Mumbai, May 1 The vaccination drive for the people in the age group of 18 to 44 years took off in Mumbai with limited access even as the city civic body stressed to have achieved the set target of inoculating 1,000 people on the first day on Saturday. A seniorRead More

New Delhi, May 1 Counting of votes will be held on Sunday in the high-stakes Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections, overshadowed by the raging COVID pandemic, as the BJP seeks to consolidate its hold over more states and the Congress along with its allies attemptsRead More

Two Montrealers were among those killed in a stampede during a religious festival in northern Israel, prompting an outpouring of grief from the local community. The incident took place at a Lag BaOmer event in Mount Meron on Friday, attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews, leaving at leastRead More

Chandigarh, April 30 Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh put off its COVID-19 vaccination drive for ages 18-45 after the state’s supplies dwindled in the middle of an unprecedented surge in infections and deaths. The drive for people over 18 was to begin on May 1. Registration began on AprilRead More

Chandigarh, April 30 Ruling out a complete lockdown for now, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday directed the DCs of the six worst-affected districts to further tighten the micro-containment strategy and ensure 100 per cent testing. Lockdown is not a solution as it will lead to exodus of theRead More

Jerusalem, April 30 In one of the worst peacetime tragedies in Israel, at least 44 people were crushed to death and about 150 others injured in a stampede overnight at an overcrowded Jewish religious gathering in the country’s north attended by tens of thousands of people flouting the coronavirus-related restrictions.Read More

Beijing, April 30 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed readiness to strengthen cooperation with India to fight the pandemic and provide support and help to deal with the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. President Xi sent a message ofRead More

New Delhi, April 30 India reported more than 66 lakh coronavirus cases in April, making it the worst month of the pandemic, and the total number of new cases recorded during the month is equivalent to what was earlier witnessed in over six months, showing the enormity of the secondRead More

Thomas Berger, a legend in B.C.’s legal and social justice circles, has died at age 88. The former B.C. Supreme Court judge, NDP politician and lawyer was best known for his work to recognize Indigenous land claims. Berger, who died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, is also being rememberedRead More

Chandigarh, April 28 Amid Covid crisis, almost 98 per cent of the oxygen generated by the industry in the state for industrial purposes is being diverted to hospitals. The state has 15 air separation units (ASUs) with a generation capacity of around 60-65 tonnes per day. The remaining capacity isRead More