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"People are dying": Supreme Court chides reluctant TN govt over re-opening of Vedanta oxygen plant

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its dissatisfaction with Tamil Nadu government's stand that the Vedanta's oxygen plant cannot be reopened due to potential law and order problem.

Apr 23, 2021

Leh turns into a Covid hotspot, Kargil reports 15 positive; Who's behind it (Details)

Leh records 95 percent of total active Covid cases in Ladakh; authorities order house-to-house survey to single out asymptomatic cases 

Apr 23, 2021

Long days await as polar ice cap melting could make earth heavier, expert says

Morlighem also warned that polar ice cap melting could even pull Europe to a mini ice age

Apr 23, 2021

After oxygen alarm, Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi gets fresh supply of oxygen

After Sir Ganga Ram hospital raised an alarm for oxygen shortage, a fresh consignment arrived at the hospital on Friday morning. A truck loaded with oxygen by INOX reached at the around 9.30 a.m. on Friday morning, the hospital authority said.

Apr 23, 2021

BJP MLA asks Govt to acquire SII, slams its CEO Adoor Poonawalla over vaccine price

Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, a senior BJP MLA from Gorakhpur, has compared Serum Institute of India (SII), CEO, Adar Poonawalla with a 'dacoit' and also asked the government to 'acquire' the company under the Epidemic Diseases Act.

Apr 23, 2021

India to import oxygen generation plants from Germany as severe shortage looms large

Amid reports of shortage of oxygen in the hospitals during the second wave of Covid across the country, India will be importing oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany to cater the shortage.

Apr 23, 2021

Yogi Govt relents, does away with referral system for admission of Covid patients in private hospitals

The Yogi Adityanath government has finally succumbed to public pressure and has done away with the referral system for admission of Covid patients in hospitals.

Apr 23, 2021

Amid acute shortage, this UP bizman refills oxygen cylinders at Re 1

At a time when oxygen cylinders are hard to come by and the few that are available, are being sold for as much as Rs 30,000 in the black market, this information comes as a pleasant surprise.

Apr 23, 2021

Forget Nostradamus and young astrologer, this Hindu saint predicted Covid pandemic 300 years ago

Followers of Veera Brahmendra Swamy believe that the Hindu saint had foreseen the coronavirus outbreak 300 years ago

Apr 23, 2021

Mumbai woman donates her oxygen cylinder, sells jewellery to buy more for COVID patients

Mumbai couple is setting an example of generosity by helping COVID patients in dire need of oxygen as the nation battles shortage of medical oxygen.

Apr 23, 2021

Death of 14-year-old in encounter prompts anger against Pakistani terrorists in Kashmir

The death of a 14-year-old boy in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district has prompted anger against Pakistani terrorists, with people accusing them of misusing children to further their sinister agenda.

Apr 22, 2021

Union Minister threatens to slap angry kin pleading for oxygen for his mother [Watch]

Union Minister Prahlad Patel is on the receiving end of netizens' ire after a video of him threatening to slap a man pleading for oxygen in hospital has gone viral.

Apr 22, 2021

Thieves steal vials from Haryana govt hospital; realise COVID jabs, return them

According to the police, the thieves took away 1,710 doses of Covishield and Covaxin from the storeroom of the Civil Hospital.

Apr 22, 2021

PM Modi cancels Bengal visit; calls high-level meet to review COVID situation

As per party sources, Prime Minister Modi was supposed to address four rallies in West Bengal on Friday.

Apr 22, 2021

Opening of Zojila Pass poses new COVID challenge in Kargil; closure causes scarcity of essentials

Closure of route created a scarcity of essential commodities but the threat of COVID looms large after highway reopens.

Apr 22, 2021