- Sunday, May 19, 2024
AT LEAST seven crematoriums and graveyards in India's western city of Surat saw a more than three-fold rise in the number of cremations and burials last month compared with a year ago, suggesting many more Covid-19 fatalities than an official tally. The data, gathered from site visits and logs reviewed…
INDIAN Army chief General M M Naravane has said that there can be no de-escalation without complete disengagement at all friction points in eastern Ladakh. He added that the Indian Army is prepared for all contingencies in the region. General Naravane told PTI that India is dealing with China in…
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that the US and India are united in trying to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic together and Washington is determined to help India with its coronavirus crisis. Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who has spent the past week in the US seeking help…
INDIA reported on Saturday (29) 173,790 new coronavirus infections during the previous 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in 45 days, while deaths rose by 3,617. The South Asian nation's tally of infections now stands at 27.7 million, with the death toll at 322,512, health ministry data showed. The daily…
THE Delhi High Court on Friday (28) granted three more weeks to businessman and son-in-law of Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vadra to respond to the notices issued to him by the Income Tax (I-T) department under the black money law. The court said the department can continue with…
MORE THAN 500 doctors died and hundreds more doctors, nurses and other health workers have become infected in the new Covid-19 wave in India, according to a report in The Washington Post. The Indian Medical Association this week confirmed the covid-related deaths of 515 physicians since March, publishing their names…
THOUSANDS of children have lost one or both parents in the new pandemic wave ravaging India, where there were already millions of orphans. The prospect of a surge of abandoned minors worries many. while addressing the issue, the Supreme Court on Friday (28) directed the State authorities to immediately identify…
INDIAN authorities Friday (28) announced a tentative easing of the lockdown in the capital New Delhi as coronavirus infections fall in major cities after weeks of restrictions. Rural areas of the country are now seeing the brunt of a surge in cases that has overwhelmed the health care system and…
STUDENTS in Alabama can now learn yoga at school -- but they still can't deliver the traditional "namaste" greeting to their teacher. The southern state's governor, Kay Ivey, revoked a 30-year-old law that banned the popular practice, letting public schools teach and practice yoga, though stripped clean its cultural, spiritual…
THE NHS Race and Health Observatory, supported by three regulators, on Friday (28) urged healthcare leaders to ensure that policies and processes are fair, inclusive and in line with the 2010 Equality Act. The Observatory along with Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council, and the Care Quality Commission have…
