India
Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Claim 2 Lives & Disrupt Post-Amphan Restoration Work in Bengal
In North 24 Parganas, a 40-year-old man was killed and five others were injured after a brick wall collapsed on them, police said.
Nursing Staff at Jodhpur AIIMS Protest Denial of Treatment to Wife of Colleague
The nursing staff of the institution had last week submitted a memorandum to the director of AIIMS demanding an inquiry into the matter and stern action against the doctor, who allegedly refused treatment.
Delhi LG Office Employee Tests Covid-19 Positive, 40 Staff Members to be Tested: Report
The LG Secretariat spreads to two parts, which includes the bungalow where around 40 officials works.
Karnataka to Soon Launch Health Register And Maintain Database of All Citizens
The State Health Register will be a robust and standardized health repository of all the citizens, an official release said. This project will be implemented first in Chikkaballapur district on an experimental basis.
Safdarjung Hospital Sends Reports on 52 Deaths That Took Place in Last 2 Months
The death audit committee will go through the reports received from the hospital on Tuesday evening, which contain the death summaries of the deceased, to ascertain if these fatalities were due to COVID-19 or not.
'Immunity Passports' for Covid-19 May Lead to Discrimination, Intentional Infections: Scientists
Considering the possibility of the novel coronavirus evolving even within a country, scientists said, re-infection with a different variant will not be surprising.
India Relieved But Cautious after Nepal Puts Its Revised Map on Hold with Opposition Parties Seeking More Time
India last week had rejected the map, cleared by the KP Sharma Oli cabinet, as a “unilateral act” and had asked Nepal to refrain from such “unjustified cartographic assertion”.
In Stark Reminder of Migrant Crisis, Toddler Tries to Wake Dead Mother at Bihar Railway Station
The woman, who had arrived at Muzaffarpur station from Gujarat in a special train for migrants on Monday, allegedly died of hunger and extreme dehydration after spending long hours in the heat.
'Differences Should Not Overshadow Relations': China Downplays Border Standoff, Says Situation Controllable
Without referring to the military standoff, Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong said both sides should resolve their differences through communication and adhere to the basic premise that they pose no threat to each other.
Why Can't Private Hospitals, Given Land for Free, Treat Covid-19 Patients without Charge, SC Asks Centre
The bench was hearing a matter relating to regulating the charges being levied by private hospitals for Covid-19 treatments.
In Vadodara Hospital with 6 Covid-19 Patients on Ventilator Support, 12-hour Power Cut Rattles Kin
When the power outage occurred, around 12 coronavirus patients were on oxygen support, while six were on ventilator support.
With Sanitiser Dispensers, Hiked Spitting Fee & Spl Sticker Messages, Delhi Metro Preps to Restart Trains
Stickers on social distancing norms have been pasted at regular intervals on seats inside train coaches. Red lines have been drawn at regular intervals next to AFC gates and security checking gates, just before commuters enter near the platform areas.
Cheating in Exams Like Pandemic, Can Ruin Society: Delhi HC
The observation came in while the court was hearing a petition filed by Aarzoo Aggarwal, a final year student challenging the order OF cancelling examinations for the entire semester.
Schools And Colleges across India are Still Not Allowed to Open amid Lockdown, Clarifies Centre
All educational institutions have been shut since mid-March, some of them from March 25 when the nationwide lockdown started to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
Restored Electricity Supply to 97 Percent of Consumers in Kolkata & Nearby Districts, Says CESC
A CESC official said it has been able to double its number of repair teams to 150, involving 5,000 technicians working tirelessly in all the affected areas.
Govt Says Coronavirus Fatality Rate in India is The Lowest Among Badly-hit Countries
Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said from 3.38% in April, the fatality rate in the country has come down to 2.87% as against 6.4% globally.