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Black fungus: Call to declare epidemic in Indian states
Fri May 21 2021
India's states should declare an epidemic following a rise in deadly "black fungus" cases, the country's health authorities has said.
MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Punjab’s Moga, IAF’s pilot dead
Fri May 21 2021
An Indian Air Force pilot was killed in a MiG-21 fighter jet crash at Langeana village of Punjab’s Moga district...
Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal in 2013 rape case
Fri May 21 2021
A sessions court on Tuesday acquitted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of all charges in a sexual assault case.
Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire comes into effect
Fri May 21 2021
A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect.The ceasefire began...
"Aerosols Can Travel 10 Metres": Government's New Pointers On Covid
Thu May 20 2021
Use of proper ventilation can prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Union government's principal scientific adviser K VijayRaghavan's office said...
ICMR approves Mylab’s Covid-19 self-testing kit CoviSelf
Thu May 20 2021
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday approved the self-use Rapid Antigen Test for Covid-19 developed by Mylab...
Cyclone Tauktae: Chief Engineer says 14 life rafts had holes, Captain ignored warnings
Thu May 20 2021
Everyone on board barge P305 could have been saved had many of the life rafts not had punctures and the...
Covid-19: Australia in talks with airlines on vaccine passports
Thu May 20 2021
The Australian government has opened talks with international airlines on digital vaccine passports for people who have been inoculated against...
Coronavirus Vaccines Have Spawned 9 New Billionaires: Campaign Group
Thu May 20 2021
Profits from Covid-19 jabs have helped at least nine people become billionaires, a campaign group said Thursday, calling for an...
Qantas accelerates cost cuts as $1.5bn loss looms
Thu May 20 2021
Qantas has announced new cost-cutting measures to help it deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Barabanki mosque demolition: Sunni Waqf Board to move HC, seek mosque restoration
Wed May 19 2021
A day after the district administration in Barabanki demolished a mosque, claiming it to be an “illegal structure”, the Uttar...
Arvind Kejriwal Doesn't Speak For India: Government As Singapore Objects
Wed May 19 2021
Singapore had summoned the Indian envoy and conveyed "strong objection" to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's tweet on a "Singapore...
Woman Journalist Arrested, Jailed In Dhaka Amid Widespread Protests
Wed May 19 2021
A journalist in Bangladesh known for her investigative reports and recent exposes on corruption in matters relating to the Covid...
Fake job offers in UAE leave over 300 Indian nurses stranded
Wed May 19 2021
A large group of nurses from Kerala, who arrived here on visit visas on the pretext of working in vaccination...
Israel-Gaza: Netanyahu says militants 'set back by years'
Wed May 19 2021
Israel's nine-day bombardment of Gaza has "set Hamas back by many years", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.
India reports 4529 deaths, highest so far
Wed May 19 2021
India reported 4529 deaths on Tuesday, the highest so far in a day. Maharashtra reported over 1,300 deaths, nearly half...
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup
Tue May 18 2021
More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar’s security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the...
UP BJP MLA: Better not to speak or will face sedition charge
Tue May 18 2021
In another instance of the ruling party’s leaders raising questions on the state government’s handling of the Covid situation, Rakesh...
IDF shells Lebanon after claiming rockets were launched toward Israeli territory
Tue May 18 2021
The Israeli military said it fired artillery shells into Lebanon in response to several rockets allegedly fired from across the...
India Records Highest One-Day Covid Deaths
Tue May 18 2021
India saw another grim record with 4,329 Covid patients dying in the last 24 hours even as daily cases dropped...