Sat, 01 May 2021 16:22:39
With India battling a COVID-19 surge, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday urged the Centre to evolve a political consensus on a national policy to tackle the spread of the pandemic.
In a video message, she said it is time for the central and state governments to wake up and fulfil their duties.
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Sat, 01 May 2021 16:21:06
The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to stay the counting of votes for panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh and said no victory rallies will be permitted during the counting or after the process is over.
At a special urgent hearing, which took place on a court holiday ahead of the counting beginning on Sunday, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Hrishikesh Roy also asked the State Elect
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:35:58
The Editors Guild of India on Friday again demanded that journalists be given priority in vaccination against COVID-19, and also urged all media organisations to take necessary steps to ensure the safety of their scribes.
In a statement, the Guild condoled the deaths of journalists who have died because of COVID-19 over the past year.
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:33:52
As the counting for Karnataka Urban Local Body polls concluded, Congress State President DK Shivakumar expressed happiness as his party won by gaining seven out of ten Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
In a tweet, he said, "Congress has won 7 out of the 10 Urban Local Bodies that went to polls. BJP has won only 1. I thank the people of Karnataka for placing their confidence in the Congress Party and p
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:30:19
Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood on Friday said that the people who disappear after testing COVID positive should be traced and booked under DM Act for their misdemeanour and irresponsible act.
He appealed to the people to stay at home and follow lockdown protocols.
Taking to Twitter, DGP wrote, "The biggest disservice one can do is to switch off phone and disappear a
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:25:39
President Joe Biden has asked his administration to provide all assistance to India, which is battling one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19, and has assured that the US would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the country, top officials from the two nations have said.
Biden sent two of his top officials to the Dulles Airport here on Friday evening from where another flight with USAID assistance
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:22:19
Undergoing treatment in isolation without the presence of family members or loved ones can leave a negative impact on the mental health of COVID-19 patients as they may lose hope of recovering from the illness, medical experts feel.
They say that the presence of family members and regular interaction with them should be made an integral part of the coronavirus treatment standards as it has a th
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:20:16
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said that the state had planned a big COVID-19 vaccination event for Saturday but has only received 3 lakh doses out of which 20,000 doses have been given to Pune district, adding that the state government does not even have the stock to vaccinate people aged 45 and above.
Speaking to reporters, Pawar said, "We had planned a big eve
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:17:58
India's daily coronavirus tally crossed the grim milestone of four lakh, while the death toll rose to 2,11,853 with 3,523 fresh fatalities, according to date updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.
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