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Petition against Central Vista Project Dismissed, Construction Activities Allowed

NEW DELHI, May 31: In a victory of sorts for the centre going ahead with the construction of the Central Vista project despite Covid pandemic, the Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking to halt its construction work saying it was a project of “national importance.” The court also ruled that the plea […]

SC Grills Centre on Vaccination Policy, Highlights India’s “Digital Divide”

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 31: The Centre found itself in a difficult spot facing a battery of tough questions when the Supreme Court on Monday flagged “various flaws” in its vaccination policy, including making CoWIN registration mandatory totally ignoring the “ground reality” of “digital divide” in India. Observing that policy makers must have an […]

WB Chief Secretary “Retires,” Appointed Mamata Government’s Chief Adviser

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 31: Playing one up on the centre, the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee made her chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to retire as per the originally scheduled date on Monday and was promptly appointed as her chief adviser. On a day of fast changing scenarios amidst tussle with the centre, […]

Baba Ramdev Attacks Allopathy again, See no Use of Vaccine if Protected by Yoga and Ayurved

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 30: While the BJP has kept blaming the opposition parties for “creating misconceptions” among the people against Corona vaccine, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, considered to be close to the ruling party, has again attempted to demolish the allopathic system of medicine and rejected getting vaccinated. “For decades, I have been […]

Government Advisory to TV Channels to Spread Corona Awareness

NEW DELHI, May 30: The Centre on Sunday issued an advisory for private television channel asking them to help the government spread awareness about the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic by displaying four national level helpline numbers. The government said it wanted to create awareness about three things – Covid treatment protocol, Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccination. […]

Modi Counts “Successes” of his Government in Seven Years

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 30: Even as the prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday counted as a “success” of his government India’s grim fight against the Coronavirus, the centre attempted to allay the apprehensions over the slow pace of vaccination in the country claiming that nearly 12 crore doses of Covid vaccines would be […]

Wife Following Deceased Husband’s Footsteps, Joins Indian Army

NEW DELHI, May 29: Nitika Kaul, whose husband made the supreme sacrifice for the country just about a month before they were to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, following his footsteps joined the Indian Army. She was commissioned in the army at a ceremony at the Officers’ Training Academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday. […]

“Pfizer Vaccine Less Effective but Protects against More Transmissible Variant:” Study

NEW DELHI, May 29: A Paris-based institute is claimed to have found that the Pfizer vaccine is slightly less effective but appears to still protect against the more transmissible Covid variant found in India. According to a study by France’s Pasteur Institute, “Despite slightly diminished efficacy, the Pfizer vaccine probably protects” against the variant found […]

Pandemic Orphaned Children to be Supported by PM CARES FUND

NEW DELHI, May 29: All children who have lost both their parents in Covid-19 will be supported under the ‘PM CARES for Children’ scheme, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Saturday. Such children will get a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a fund of Rs 10 lakh when they […]

“India Plans to vaccinate One Crore People Daily by July End:” Guleria

NEW DELHI, May 29: Even as the daily new cases dipped to 45 days low at 1.73 lakh in the last 24 hours on Saturday morning, the chief of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Randeep Guleria, a member of the government Covid panel, said India hoped to vaccinate one crore people daily […]
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