New Delhi, April 25 India logged a record 3,49,691 new coronavirus infections in a day taking its total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,69,60,172, while active cases crossed the 26-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll increased to 1,92,311 with a recordRead More

New Delhi, April 25 Keeping in view the acute shortage of life-saving gas, the government on Sunday completely banned the use of “liquid oxygen” for industrial purposes, as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a communication to all the states and the Union Territories, also made it clear thatRead More

Toronto, April 23 The Canadian government has banned all passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days due to the unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases in the region, the longest country-specific travel ban imposed by Canada. The flight ban took effect from Thursday midnight, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra saidRead More

Chandigarh, April 23 Terming the new vaccination policy for 18-plus age group as unfair to the states, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday sought Centre-state parity in vaccination for 18-plus age group from May 1, while calling for urgent steps to ensure adequate oxygen supply. While his governmentRead More

Washington, April 23 The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives due to the sudden surge in Covid cases in the region. In a series of travel advisories on Thursday, the authorities also urged Americans to reconsider travel to China andRead More

New Delhi, April 23 Powered By The Tribune x eReleGo As the number of COVID-19 patients remained high, Russia, UK, France and Germany among other countries have offered to gift oxygen generating equipment to India. Germany will be the first to send nearly two dozen oxygen generation plants and FranceRead More

More than 1,500 tree planters from Quebec and Ontario are expected to travel across the country to the B.C. Interior in the next two weeks to help plant millions of seedlings in the midst of a pandemic. They’ll join thousands of B.C. planters who are preparing to work on aRead More

Chandigarh, April 21 Faced with shortage of medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today urged the Centre to ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply, with at least 120 MT daily allocation for the state, while reiterating his request for urgent steps to set up two pending pressure swingRead More

Amritsar, April 22 Around 100 Indian pilgrims who went to Pakistan to celebrate Baisakhi have tested Covid positive. This was revealed on their arrival at the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post after they underwent the mandatory rapid antigen test (RAT) for Covid. The testing is still on as they approached thisRead More

Washington, April 22 Prominent Indian-American civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta has been confirmed by the US Senate as associate attorney general, making her the first person of colour to occupy the third highest position at the Department of Justice. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski broke away from her party colleagues toRead More