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Congress leader Anand Sharma tests positive for COVID-19, hospitalised
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in the national capital.
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Jaishankar slams 'Vaccine Maitri' critics, calls them 'short-sighted'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): While defending India's decision to export Covid-19 vaccines to other countries at a time when the cases are surging in the country, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Monday said that those questioning New Delhi's decision to export shots are
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Politics over oxygen: Rajasthan health minister alleges Centre of bias aga
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 19 (ANI): Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Monday said that while 1,200 metric tonne oxygen was being supplied to Gujarat, his state got only 124 metric tonne even though both have similar COVID-19 situations.
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COVID-19: Centre asks states to prohibit oxygen supply for industrial use
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to the Chief Secretaries of all states asking them to take measures to prohibit the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except the specified exempted industries.
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COVID-19: Hong Kong suspends flights connecting India from April 20 to May
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 19 (ANI): Hong Kong has announced the suspension of all flights connecting with India for 14 days starting Tuesday amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region. The authorities have also suspended flights from Pakistan and the Philippines.
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COVID-19: IFFCO to set up oxygen plant in Gujarat to give it for free to h
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) is going to set up an oxygen plant with 200 cubic meters per hour capacity in its Gujarat's Kalol unit and will provide free oxygen to hospitals suffering from a shortage of oxygen amid the unprecedented
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Union Home Secy writes to states/UTs to ensure free transportation of oxyg
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written a letter to all states and union territories, asking them to ensure free movement of transportation of oxygen and vehicles of its manufacturers int
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Majority parliamentary panel meetings postponed amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): With India witnessing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in recent days, various meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committees have been postponed due to the surge in coronavirus infections.
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Lawyer seeks deferment of AoR exam to December due rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): In view of the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the country including in the national capital, lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay on Thursday wrote to the secretary-general of the Supreme Court, seeking def
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100 new hospitals to have own oxygen plants under PM-CARES Fund: MoHFW
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): After a meeting of Empowered Group 2 (EG2) to review the availability of essential medical equipment and oxygen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the union health ministry on Thursday informed that 100 new hospitals will get their own oxygen plant under the PM-Ca
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NEET PG 2021 postponed amid COVID-19 spike, new date to be announced later
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Amid the massive surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the central government on Thursday decided to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-Postgraduate exam. The all-India medical entrance test was scheduled to take place on April
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PM Modi interacts with Governors, LGs of all states, UTs on COVID-19 situa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually interacted with Governors and Lieutenant Governors of all states and union territories regarding the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive in the country.
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