Day: February 25, 2021

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus

11:42 pm February 25, 2021

Dakar: A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to unnecessary deaths. It takes about 12 weeks to install a hospital oxygen plant and even less time […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Second edition of Global Bio-India to be held from March1-3

11:37 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: The second edition of Global Bio-India aimed at showcasing the strength and opportunities of India’s biotechnology sector at the national level and to the global community will be organised from March 1-3 on a digital platform, the DBT said on Thursday. The theme for this year is ”Transforming Lives” with a tag line […]

Eight new COVID-19 cases in Noida

11:34 pm February 25, 2021

Noida: Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded eight fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday that pushed the district’s infection tally to 25,504, official data showed. The active cases in the district rose to 65 from 59 the previous day, according to the data released by the state health department. Another two patients were discharged after recovering from the […]

Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

11:15 pm February 25, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said “98 percent of rural people” in the country did not contract the coronavirus as they “live with nature” and urged Indians to revisit the habits including the food habits and consume traditional healthy food and not the junk food. Naidu, who was in the state to deliver the […]

Pitch was good, quality of batting was not: Kohli

11:10 pm February 25, 2021

Ahmedabad: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said poor batting and not the pitch was responsible for the day-night third Test against England winding up inside two days and described the performance of batsmen on both sides as “bizarre”. Kohli insisted there were no demons in the pitch, which has been called “not ideal” by […]