May 26, 2021

New Delhi, May 26 (UNI) More than 1.77 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses (1,77,52,594) are still available with the states and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said here on Wednesday.…

New Delhi, May 26 (UNI) Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda announced that the additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin- B drug, used in treatment of Mucormycosis, have been allocated to all the states and…

Washington DC , May 26 : A senior White House coronavirus adviser has said the world needs to "get to the bottom" of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic while adding that the WHO and China need to do more to reach the definitive…

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Tuesday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for exemption of GST and customs duty on essential drugs, vaccines and equipment required for the treatment of Covid-19. In a letter to…

NEW DELHI: With just hours to go before the new IT rules for social media companies take effect, large digital platforms Facebook and Google on Tuesday asserted they are working towards meeting the compliance requirements. The new rules,…

New Delhi, May 25 : The suspended 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to be played in UAE in the September 15 to October 15 window with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) looking at a 25-day window…

New Delhi , May 25 : As the rumours of the transmission of COVID-19 from animals to humans get momentum amid the second wave, top doctors and experts of the country have debunked the myth, stating that there is no data that shows that…

St. John's (Antigua) , May 25  : Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, and Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will be playing in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which takes place in St Kitts and Nevis in August and…

Washington DC , May 26   On the first death anniversary of George Floyd, US President Joe Biden has asked the country's legislators to expedite the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act", a police reform bill brought in to raise the…

New Delhi , May 26  Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday reviewed the progress of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail link Project (USBRL) and instructed officials to put in extra efforts to make up for the time lost due to…

New Delhi , May 26  In view of the impending landfall of Cyclone Yaas, light to moderate rainfall are expected at most places in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD). The MeT department has…

Rio De Janeiro, May 26 (UNI) The death toll from the Novel Coronavirus in Brazil has surpassed the grim milestone of 450,000-mark. According to the country's Health Ministry, 2,173 people died due to coronavirus, taking the death toll to…

Hyderabad, May 25 (UNI) Amidst the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown across the country, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., part of USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group, on Tuesday announced the extension of warranty and…

Canberra, May 25 (UNI) Australia will close its embassy in Kabul on May 28 during the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said in a joint statement on…

Bengaluru, May 25 (UNI) The Indian men's hockey team midfielder Nilakanta Sharma, who has played 57 matches for the national side, has said that he is extremely fortunate to have the chance of playing alongside his captain Manpreet Singh.…

NEW DELHI:  The Centre on Tuesday asked states to keep a fixed window everyday for publishing the Covid-19 vaccination schedule on the CoWIN portal to make it easier for people to see availability and book appointments. The instruction…

Half of COVID deaths occurred within 24 hours of hospitalization or before in HP

Kolkata, May 25 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said a couple of mini tornados hit Bandel in Hooghly district and Halisahar in North 24 Parganas district. Ms Banerjee said that two people died due to…

Ongole, AP, May 24 (UNI) The 8th Additional Session court Judge M Manohar Reddy here on Monday awarded death sentence to 12 notorious criminals and convicted seven others to life imprisonment. The court awarded the capital punishment to 12…

Visakhapatnam, May 25 (UNI) A fire incident occurred in one of the crude distillation units of HPCLS’s (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) Visakh Refinery on Tuesday afternoon. There were no casualties nor was anyone injured in the…