New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to healthcare and frontline workers crossed over 1.08 crore on Saturday in the country, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 20 (ANI): Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that every crime is being politicised, every action of an elected government is being seen from a political angle. This kind of atmosphere is one of the biggest threats to the pace of de
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Asserting the need for pacing up the manufacturing sector in the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the governments should provide tax breaks to medium and small industries in order to produce cheaper products than China.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 20 (ANI): India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Saturday said the Indian Premier League (IPL) deal will not act as a hindrance towards him playing county cricket this year.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav attacked Yogi Adityanath over a past comment in which the Uttar Pradesh chief minister had said that the opposition parties possessed "division in their DNA".
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 20 (ANI): All healthcare and front-line warriors must take COVID-19 vaccination to prevent the outbreak of the second wave of coronavirus in Karnataka, said state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 20 (ANI): India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Saturday said that the pitch used for the second Test at Chennai was not at all "dangerous" and it was just a matter of the wicket offering some turn.
Rome [Italy], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Italian coast guard said on Saturday it saved over 40 irregular migrants on board a boat that capsized off the Lampedusa island in the Mediterranean Sea, with the search operation for the remaining survivors still underway.
Canberra [Australia], February 20 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said Facebook is back in negotiations with the government after the tech platform decided to restrict users in Australia from sharing news content.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 20 (ANI): Portraying Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the daughter of Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien on Saturday said the party's slogan "Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaye" (Bengal wants its own daughter) is for people to interpret.
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists from Russia's research center Vector have confirmed the first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of the influenza A virus, which causes bird flu, the head of the Rostpotrebnadzor consumer rights protection watchdog said.