The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday revealed that only one strain of the Covid-19 Delta variant first identified in India was now considered to be “of concern”, and the other stains have been demoted. The B.1.617 variant of the virus, which has been pointed at for the rapid transmission in India, has been dubbed…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced on Wednesday that all export-oriented businesses will be given the permission to operate starting from Thursday, June 3, although he indicated that stringent Covid-19 regulations will be continued post June 7, when the ongoing lockdown is supposed to end. Yediyurappa said, “The export-oriented businesses will be allowed from Thursday.”…
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to produce the complete data about the purchase history of the three Covid-19 vaccines, which are currently used in the vaccination drive throughout the country, as it proceeded with the suo-moto hearing about the Covid-19 crisis management in the country. The three vaccines are -Oxford University-AstraZeneca’s Covishield, Bharat…
India had administered more than 218 million Coronavirus doses as of the data released on June 1, Tuesday, the day the Centre took the call of cancelling the Class XII Board exams of CBSE, following which CISCE took the same step, giving an answer to the rising questions of the students about preparation. Meanwhile, the…
The Karnataka state officials are experiencing a challenge to identify the total number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 with several loopholes of mobile number mix-ups, technical errors, and negligence. Several beneficiaries have raised a complaint of not receiving certificates post-vaccination, while some said they received erroneous certificates. In a few instances, the registered number of…
The resident doctors in New Delhi and across different states of the country have initiated a day-long black ribbon protest against Baba Ramdev’s derogatory remarks on Allopathy. The Federation Of Resident Doctors’ Associations initiated the protest, which consists of 20,000 members from the government hospitals throughout New Delhi. The doctors will continue with their routine…
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday had a discussion with his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton, where they talked about the respective measures taken by the countries to resolve the Covid-19 crisis, while mutually agreeing mutually to convene the 2+2 Dialogue as soon as possible. In a number of tweets, Singh emphasized the strategic partnership…
The Centre on Tuesday took the final decision to cancel the Class XII examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) deliberating on the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country amid the second wave. The call to cancel the board exams was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra…
The BRICS group of countries seeks an equitable multipolar international system that identifies the sovereign equality of all states and respects their territorial integrity, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while addressing a virtual meeting on Monday which consisted of Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. During the meeting, Jaishankar along with the counterparts from the four…
The total caseload of Covid-19 in the state of Karnataka has dropped down to less than 3 lakh, as the state recorded a decline in fresh cases of 14,304 and 464 fatalities. Though, the total number of cases stands at 26,18,735 and the toll was 29,554. The total number of recoveries in the day is…
