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

Chandigarh, April 28 Being cornered within the party over delay in ensuring justice in the Kotkapura police firing case, more problems seem to be in store for Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh as party MLAs are teaming up to seek time-bound strict action against the perpetrators of sacrilege and subsequentRead More

Washington, April 29 The United States is committed to using every resource at its disposal to support India’s frontline health-care workers in their battle against Covid, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said here. The Department of Defence on Wednesday airlifted the first shipment of American aid to India from aRead More

New Delhi, April 29 The US will redirect from its own supplies two-crore doses of Astra-Zeneca vaccines, besides 20,000 treatment courses of Remdesivir. The timeline for the dispatch of vaccines is still under negotiation while the antiviral drug will be sent early next week, said official sources. Besides two USRead More