Daily Archives: April 18, 2021
Declare a national health emergency: Kapil Sibal to PM
NEW DELHI: Amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
Flavoured milk taxable at 12% under GST: AAR rules in Amul dairy case
NEW DELHI: Flavoured milk is basically 'beverage containing milk' and will attract 12 per cent GST, the Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling...
Delhi govt requests railways to deploy COVID-care coaches at two station
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has urged the railways to arrange up to 5,000 beds by deploying COVID-care coaches at the Shakur...
Govt to double remdesivir production to 3 lakh vials per day in 15 days:...
NEW DELHI: The government plans to double the production of antiviral drug remdesivir to around 3 lakh vials per day over the...
Medical oxygen supply crisis: 33 PSA plants installed, 4 in HP
NEW DELHI: With India’s daily COVID cases rising at an alarming 11 per cent and daily fatalities at 11.94 per cent, the...
Sikh community, lawmakers seek probe into Indianapolis shooting as potential hate crime
WASHINGTON: Influential American lawmakers and Sikh community leaders have sought a thorough investigation into the mass shooting at a FedEx facility in...
Citing Covid-19 surge, Rahul Gandhi calls off West Bengal rallies
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled his West Bengal rallies in view of the ongoing COVID surge.
JEE-Mains entrance exam postponed amid surge in COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI: Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation,...
Vaccine ramp-up key to Covid fight: Manmohan writes to PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to his successor Narendra Modi to convey his suggestions on COVID management.
Covid-19: Need of 3rd booster dose based more upon conjecture than data: experts
NEW DELHI: More data is needed to establish if a third anti-COVID-19 booster dose will be more effective in fighting the surge...