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Jaishankar Meets US Secretary Of State Blinken, Thanks For COVID Support
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar began his four-day UK visit with a one-on-one meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, thanking him for support in battling India's COVID crisis. Ahead of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' summit t...
'Increased Cancer Risk': AIIMS Chief Warns Against Going for CT Scan in Mild Covid-19 Cases
Even in mild illness and according to a study, even in asymptomatic cases, a CT scan may show patches which go away on their own without treatment, he said.
PM Modi Approves Measures to Boost Availability of Medical Personnel to Fight Covid-19
PM Modi approved a slew of measures, including postponing the NEETPG for at least four months to make qualified doctors available for COVID duty.
Vaccination, Sanitisation, Isolation: How 2 Gujarat Villages Ensured Minimum Covid Cases, 0 Deaths
The villages are fully vaccinated and sanitised and essential items such as vegetables are brought in and kept at the school from there people are asked to buy.
Holding Fort for Amarinder's Poll Campaign: Punjab Awaits Prashant Kishor’s Yes, or No?
Kishor announced that he wants to quit working as a political strategist after masterminding TMC victory in West Bengal.
Snippets from UK: PM Modi, Boris Johnson Summit to Launch 'Roadmap 2030'
From Adar Poonawala's interview to more people in Britain being infected by the Indian Covid-19 variant, a roundup of what's making news today.
Arrogance, Money Power, Divisive Agenda Lost Polls in West Bengal: Kapil Sibal
"In West Bengal, Who lost: Arrogance, Might, Money power, Using Jai Shri Ram for politics, Divisive agenda & The Election Commission," Sibal tweeted. "She stood up to them & WON," he said, hailing Banerjee.
Congress Lost Deposits in Both Bengal Seats Where Rahul Held Rallies, 3rd Front in 85% Seats
The direct benefit of Third Front's decimation seems to have gone to TMC, which won 213 seats (two more than its 2016 tally) on its way to a third straight term.
Billionaire Businessman Vinod Khosla Pledges $10 Million For Oxygen Supplies To Indian Hospitals
Indian-American billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla pledged USD 10 million for the supply of medical oxygen to hospitals in India. This is in continuation with the Sun Microsystems co-founder's efforts to fund hospitals for oxygen supplies amid a surge...
For 1st Time In 15 Years, Village Head Not From Vikay Dubey's Family
There were 10 people who contested for the post, which was reserved for Scheduled Caste.
Assembly Election Results 2021: Counting on Smoothly, But Website Slow Due to Server Overload, says EC
Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain said there was excessive load on the servers but the counting was on
Govt May Incentivise Medical, Nursing Students for Joining COVID-19 Duty
The medical personnel doing the COVID-19 duty may be given preference in the government recruitment and financial incentives as well, the source said
'Lives at Risk, Major Tragedy May Occur': Delhi Hospitals Ring Alarm Bells Over Oxygen Shortage
Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital in Malviya Nagar on Sunday sounded an alarm about their depleting stocks around noon, saying 50 people, including four newborns, were "at risk".
Delhi University Defers Final Year Exams Amid Surge in Covid-19 Cases
The final year and final semester exams were supposed to begin from May 15 but will now begin from June 1
Seven-day Lockdown in Haryana from Monday Amid Alarming Covid-19 Situation
CM Manohar Lal Khattar took stock of the Covid situation in Gurugram, Haryana earlier in the day. Meanwhile, other ministers of the state have been assigned different districts of Haryana.
'What a Fight': Opposition Leaders Come Together in Congratulating Mamata Banerjee for 3rd Consecutive Win
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) was ahead in 202 of the 292 seats that went to polls in West Bengal, leaving the BJP trailing far behind in 77 seats.