Coronavirus

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Russian health authorities are discussing the process for possible WHO pre-qualification. The discussions started after Russia announced the news of its newly approved COVID-19 vaccine. This information was given by a World Health Organisation spokesman Tuesday. President Vladimir...

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised Tuesday the issue of West Bengal’s financial dues from the Centre during a video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the pandemic. Mamata Banerjee urged the PM to ensure that the Centre issues guidelines on which vaccines are...

Ahmedabad: Wife of India cricketer Ravindra Jadeja entered into an argument with a police constable in Rajkot, police said Tuesday. The police said that Ravindra Jadeja’s wife was chided for not wearing a mask and she argued back. The cricketer was driving the car at...

Moscow: Russia became Tuesday the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use. The announcement regarding the coronavirus vaccine came despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated with the new...

Kolkata: Suspension of passenger flights to Kolkata from six metros with high prevalence of COVID-19 cases has been extended till August 31. This information was given by a senior West Bengal government official here Tuesday. Earlier, the temporary restriction on the arrival of flights to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) will be conducted September 9 to September 15, this year. This information was given Tuesday by Director of Technical Education and Training (DTET) Reghu G. He has sent a letter to heads and principals of Polytechnics and ITIs in 16 districts of...

New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to remain critical and is on ventilator support, the Army’s Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital here said Tuesday. This announcement came a day after Pranab Mukherjee underwent a brain surgery Monday. The 84-year-old was admitted to the military...

Berhampur: Around 700 people who have recovered from COVID-19 in Ganjam district have come forward to assist the administration. The 700 people also known as ‘COVID Bandhus’ are persuading symptomatic people to go for testing. The COVID Bandhus are also helping them with counselling to...

Chennai: A policeman in Tamil Nadu, accused in the custodial deaths of a father and son in Tuticorin district in June, died Monday due to COVID-19. The dead cop has been identified as Pauldurai, 56. He was a special sub-inspector and one of the 10...

Jharsuguda: Amidst the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic, an infected woman gave birth to a baby girl at a facility here late Monday night. It brought cheers on the faces of other COVID-19 patients who had prayed for the well-being of the mother and the...