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Number of cured COVID patients on rise in HP in general and Hamirpur

News Desk May 18, 2021

Hamirpur (HP), May 18 (UNI) Thanks to the timely medication and cure by the Medical staff, the number of the COVID cured patients was on rise in all parts of the state including the district of Hamirpur. There were 1, 24,750 cured…

Former IMA chief Dr KK Aggarwal dies of COVID

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi, May 18 (UNI) Padma Shree awardee and former national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr KK Aggarwal has died of the Coronavirus. He was 62. "It causes us immense pain to inform you that our dear Dr KK…

Govt has asked ONGC to procure 1 lakh oxygen concentrators to address shortage

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi: To help the country tide over oxygen shortage during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, ONGC has been given the responsibility to procure 1 lakh oxygen concentrators based on its understanding of global supply chain and…

Centre asks States/UTs to monitor prices of pulses on weekly basis, direct all stockholders to…

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi , May 17 The Central government on Monday asked the States/UTs to direct all the stockholders, millers, traders and importers to declare the stocks of pulses while requesting to monitor the prices of pulses on a weekly…

Covid resurgence subdues equities, metal stocks fall

News Desk May 18, 2021

Mumbai: Economic impact of Covid resurgence dented investors' sentiments during Friday's trade session. Both the key indices closed on a flat note. They opened slightly higher but kept seeing repeated bouts of sell-offs, followed by…

Why Shilpa Shetty said no to grocery savings?

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi: Whether its sumptuous kitchen delicacies, useful backyard garden gyaan, or power yoga punches, Shilpa Shetty has proven that she can never go wrong when it comes to nutrition thats packed with taste and health. But, what does she…

India’s online higher education market to grow 10x in next 5 years

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi: Buoyed by the continuous remote learning amid the pandemic, the online higher education market in India will grow 10 times over the next five years to reach $5 billion by the financial year 2025, a new report said on Monday.…

SS Das will be ‘extremely useful’ as women’s team batting coach, says ex coach…

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi , May 17 Former India women's cricket team coach WV Raman feels that Shiv Sunder Das will be 'extremely useful' as the batting coach of the side during the England tour which gets underway from June 16. Das, the former…

Former India opener Shiv Sunder Das appointed women’s team batting coach

News Desk May 18, 2021

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 17 Former India Test opener Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed as the batting coach of the women's cricket team for the England tour. Former Delhi wicket-keeper batsman Abhay Sharma has been appointed as the…

‘Recover as fast as you bowl’: Rajasthan Royals to Archer

News Desk May 18, 2021

Jaipur (Rajasthan) , May 17 Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals on Monday wished a speedy recovery to England pacer Jofra Archer in a quirky manner. Archer, who had returned to action for Sussex in the County…

Aim would be to learn about choosing right balls to play: Shafali Verma on maiden Test call-up

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi , May 17 Teen sensation Shafali Verma wants to learn the art of leaving good deliveries as she is gearing up for the one-off Test and ODI series against England in June. Shafali, who is famous for her exploits in T20…

Indian cricketer Karn Sharma receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi , May 17 Indian and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer Karn Sharma received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. The leg-spinner also urged everyone to get vaccinated and expressed gratitude towards all the…

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against Covid variants found in India: Study

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi May 18, The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines appear to protect against COVID variants B.1.617 and B.1.618 first identified in India, researchers have reported in a new pre-print paper, which has not yet been…

PM Modi to interact with state, district officials across country on COVID-19 management today

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi , May 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with field officials from states and districts to converse about their experience in handling the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday at 11 am. According to a…

Odisha forms task force to manage refilling of cylinders, seamless transportation of oxygen : CM…

News Desk May 18, 2021

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) , May 18 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday annouced the formation of a task force to manage the refilling of cylinders and seamless transportation of oxygen amid the pandemic situation. "A…

Cyclone Tauktae continues to show weakening trend, informs IMD

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi , May 18 As Cyclone Tauktae continues to impact several states on the Western Coast including Gujarat, damaging structures, electricity lines, and uprooting trees, the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday informed that…

DRDO’s anti-COVID 2-DG drug an add-on, not substitute for other medicines: Dr Reddy’s…

News Desk May 18, 2021

Hyderabad (Telangana) , May 17 The DRDO's new anti-COVID drug 2DG is an add-on and not a substitute for any of the drugs that are used to treat coronavirus patients, said Deepak Sapra, the CEO of Pharmaceutical Services and API, Dr.…

White House declines to comment if Biden has seen Israeli intel on AP Gaza building

News Desk May 18, 2021

Washington May 18 White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Monday declined to comment whether President Biden has viewed intelligence that the Israeli government says it shared with the US justifying an airstrike targeting a building…

Evidence suggests coronavirus originated from Wuhan lab, says Pompeo

News Desk May 18, 2021

Washington May 17 The evidence suggests that the coronavirus originated from the lab in Wuhan city of China, said former US Secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Sunday, adding that the risk of bioweapons and bioterror arising from the…

Indian Navy rescues 260 ONGC personnel from Bombay High

News Desk May 18, 2021

New Delhi May 17 (UNI) The Indian Navy, in its update, said that about 260 persons from Barge P305 of Bombay High Oil fields have been rescued till 2300 hrs on Monday. "42 persons have been rescued by INS Kochi and 18 by offshore support…

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