Kolkata

Record single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in Bengal on second day of lockdown in containment zones

11:41 pm July 10, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal registered a record single-day spike of 1,198 COVID-19 cases on Friday, even as the second day of the lockdown in the containment zones was by and large effective with people staying indoors and shops closed. The total number of cases in the state stands at 27,109, while 26 more people succumbed to […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

COVID-19: Vistara will let passenger book adjacent seat at discount to keep it vacant

8:34 pm July 6, 2020

New Delhi: A passenger planning to travel on a Vistara flight will soon be able to book the adjacent seat as well at a discounted rate so as to keep it vacant, said its Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan on Monday. This statement came after Vistara released a survey on Monday that stated 24 per […]

Chandrodaya Temple reopens for devotees after more than 3 months

4:17 pm July 5, 2020

Kolkata: The gates of Chandrodaya Temple, Mayapur, world headquarters of the ISKCON, reopened for devotees on Sunday, more than three months after they were shut in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The ‘darshan’ of the deities began from 9 am and around 100 devotees came inside the premises through sanitiser tunnel, ISKCON (International Society […]

COVID-19:After caution by experts, ICMR defends move to fast-track vaccine, says in line with globally accepted norms

11:34 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: After medical experts cautioned against rushing a COVID-19 vaccine, the ICMR on Saturday defended its move to fast-track clinical trials for a planned launch by August 15, saying the process was exactly in accordance with globally accepted norms. The premier medical research body said the letter by its Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava to principal investigators of the […]

Scientists strike note of caution as ‘Made in India’ vaccine programme gains momentum

3:42 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 vaccine programme has gained sudden traction but it is imperative to strike a balance between giving it high priority and rushing into a process that takes months, even years, several scientists said on Saturday, a day after the ICMR announced it envisaged a preventive by next month. There was hope but caution too […]