Covid-19 vaccine: Covishield price for states reduced by 25% to Rs 300 per dose
NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India (SII) — the maker of the most used COVID-19 vaccine in the country — on Wednesday announced a cut in price of the jab it plans to sell to states to Rs 300 per dose from the earlier Rs 400. This follows widespread criticism of its pricing policy as […]
Mumbai: FIR against Param Bir Singh, 26 others over corruption charges
MUMBAI: Maharashtra police have filed an FIR against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh after a police inspector levelled corruption charges against him, a senior official said on Thursday. The FIR has been registered at Akola in Vidarbha against Singh, DCP Parag Manere and 26 other policemen. The city Kotwali police in Akola registered […]
Expenditure secretary TV Somanathan appointed as Finance Secretary
NEW DELHI: Expenditure Secretary TV Somanathan has been designated as the Finance Secretary, a Personnel Ministry order issued on Wednesday said. He is a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Mr Somanathan, Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance as the […]
India records biggest single-day spike with 379,257 fresh Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI: India saw a record single day rise of 3,79,257 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,83,76,524, while active cases crossed the 30-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll increased to 2,04,832 with a record 3,645 daily new fatalities, the data […]
More than 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states to be administered
NEW DELHI: The government of India has leading the fight against the COVID19 pandemic. Vaccination is a crucial pillar of the five point strategy of Government of India to fight the pandemic (including Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour). A Liberalised and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination will be implemented from 1st […]
India reports biggest single-day spike with 360,960 fresh Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI: India saw a record single-day rise of 3,60,960 coronavirus cases, which pushed the total tally to 1,79,97,267, while the death toll crossed two lakh following 3,293 fresh fatalities, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease is 1,48,17,371, while the case fatality […]
L-G Anil Baijal now ‘government’ in Delhi as Centre notifies amended GNCT Act
NEW DELHI: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, which gives primacy to the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) over the elected government in the city, has come into force. The provisions of the Act came into effect from April 27, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). […]
Supreme Court asks Narendra Modi government to explain rationale of different price slabs for Covid-19 shots
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took note of different prices of COVID-19 vaccines for Centre (Narendra Modi government), states and the private hospitals and asked the central government to explain to it the rationale and basis behind such a pricing policy. The top court, hearing a suo motu case related to ‘distribution of […]
CEOs of 40 US companies create global task force to help India fight Covid-19
NEW DELHI: In a show of solidarity, CEOs of some 40 top American companies have come together to create a global task force to mobilise resources to help India fight the battle against COVID-19. A collective initiative of the US-India Business Council of the US Chambers of Commerce, and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum […]
Supreme Court panel against rail double-tracking project in Goa
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee has said it does not find any justification for undertaking the rail double-tracking project in Goa, which is being opposed by environmental experts. The panel, in its report on April 23, said a project of this nature will destroythe fragile eco-system of the Western Ghats, which is […]
Haryana government’s claims over crop procurement hollow: Bhupinder Singh Hooda
CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana chief minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday alleged that the state government’s claims of smooth crop procurement have proved hollow as a majority of farmers are yet to receive their payment. The government’s promise of payment to farmers within 72 hours of crop procurement has proved to be another […]
India records biggest single-day spike with 352,991 fresh Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI: With 3,52,991 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, the highest so far, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 1,73,13,163 while active cases have crossed the 28-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to1,95,123 with a record 2,812 new […]
Steel Sector produced 3474 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen yesterday
NEW DELHI: Public Sector Undertakings, under the Ministry of Steel, and other Private companies in the steel sector, in this hour of need, are with the nation and continuing their best to supplement the efforts of the Government in making available Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO). Total daily Oxygen production capacity of Steel plants is 2834 […]
PMO says 551 oxygen generation plants to be set up through PM Cares Fund
NEW DELHI: In line with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s direction of boosting availability of oxygen to hospitals, the PM CARES Fund has given in-principle approval for allocation of funds for installation of 551 dedicated Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen Generation Plants inside public health facilities in the country. PM has directed that these […]
Mutual Funds add 8.1 million investors account in FY21, experts hopeful of growth
NEW DELHI: The mutual fund industry added more than 81 lakh investor accounts in 2020-21, taking the total tally to 9.78 crore,and experts hope that the healthy growth in folios would continue in the ongoing fiscal also. The industry had added 72.89 lakh investor accounts in 2019-20, according to data from the Association of Mutual […]
Covid-19 impact: FPIs pull out Rs 7,622 cr from Indian markets in April
NEW DELHI: Overseas investors withdrew a net Rs 7,622 crore from Indian markets in April so far as a surge in COVID-19 cases and the consequent restrictions imposed by various states dent investors’ sentiment. According to the depositories data, overseas investors pulled out Rs 8,674 crore from equities, but invested Rs 1,052 crore in the […]