Deepak Chahar of CSK has been ruled out of the IPL 2022 due to a back injury. The management of the Chennai Super Kings has been dealt a major blow, as their main bowler will not play in the 15th edition of the IPL. At the IPL mega auction, Deepak Chahar was bought back by […]Continue Reading
The government announced on Friday that coronavirus booster shots will be available to all adults starting on Sunday at private vaccination centres. The order means that, unlike the booster shots for healthcare workers, frontline workers, and those over 60, most adults will have to pay for the third jab. “The ongoing free vaccination programme for […]Continue Reading
According to a working paper by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at 0.8% during the pandemic-hit year of 2020. ‘Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India,’ a working paper, presents estimates Continue Reading
On the occasion of Holi today, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wished the Indian Australian community well and thanked them for their love and care for all Australians. “This year, Holi takes on even more significance. As we approach the end of the second pandemic year, we can be grateful for the many things that […]Continue Reading
From March 16, the government will begin distributing the Covid-19 vaccination to children aged 12-13 and 13-14. Corbevax, manufactured by Biological-E in Hyderabad, will be given to the new age group, according to the health ministry. Corbevax is the first Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) Protein sub-unit vaccine developed in India against Covid-19. On February 21, […]Continue Reading
Due to the losses they have incurred, private hospitals with recently expired Covid vaccines have announced that they will no longer participate in the national vaccination programme. Surana Sethia Hospital in Chembur, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri, and Apex Group of Hospitals in Mulund and Borivli all reported in February that their vaccines were […]Continue Reading
According to data from the Union Health Ministry, India recorded 6,561 new Covid-19 cases and 142 related deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. on Thursday. With 14,947 patients discharged in the last 24 hours, the number of active infections was 8,528, bringing the total number of active patients to 77,152. According […]Continue Reading
The year 2020 brought with it an unprecedented challenge to humanity. As Covid-19 spread like wildfire to become a worldwide pandemic, governments across the world were forced to take harsh measures to deal with the contagion. Businesses and educational institutions had to be shut down for prolonged periods disrupting the livelihoods of millions of people […]Continue Reading
Telugu film star Mahesh Babu is Covid positive. Despite all the precautions taken, Mahesh Babu said on social media that Covid has been confirmed and has entered into home isolation. Those who came in contact with him should be examined by Covid. “Despite all the precautions taken by my fans and well-wishers, I was found […]Continue Reading
The Delhi government has announced stricter restrictions on the number of Covid cases. The government has ordered the immediate closure of schools, colleges, gymnasiums and movie theater. After Maharashtra, Delhi is one of the most sought after markets for Bollywood movies. Shahid Kapoor’s release of ‘Jersey’, which was scheduled to hit theaters on Continue Reading