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NEW DELHI: Actor Anupam Kher said on Wednesday it was important to hold the government accountable for the mismanagement of the second wave of the pandemic. The veteran actor, who is often viewed as being close to the Narendra Modi-led…

New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) With an aim to uninterrupted power supply to the Oxygen plants across the country, the Ministry of Power has set up a monitoring centre for the power supply to 73 major identified Oxygen Plants across the country out…

Jammu, May 12 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Government has added nearly 800 more oxygen supported beds, in Jammu province, in a week, to augment the existing bed capacity, as a part of ongoing capacity building of hospitals in wake of rising…

New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stressed that it is high time that the government fix the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) payable for oxygen concentrators and other equipment used to treat COVID-19 to prevent their…

Hyderabad, May 12 (UNI) Indo-Arab League Chairman Syed Vicaruddin has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and resolve the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. In a letter, addressed to PM Modi, Vicaruddin said that the…

Kolkata, May 7 (UNI) A five-member bench of Calcutta High Court on Friday sought a report within 3 days from West Bengal government on the post-election violence in the state that claimed at least 16 lives. The violence erupted after…

Nanded, May 12 (UNI) For poor occupancy the Air India's Nanded-Amritsar-Delhi flight service, the only one in the nation, has been suspended till May 31. The service was rendered for three days a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.…

New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud, who was heading the bench hearing cases on COVID-19 pandemic management, has tested positive for the Coronavirus. A staffer of the judge had earlier tested positive for…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK to attend a summit of the G7 grouping in person in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. The G7 summit is…

NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin was on Tuesday recommended by an expert panel for phase II/III clinical trial on those aged between two to 18 years, official sources said. The trial will take place in 525 subjects at…

New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that it has issued a Provisional Attachment Order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), attaching Rs 76.67 Crore, lying in various bank accounts and…

Guwahati (Assam) , May 12 The newly formed Assam cabinet headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held its first meeting on Tuesday. "The new Cabinet held its first meeting on May 11, 2021 and resolved to fulfill the promises made…

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) , May 12  Uttarakhand has become the ninth state to receive Oxygen Express from the Indian Railways amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oxygen Express carrying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from Tatanagar, Jharkhand…

New Delhi, May 12  At least 44 people, including 26 professors have died at the Aligarh Muslim University after getting infected with the lethal novel coronavirus, within just 20 days, officials said, adding the new variant is suspected to…

Shimla, May 10 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Congress president Kuldeep Rathore and Opposition leader Mukesh Agnihotri on Monday wrote to the Chief Minister saying that vaccination in remote areas of the state should be increased. Due to curfew…

Jammu, May 11 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday informed that 4352 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus--1708 from Jammu division and 2644 from Kashmir division-- were reported, taking the total number of positive cases in…