Day: November 24, 2020

Philippines targets 60 million for vaccination

12:39 pm November 24, 2020

Manila: Philippine officials say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for vaccination against the coronavirus next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos (USD 1.4 billion) to develop considerable immunity among a majority of Filipinos. Carlito Galvez Jr., who oversees government efforts to secure the vaccines, said late Monday that negotiations […]

70-year-old man shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Delhi’s Vikaspuri: Police

12:33 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi : A 70-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne men outside his house in west Delhi‘s Vikaspuri, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Attam Singh, a resident of Vikaspuri, they said. Around 5.20 pm on Monday, the police received information about a firing incident near house […]

Coast Guard vessel tows away malfunctioning tanker from eco- sensitive Nicobar island

12:30 pm November 24, 2020

Port Blair: An Indian Coast Guard (ICG)ship has towed away a tanker, containing 910 tonnes of bunker fuel, from waters close to eco-sensitive Katchall Island in the Nicobar archipelago, towards which it was drifting after a total power failure, a statement issued by the maritime force said on Tuesday The Dubai-bound ‘MT Anasthasia-1’, with 24 […]

More than half of 20-year-olds in India’s metros likely to develop diabetes in lifetime: Study

12:22 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: More than half of men, and nearly two thirds of women currently aged 20 years in India could develop diabetes in their life time, with most of those cases likely to be type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Diabetologia, estimated the probability of a metropolitan Indian of […]

PM Modi speaks to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry CMs over Cyclone Nivar

12:14 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regarding the situation in the wake of Cyclone Nivar and assured them of all possible support from the Centre. On Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department had forecast a cyclonic storm that could intensify into a severe cyclonic […]