Tag: India
US To Give $3.6 Million Aid To India For Covid-19 Battle
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has committed $3.6 million to assist India's efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.....
Air India To Operate Special Domestic Flights For Only 'Vande Bharat' Evacuees
National passenger carrier Air India will operate special domestic ferry flights for only those passengers who have been repatriated under the "Vande Bharat" mission.....
Opening Economy Will Make Migrants Stay Back: Gopal Rai
Favouring the opening up of the industries and economic activities in Delhi, Labour Minister Gopal Rai said this will not just help in boosting the economy but will also give confidence to the migrants to stay back in the city. ....
Coronavirus: India Surpasses China Tally With Over 85,000 Confirmed Cases
With India's total tally rising to 85,940, the world's largest democracy has now surpassed China with a total of 53,035 active cases and 2,752 deaths while 30,152 people have recovered so far, the union health ministry said on Saturday.....
Indore Tops With 79 Of 195 Positive Cases In A Day
The corona tide continued to lash Madhya Pradesh with 195 new cases reported on Saturday evening and total tally touched 4,790. The health department bulletin said the cases have spread to 44 of the 52 districts.....
India's Covid Tally Crosses 90K, Nearly 5K Cases In A Day
With the sharpest spike of 4,987 in 24 hours, India's total case count of coronavirus surged past 90,000-mark, the Union Health Ministry data revealed on Sunday.....
Swamy Asks For Source After UN Official Criticises His Muslim 'comment'
After a UN human rights official criticised BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, saying that the latters alleged statements about Muslims were "extremely alarming", the BJP lawmaker sought source clarification.....
India To Head WHO Exec Board From Friday Amid Leadership Vacuum Post-COVID
At a time when the credibility of the World Health Organization (WHO) has plummeted to an all time low and internationally there's a groundswell for new leadership, India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is all set to be the chairman of the WHO's Executive Board. He has been elected to the post and will take charge this Friday itself, succeeding Japan's Dr Hiroki Nakatani.....
Coronavirus: India Records Its Biggest One-day Rise With 6,654 Cases In 24 Hours
In just 24 hours flat India added 6,654 positive cases, Health Ministry data showed on Saturday. It is 566 cases more in a single day than it reported on Friday. With this the total tally went across the 1.25 lakh-mark. Before the first week of the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown ended, cases continually breached the highest record everyday in the last four days.....
India Resumes Flight Services, But Passengers Harried
After some initial hiccups, India on Monday resumed domestic passenger flight services, exactly two months after these operations were suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak. ....
