corona

‘India must think about US diplomacy’

7:37 pm April 29, 2021

New Delhi: India is currently facing a massive surge in COVID-19 infections. The country on Wednesday added a record over 3.75 lakh new coronavirus cases in a single day. As India’s health care system has collapsed due to shortages of intensive care beds, medical supplies and oxygen, these debilitating numbers are attached with a reasonable […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

American jobless claims drop 13,000 to 553,000 as economy heals

7:04 pm April 29, 2021

Washington: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000 last week to 553,000, the lowest level since the pandemic hit last March and another sign the economy is recovering from the coronavirus recession. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims were down from 566,000 a week earlier. They have fallen sharply […]

Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’

6:59 pm April 29, 2021

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the coronavirus pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades. Biden’s nationally televised address to Congress, his first, raised the stakes for his ability […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

Declining COVID positivity rate is a certain ray of hope for us: Jain

6:27 pm April 29, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that the COVID positivity rate has been declining is a certain ray of hope for the government. Four days ago, the positivity rate in Delhi had touched the 35 per cent mark, which has come down to 31.76 per cent now, he added. He said […]

India grieves 200,000 dead with many more probably uncounted

11:10 pm April 28, 2021

New Delhi: Three days after his coronavirus symptoms appeared, Rajendra Karan struggled to breathe. Instead of waiting for an ambulance, his son drove him to a government hospital in Lucknow, the capital of India’s largest state. But the hospital wouldn’t let him in without a registration slip from the district’s chief medical officer. By the […]