Monthly Archives: May 2021
Ship in 2021 with 130 cr on board sinking: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the union government over mismanagement of Covid situation and...
Walmart to donate 20 oxygen-generating plants, cryogenic containers to India
WASHINGTON: Walmart will donate up to 20 oxygen-generating plants and 20 cryogenic containers to India for the storage and transportation of the...
Frame a national policy on Covid control: Sonia to PM
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday demanded a national policy to deal with the alarming Covid situation and urged the...
Jailed RJD ex-MP Mohammad Shahabuddin dies of Covid at Delhi hospital
NEW DELHI: Jailed former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin died of Covid at DDU Hospital here on Saturday, Delhi Prisons Department said.
Biden sending top diplomat Daniel Smith as interim envoy to India
WASHINGTON: The US President Joe Biden is sending top American diplomat Daniel Smith as its interim envoy to India amidst the unfolding...
Sitar maestro Pandit Debu Chaudhuri dies of Covid-related complications
NEW DELHI: Sitar maestro Pandit Devbrata Chaudhuri died of Covid-related complications at a Delhi hospital on Saturday, his son Prateek Chaudhuri said....
US exempts students, academics, journalists from India travel ban
WASHINGTON: Certain categories of students, academics, journalists and individuals have been exempted from the India travel ban announced by President Joe Biden,...
Centre releases Rs 8,873 Cr to states from SDRF for Covid containment measures
NEW DELHI: The Centre has released Rs 8,873.6 crore to states as the first installment of the central share of the State...
India records over 4 lakh new Covid cases, 3,523 deaths
NEW DELHI: Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 4 lakh new infections being reported in the last...
Australians to face 5-year jail or hefty fine if they return home from India
MELBOURNE: Threatening a five-year jail term or hefty fine, the Australian government temporarily barred its citizens from entering the country if they...