New Delhi, May 15 Rains earlier this week in central and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh not only exposed the vulnerability of rural population amid ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, but also created “havoc and horror” among the masses, as it uncovered “mass shallow graves” along Ganga in different districts with severalRead More

New Delhi, May 15 The overall Covid-19 situation in the country is stabilising and the government will work towards ensuring further stabilisation, NITI Aayog member VK Paul said on Saturday. At a press conference on Saturday, top health officials said 10 states account for 85 per cent of the totalRead More

Idukki (Ker), May 14 The body of Soumya Santhosh from Kerala, who was killed in a Palestinian rocket attack in Israel on May 11, will be brought here on Saturday. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Friday that the mortal remains were being repatriated from IsraelRead More

New Delhi, May 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released the eighth instalment of over Rs 20,000 crore to more than 9.5 crore farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Friday. Prime Minister Modi released Rs 2,06,67,75,66,000 to 9,50,67,601 beneficiary farmers, including Rs 3,53,71,26,000Read More

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 12 As states face an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, Maharashtra decided on Wednesday to suspend its drive to vaccinate people in the age group of 18 to 44 years while Delhi also temporarily shut Covaxin administering centres for them as it has run out of stock.Read More

New Delhi, May 12 Twelve opposition party leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, TMC president Mamata Banerjee and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding immediate commencement of a free, universal mass Covid vaccination campaign across the country. In the letter, the leaders saidRead More

Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 The first Revenue Minister of Kerala and JSS leader KR Gouri Amma passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram where she was admitted due to age-related ailments. She was 102. Also read: One hundred years of attitude KR Gouri had recently stepped down from theRead More

New Delhi, May 11 Top Indian scientists and clinicians on Monday wrote an open letter to government Covid strategists demanding the removal of convalescent plasma therapy from national Covid clinical protocols and warned against possibilities of plasma use triggering virulent Covid variants while being of no clinical benefit among CovidRead More

New Delhi, May 8 At times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has seemed more intent on removing criticism on Twitter than trying to control the Covid-19 pandemic, medical journal The Lancet has said in an editorial. “Modi’s actions in attempting to stifle criticism and open discussion during the crisis areRead More

New Delhi, May 8 India and the European Union have agreed to resume talks for a balanced, ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement and also launch negotiations for a stand-alone investment protection pact, the External Affairs Ministry said on Saturday. These decisions were taken during a virtual summit between Prime MinisterRead More