Govt stops oxygen supply to industry to meet shortage in Covid hospitals

New Delhi (IANS) To ensure that there is no crisis of oxygen in hospitals across the country, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs prohibited supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except those exempted by the government, from Thursday onwards.

Japan PM cancels trips to India, Philippines over Covid

Tokyo (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has canceled his planned trips to India and the Philippines due to the worsening Covid situation, the government's top spokesperson said.

In a statement on Wednesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary…

Situation like national emergency, SC asks Centre for national plan

New Delhi (IANS) On a day when India recorded 3.14 Lakh Covid cases and over 2,104 deaths in a day, the Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of Covid management and sought a national plan from the Centre on supply of oxygen, essential…

Rs 100 crore up In Bengal poll air

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal is reeling under an acute shortage of Covid-19 vaccines amidst a dreary long eight-phase assembly election, but leaders campaigning here have already spent Rs 100 crore to fly around to pitch for votes.

At least 90…

In season of pandemic, it's not gold but cigarettes where smuggling rings are making big money

New Delhi (IANS) Even as Covid protocols restrict international and domestic transport, the cross border crime syndicates continue to make big money by smuggling truckloads of 'sin goods' into India through land and sea routes. Two major transit…

Covishield to be sold at Rs 400 to State, Rs 600 to pvt hospitals

New Delhi (IANS) Covishield will be sold at Rs 400 per dose to the state government and Rs 600 to private hospitals, Serum Institute of India (SII) said on Wednesday. Covishield is known as AstraZeneca vaccine across the world.

SII, an Indian…

Drug syndicate with links to India, US busted in Canada, 33 held

Toronto/New Delhi (IANS) A drug syndicate active in Canada's Ontario, British Columbia and the US' California has been busted with the arrest of 33 people who were charged with over 130 criminal offences, officials said.

Among the 33,…

Armed forces roped in to tackle soaring Covid cases

New Delhi (IANS) The government has roped in its armed forces to tackle soaring Covid-19 cases across the country.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will review the Covid situation on Tuesday afternoon with all the service chiefs - Chief of Defence…

Modi to meet vaccine manufacturers today

New Delhi (IANS) A day after announcing Covid vaccine for all above 18 years from May 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the vaccine manufacturers on Tuesday evening through video conferencing.

Representatives of top drug makers from…

India to be third contributor to global GDP by 2040: US report

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) While China will overtake the United States as the largest economy in the world by 2040, India will be a distant third contributor to the global GDP.

This statistical prediction made by Oxford Economics has been…