COVID

PM to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

7:47 pm April 5, 2021

New Delhi: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers on Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, sources said Monday. Modi”s last interaction with chief ministers was on March 17 during which he had expressed concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Relax norms for opening vaccination centre, taking jab: Kejriwal writes to PM

7:26 pm April 5, 2021

New Delhi: With Delhi witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to relax the norms for opening vaccination centres and lift the age criterion for getting inoculated. He reiterated the Delhi government can vaccinate all the residents of the city within three months […]

BJP supports Thackeray govt’s decision to impose weekend lockdown in Maharashtra

2:40 pm April 5, 2021

Nagpur: After the Maharashtra government announced the decision to impose a complete lockdown on weekends, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that his party supports the decision and appealed to the people to follow the restrictions. “BJP supports government decision to impose lockdown. People should abide by restrictions and follow COVID-19 protocols. To ensure maximum […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays

10:38 pm April 4, 2021

Paris: The French city of Lyon’s main stadium opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands spent the holiday lining up for injections at hippodromes, velodromes or other sites as France tried to speed up shots amid a new rush of coronavirus cases. But as Europe celebrated its second Easter in a […]

In Easter speech, Pope Francis calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

10:33 pm April 4, 2021

Vatican City: Pope Francis in his traditional Easter Sunday address denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continue to rage even as the coronavirus pandemic has triggered severe social and economic suffering and swollen the ranks of the poor. Francis tempered his “Urbi et Orbi″ address (Latin for ”To the city and to the world”) wishes […]