Editor Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is working on the development of new treatment options for COVID-19 patients which it aims to launch over the next few months while ensuring uninterrupted supplies of its existing range of products for the infectious disease in the market. The company has already launched Sputnik V vaccine while partnering various organisations, including … Read more
Macrotech Developers is targeting to bring down its net debt to zero by 2023-24 fiscal from the current borrowing level of around Rs 16,000 crore, as it remains bullish on housing and warehousing segments despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s net debt will come down to Rs 12,000 crore level at the end of this … Read more
Natco Pharma is currently trading at Rs. 1105.00, up by 114.20 points or 11.53% from its previous closing of Rs. 990.80 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 1188.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1188.95 and Rs. 1100.00 respectively. So far 109062 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more
Mumbai : All the 274 personnel who were on board barge P305 that sank and tugboat Varaprada that went adrift during Cyclone Tauktae fury have been accounted for with the recovery of 16 bodies along Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts, the Navy said on Monday. “A total of 274 crew were reported missing on May 17 … Read more
Patna : The COVID-19 situation continued to be grim in Bihar on Saturday as improvements in rates of infection and recovery notwithstanding, over 100 fatalities were reported and the death toll surged past the 4,500-mark. According to the health department, 107 more patients succumbed to the dreaded virus and the toll stands at 4,549. The … Read more
Welcoming Ireland President Michael D. Higgins reported comments that he would like to see yoga taught to school children across Ireland, Hindus are urging that all Ireland schools should urgently adopt yoga as a part of their curriculum, providing an opportunity to students to avail the multiple benefits yoga offered. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, … Read more
Singapore : A total of 87,055 Indians have returned back home from Singapore since May last year as part of the Vande Bharat Mission repatriation flights, the Indian High Commission here has said. Among the reasons the Indians had to return home were job loss, family compulsion and death in family due to COVID -19 … Read more
Jaipur, May : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to implement the Ambedkar DBT voucher scheme for students from SC, ST, OBC, MBC and EWS categories, a government release said on Sunday. Under the scheme, the state government will provide vouchers for residential facilities to college students who are studying in urban … Read more
Bengaluru : Experts in Karnataka will study whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination. Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, who is also the head of the state”s COVID task force, held a meeting on Sunday with the treatment protocol committee where the … Read more
Udaipur : Though there has been a dip in COVID cases and related deaths, yet, there are children who have been rendered helpless and no one to take care of after their guardians passed away recently. Childline Chittorgarh received reports from two separate areas where children were found in need of care and protection. “We reached … Read more
Udaipur : Chittorgarh police on Sunday arrested three persons all members of a chilly spray gang that targeted pedestrians and two wheeler drivers on secluded roads in different parts of the city and looted mobiles, jewelry and cash. Heeralal (36) of Nimbaheda, Sonu (19) of Neemuch, MP and Nasir aka Murad (30) of Mandphiya were arrested … Read more
New Delhi : Lockdown was extended on Sunday in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Puducherry with many states already imposing COVID-induced restrictions till May-end to rein in infections and deaths during the second wave of the pandemic. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that the ongoing lockdown in the national capital will continue for another week … Read more
Udaipur. In this second wave of Covid19 Pandemic, there has been a shortage of oxygen everywhere. Keeping this in mind, 15 “Oxygen Concentrator” machines have been provided for Covid19 patients in the Government Nahata Hospital on behalf of Rani BhatiyaniMandirSansthan, Jasol. The Trust also made available -5 “Multi Para Monitor machines, 15 Table Top Pulse Oximeters … Read more
New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Sunday sought a 12-day custody of two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar to question him over his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium. Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra reserved the order on the police remand application. Kumar was physically produced before the court, … Read more
New Delhi : An “informed, collaborative” decision on the Class 12 board exam will be taken at the earliest, the Union Education Minister said on Sunday after a high-level meet could not take a call with the Delhi government and a section of parents pitching for its cancellation amid the pandemic and others favouring holding … Read more
Indore : A team of three engineers from Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been rendering their ventilator-related technical services free of cost in government-run hospitals in different parts of the state amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The team, popularly known as ”Ventilator Express” on social media, not only installs new ventilators sent … Read more
Udaipur : On the occasion of the International Day of Biological Diversity (22 May), Department of Environmental Sciences, M L Sukhadia University, Udaipur; Agrawal Girls’ PG College, Gangapur City and Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board, Jaipur along with their twelve partners from all over India and Globe organized an International Webinar. Through the partnering organizations, three … Read more
New Delhi : Delhi recorded 1,649 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest since March 30, and 189 fatalities on Sunday, while the positivity rate slipped to 2.42 per cent, even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended the lockdown in the capital by another week. This is the second day on the trot that the number of … Read more
Although a law allowing cremation was passed in Malta Parliament in May 2019, but a functioning crematorium is still nowhere in sight. According to some estimates; going through blueprints, approvals, construction, licensing, etc.; it might be 2024 or 2025 when a working crematorium would be available to the public for cremation of their loved ones. Malta, … Read more
Udaipur : The Covid-19 virus that affected the lives of everyone across the globe is currently striking India with its second wave infecting millions in the country. In order to support the medical fraternity who is combating this pandemic at the frontlines, Epiroc Mining India Limited has extended critical life support in the form of ten … Read more
Raipur : The collector of Chhattisgarh”s Surajpur district, Ranbir Sharma, was removed from on Sunday after a viral video showed him slapping a man and throwing his mobile phone for alleged COVID-19 norms violation. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel issued instructions for the removal of the IAS officer from . The collector along with some policemen … Read more
New Delhi : Diesel price in the national capital on Sunday crossed Rs 84 mark while petrol rate in Mumbai neared Rs 100 a litre after fuel prices were raised again. Petrol price was increased by 17 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel … Read more
Union Bank Of India is currently trading at Rs. 37.40, up by 0.55 points or 1.49% from its previous closing of Rs. 36.85 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 37.30 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 37.65 and Rs. 37.05 respectively. So far 466042 shares were traded on the counter. … Read more
Torrent Power is currently trading at Rs. 457.45, up by 26.65 points or 6.19% from its previous closing of Rs. 430.80 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 445.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 462.70 and Rs. 426.10 respectively. So far 454380 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more
Delegates from BRICS nations highlighted the importance of enhancing collaboration among astronomers from the countries at the seventh meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting. Under the Science, Technology, and Innovation track of the BRICS 2021 calendar, India hosted the seventh meeting of BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, … Read more
At a time when the country is struggling with the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, in a major relief to different category of workers engaged in various scheduled employments in the central sphere, the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India has notified and revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) with effect … Read more
The most awaited Pune emission inventory report to understand the contribution of various sources of emissions in Pune Air quality has been released by Prof. Nitin Kalmarkar, Vice-Chancellor of SPPU. The final product yielded mapping of pollution sources in each 400m x 400m grid of PMR for 8 major pollutants namely, PM2.5, PM10, NOx, CO, SO2, … Read more
India has achieved a new milestone in its vaccination drive as the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 19 Cr (19,18,79,503) today under the Phase-3 of the nationwide Vaccination Drive. A total of 19,18,79,503 vaccine doses have been administered through 27,53,883 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 97,24,339 HCWs … Read more
Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) to various states across the country. So far, Indian Railways has delivered nearly 13319 MT of LMO in more than 814 tankers to various states across the country. It may be noted that 208 … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with doctors and officials of Varanasi today through video conference. During the interaction, the doctors and officials of Varanasi thanked the Prime Minister for his continuous and proactive leadership that helped in ramping up health infrastructure and ensured adequate supply of necessary medications and critical equipment like ventilators and oxygen … Read more
In a bid to increase mangoes exports to South Korea, APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy, Seoul and Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK), organised a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (VBSM). Senior officials from APEDA, Embassy of India, ICCK, exporters from India and importers from South Korea participated in the VBSM organised yesterday. Due … Read more
Happiest Minds Technologies is currently trading at Rs. 761.45, up by 12.25 points or 1.64% from its previous closing of Rs. 749.20 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 755.15 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 769.35 and Rs. 753.95 respectively. So far 193414 shares were traded on the counter. The … Read more
New Delhi : A day after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi”s letter to the Prime Minister regarding rehabilitation of children orphaned due to COVID-19, BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi wrote to her, saying the Centre and BJP-ruled states, including UP, have taken steps to help such children, and asked her to “monitor” the Congress-ruled states where … Read more
New Delhi : Hours after a BJP spokesperson”s tweets on an alleged Congress ”toolkit” on the Centre”s COVID-19 response were labelled as ”manipulated media”, the government on Friday asked Twitter to remove the tag, saying the social media platform cannot pass judgment on a matter under investigation. The Ministry of Electronics and IT wrote “a … Read more
Yashjeet Varshney, a first year student at MDI Gurgaon has spent the last few days toggling between managing affairs at home and attending virtual meetings with business leaders at Samsung India, where he is doing his summer internship. “I learn new things here every day and many new perspectives that a business school … Read more
Bottling plant was setup with a capacity of 500 cylinders/ day Additional support of 160 MT liquid oxygen coming to 26,000 cylinders Support extended in 6 districts – Udaipur, Rajsamand, Dungarpur, Sirohi, Jalore and Bhilwara Udaipur : In time of a critical need of oxygen in the state, Hindustan Zinc has dedicated its entire supply of … Read more
Hyderabad : A total of 500 Covishield vials have been reported missing from a government hospital here, police said on Friday. The medical superintendent of the hospital at Kondapur has lodged a complaint that 50 boxes containing 500 Covishield vaccines have gone missing, the police said. The boxes were found missing when the superintendent asked … Read more
Amaravati : The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to send the Ayurvedic medicine, being touted as a miracle cure for COVID-19 and distributed in SPS Nellore district, to the ICMR for a detailed study of its efficacy. The government also decided to send a team of experts to Nellore for an on-the-spot study of … Read more
Star Cement is currently trading at Rs. 110.35, up by 3.60 points or 3.37% from its previous closing of Rs. 106.75 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 108.40 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 112.95 and Rs. 107.65 respectively. So far 105343 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more
Samsung today announced special offers on Galaxy Tabs as part of its ‘Back to School’ campaign for students. Galaxy Tabs have emerged as the devices of choice for students and teachers at a time when digital learning and online education have become extremely popular across the country. The new offers are applicable on Galaxy … Read more
Trivandrum Airport and its frontline corona warriors have been playing an active role to combat Covid-19 by facilitating the seamless delivery of medical essentials. A total 313 boxes (9.76 MT) of COVID-19 vaccines have been transported through various airlines till 19th May 2021 through the Trivandrum Airport. To overcome the oxygen crisis, a total of 300 oxygen concentrators, … Read more
SJVN is currently trading at Rs. 26.70, up by 0.20 points or 0.75% from its previous closing of Rs. 26.50 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 27.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 27.20 and Rs. 26.50 respectively. So far 185943 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group … Read more
The Sports Authority of India will extend medical and accident insurance cover to more than 13,000 athletes, coaches and support staff from this year. This is in keeping with the decision of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to ensure the safety and well-being of all athletes and support staff in the wake of the … Read more
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda today expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking historic decision to onetime enhance subsidy rates for DAP and other P & K fertilisers for upcoming Kharif season, which he said would hugely benefit millions of farmers. It may be noted that prices … Read more
New Delhi : Delhi recorded 3,009 COVID-19 cases and 252 fatalities on Friday, with the city”s positivity rate slipping to 4.76 per cent, data shared by the health department showed. As per the latest health bulletin, these new fatalities pushed the COVID-19 death toll in the national capital to 22,831. This is the third consecutive … Read more
Mexican model Yanet Garcia is making heads turn with her beautiful posts on social media. She has opened a modelling school Yanet Garcia Models in her hometown Monterrey where she personally trains aspiring models. This stunning weather girl became more famous after TMZ and Playboy described her as a “girl that makes you want to … Read more
New Delhi : Hyundai Motor India on Friday said it has created a relief task force to support customers affected by the Cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat, Goa, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan. To ensure uninterrupted mobility, the company said it is extending emergency roadside assistance service to support the customers for hassle-free and peace of … Read more
Jodhpur : Self-styled godman Asaram”s plea for interim bail to pursue medical treatment through Ayurveda in Haridwar was rejected by the Rajasthan High Court on Friday. The court”s rejection came after perusal of the rape convict”s medical report submitted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Jodhpur. Asaram was admitted to the facility … Read more
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, Govt. of India visited Alwar (Rajasthan) today i.e. on 20.05.2021 and inspected the upgraded Covid related medical facilities at ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Alwar. During his visit, he inspected and reviewed all the facilities being made available during Covid-19 including ICUs … Read more
New Delhi : Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said there were 197 cases of black fungus in hospitals across Delhi till Wednesday night, including non-residents who have come to the city for treatment. The minister also said many inoculation centres for the 18-44 age group are being shut in Delhi from Friday as the … Read more