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Covid: Concern increases over India variant in UK
Fri May 07 2021
Public health experts have recommended one version of the Indian coronavirus variant be made a "variant of concern" in the...
"Don't Force Us To...": Supreme Court To Centre On Delhi Oxygen Supply
Fri May 07 2021
The central government has to supply 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Delhi every day till further orders, the...
India Covid aid: Is emergency relief reaching those in need?
Fri May 07 2021
As India's devastating Covid-19 crisis mounted last month, countries around the world began sending emergency medical supplies to help stem...
"Try Listening, Too": Jharkhand Chief Minister To PM After Phone Call
Fri May 07 2021
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a phone-call with him on the Covid situation...
India adds over 4.14 lakh fresh Covid cases, 3,915 casualties in a day
Fri May 07 2021
With a record 4,14,188 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to...
India Asks State Banks To Withdraw Cash Abroad So Cairn Cannot Seize It
Fri May 07 2021
India has asked state-run banks to withdraw funds from their foreign currency accounts abroad, two government officials and a banker...
4.12 Lakh Fresh Cases, 3,980 Deaths: India's Worst Covid Numbers Yet
Thu May 06 2021
Up to 3,980 people died of Covid in India the past 24 hours, the highest in a day so far,...
Prince blamed for shooting one of Europe's biggest bears
Thu May 06 2021
Environmental campaigners suspect a Liechtenstein prince shot dead probably the biggest bear alive in the EU on a hunting expedition...
Coronavirus: How India descended into Covid-19 chaos
Thu May 06 2021
On Monday, a senior official from India's federal government told journalists that there was no shortage of oxygen in Delhi...
Big Pharma group up in arms after Biden signals support for profit-threatening patent waiver on Covid vaccines
Thu May 06 2021
An international body representing a who’s-who of Big Pharma firms has rejected a US-backed proposal to lift intellectual property rights...
India's Competition Regulator Orders Antitrust Probe Into Tata Motors' Commercial Vehicle Business
Thu May 06 2021
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered an antitrust investigation against the commercial vehicle business of Tata Motors Limited....
Covid, Crime, Terrorism: US Reissues Travel Advisory On India
Thu May 06 2021
The US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to...
Ajit Singh, Former Union Minister And RLD Chief, Dies Of COVID-19
Thu May 06 2021
Ajit Singh, Union Minister in several governments and one of India's senior most politicians, died on Thursday at 82. The...
I Know What It Takes to Defeat Narendra Modi
Thu May 06 2021
KOLKATA, India — I am a member of the Indian Parliament, and on Sunday, the political party I belong to,...
India posts record daily COVID-19 deaths, one in four globally last week
Wed May 05 2021
India accounted for nearly half of the COVID-19 cases reported worldwide last week, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday,...
Covid: Reused nose swab scam busted in Indonesia airport
Wed May 05 2021
Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly washing and reselling used Covid nasal swab...
COVID scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positive
Wed May 05 2021
The Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in London was hit by a COVID-19 scare on Wednesday when India's foreign...
Covid cases at Everest base camp raise fears of serious outbreak
Wed May 05 2021
Mountaineers and authorities at Everest base camp in Nepal have told the BBC they are seeing rising numbers of climbers...
Wrestler beaten to death outside Delhi stadium, police probe role of Olympic medalist
Wed May 05 2021
A 24-year-old wrestler was allegedly beaten to death, and his two friends were physically assaulted outside Chhatrasal stadium in North-West...
"You Don't Stop Elections In A Place Like India": S Jaishankar Amid Covid
Wed May 05 2021
Amid global criticism over political campaigns when Covid cases were exploding in the country, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has offered...