the wage cut issue. They also requested for an ‘urgent’ meeting with the ministry on several other issues. Air India pilots have been getting reduced salaries for a number...

New Delhi: The Union government has called an all-party meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation December 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to interact with floor leaders of various parties from both Houses of Parliament, official sources said Monday. The Parliamentary Affairs Ministry is...

Mumbai: Shakeela, starring Richa Chadha, is slated to have a theatrical release on Christmas, the makers announced Monday. The Richa Chadha-starrer, directed by Indrajit Lankesh, was scheduled to hit the screens earlier this year. Shakeela features Chadha as the titular adult actor. She was one...

Mumbai: Actor Sara Ali Khan has resumed shooting for filmmaker Aanand L Rai’s Atrangi Re amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Sara Ali Khan said it was a ‘strange’ experience with the cast and crew following proper safety measures. The film also stars Dhanush and Akshay Kumar....

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 62.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.45 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that...