The state of Karnataka has registered 5,983 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 138 related fatalities as the caseload surges to 27,90,338 and the death toll goes to 33,434 as of Thursday. The day also marked 10,685 new recoveries, which makes the cumulative count of recoveries go up to 26,10,157. From the fresh cases registered on…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inauguratingg the Customized Crash Course programme for training the Covid-19 frontline workers as scheduled on June 18 at 11 AM through the mode of video conferencing. According to an official release from Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the launch will initiate the programe in as many as 111 training centres…
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) is planning to launch Covovax in India till September, according to the people aware of the development revealed to ANI. Covovax is a type of Covid-19 vaccine developed by US-based firm Novavax. The SII further declared that it will initiate clinical trials of Novavax for children by the month…
Around 20 people which includes three Indians have been reported to be missing in the flash floods caused by heavy rains in Sindhupalchok district in central Nepal, according to a government official. The District Administration Officer (DAO) of Sindhupalchok, Arun Pokhrel, confirmed the information that 3 Indians and equivalent Chinese residents are missing from Tuesday…
According to a recent study conducted, anti-Covid-19 drug 2-DG developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has proven to be effective against all the strains of Covid-19 and simultaneously curtails the multiplicity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As per the abstract analyzed by the news agency ANI, the preliminary study depicted that 2-DG drug…
A 100-bed Covid-19 hospital powered with solar energy will be instituted in Yelahanka, Bengaluru in a few days, as a measure to boost the health infrastructure of the city for the upcoming anticipated third wave of Covid-19. Union Minister DV Sadananada Gowda will be launching the hospital on Saturday. An NGO known as Doctors For…
BJP’s National General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh said, “All our party workers, Minister and legislators are united, there are no differences of any kind,” adding that the Karnataka state government is doing an efficient job under the leadership of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. The statement by Arun Singh comes at a time when…
India and Kyrgyzstan conducted the 11th round of Foreign Office Consultants via video conferencing on Wednesday and assessed bilateral cooperation with particularly emphasizing the timely implementation of the decisions collectively taken along with the MOUs or agreements formalized amid the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kyrgyzstan in 2019. Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West) led…
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Wednesday declared that more than Rs 41 crore will be allotted from the PM CARES fund for creating a couple of 250- bed makeshift Covid-19 hospitals which will be built in Murshidabad and Kalyani in West Bengal. Although the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will be establishing the…
Union information and technology minister Ravishankar Prasad on Wednesday claimed that Twitter losing the legal protection in India is justified, iterating that Twitter has not adhered to the guidelines though the social media giant was given several opportunities. Prasad posted on Koo, lauded by several Indian Twitter users, saying, “There are numerous queries arising as…
