India

NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday demanded Bharat Ratna for ‘Indian doctors’ and healthcare workers, who were on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said Bharat Ratna will be a ‘real tribute’ to doctors who lost their lives while on frontline duty. “This year “Indian […]

NEW DELHI — Cases of Covid-19 might be declining steadily but as the virus is mutating, attaining that magical zero figure in Delhi is unlikely, experts have said, and predicted that coronavirus will be reduced to an endemic in the future. Dr Suresh Kumar, medical director of Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital, said there will always […]

NEW DELHI — Pregnant women should be informed about benefits, risks and likely side-effects of COVID-19 vaccine to help them make an informed decision on taking the jab, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday as it allowed their inoculation. The ministry released an ‘Operational Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination of Pregnant Women’. Experts have suggested […]

NEW DELHI — Prices of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were on Thursday hiked by oil marketing companies. The price of domestic LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 25.50 per cylinder with effect from today and domestic cylinders weighing 14.2 kg will now cost Rs 834.50 in Delhi, sources told ANI. “The price of 19 […]

NEW DELHI — An expert panel of the country’s central drug authority on Wednesday recommended against granting permission to the Serum Institute of India (SII) to conduct the phase 2/3 trial of Covid-19 vaccine Covovax on children aged two to 17 years, News agency PTI reported. The SII had applied to the Drugs Controller General […]

NEW DELHI — The government was bound to pay ex gratia to the next of kin of all those who died of Covid-19, the Supreme Court has said. It rejected the Centre’s plea to declare Section 12 of the National Disaster Management Act as nonmandatory and absolve the government of any duty to pay ex […]

NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday extended the suspension on international commercial flight operations till July 31, 2021. “In partial modification of circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity of circular issued on the above subject… regarding scheduled international commercial passenger services to or from India till 2359 hrs IST of […]

NEW DELHI — A woman has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection for herself and her family claiming that they are facing life-threats and being witch hunted by the UP police, media and vigilante groups after her wilful conversion from Hinduism to Islam, the New Indian Express reported. The woman, who is working in […]

NEW DELHI – A 50-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death by three youth for objecting to his daughter’s molestation in Madaniya village under Meja police station in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, according to reports. The accused, identified as Madhav Nishad, Kallu and Golu, allegedly passed lewd comments on Majid Ali’s daughter Sadia […]