Be strict with hoarders of essential medicines: Prime Minister to States
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday requested the States to deal strictly with hoarding and black marketing of essential medicines and injections. Chairing a meeting of Chief Ministers of high burden states, Modi said that the Railways and the Air Force have been deployed to reduce travel time of oxygen tankers. The Chief Ministers of More...
Covishield offers protection from ‘double mutant’, says CCMB
Hyderabad: Covishield vaccine offers protection from double mutant variant of novel coronavirus, shows a study by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Covishield has been developed by Oxford-Astrazeneca CCMB More...
Fix responsibility with local administration for oxygen Supply obstruction: PM Modi
New Delhi: Amid the oxygen crises in Covid-19 hospitals across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed the concerned officials to ensure that oxygen is supplied to various states and Union More...
Covaxin effective against double mutant strain found in India: ICMR
New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well. ICMR cited the More...
PM Modi to state governments: Lockdown should be the last option
New Delhi: Ruling out the possibility of a national lockdown amid rising cases of Covid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the prevailing pandemic on Tuesday evening. He said that the government More...
Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC order on lockdown in 5 UP cities
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Allahabad High Court order directing lockdown in five cities of Uttar Pradesh in the backdrop of the worsening Covid-19 situation. The top court More...
Everyone above 18 eligible for anti-Covid vax from May 1, announces Modi govt
New Delhi: The Union Government on Monday announced that everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get a vaccine against Covid-19 from May 1. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister More...
Allahabad HC orders lockdown in 5 UP cities, state govt refuses to implement
Lucknow/Prayagraj: The Yogi Adityanath government will not implement the lockdown in five cities as ordered by the Allahabad High Court on Monday. Allahabad High Court on Monday ordered a complete lockdown in five More...
Railways to create green corridor for fast movement of liquid oxygen
New Delhi: Amid demand of oxygen across the country after Covid surge, the railways is getting fully ready to transport Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) and Oxygen Cylinders from one place to another. The railways has More...
Mamata in habit of doing politics with dead bodies: PM Modi
Kolkata: Launching a blistering attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Trinamool Congress supremo has an old habit of doing politics with dead bodies and she is trying More...