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Around 500 passengers flee Assam railway station to avoid Covid test

The police and health officials could hold back only a handful of passengers after they had disembarked from the train.

May 23, 2021

Yaas likely to intensify into cyclonic storm by May 24; should you panic [details]

Cyclone 'Yaas' is very likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 24 (Monday) morning and further into a very severe cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours.

May 23, 2021

J&K to administer 40,000-50,000 doses per day to 18-45 age group [details]

Excessive outreach programme will begin from May 25 to achieve target of covering 64 lakh population within one month.

May 23, 2021

Puducherry extends lockdown till May 31; no changes in restrictions

The lockdown will be extended in Puducherry till May 31 from the midnight of May 24, when the present lockdown from May 10 was due to end.

May 23, 2021

Haryana extends lockdown till May 31 with relaxations; what's allowed, what's not

While odd number shops will open on odd days, the even number shops will remain open on the even days. The shopping malls would remain closed.

May 23, 2021

J&K doctors assure successful treatment for black fungus; ask to avoid self-medication [details]

While a Jammu-based doctor claims to treat Mucormycosis patient in the year 2005; Dr. Naveed says black fungus case successfully operated in 2020.

May 23, 2021

IAS officer who slapped youth in viral video transferred; Chhattisgarh CM condemns act [details]

Ranbir Sharma a 2012 batch IAS officer, has a tainted past as he was caught taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 in 2015 as SDM in the Kanker district.

May 23, 2021

Health Minister asks Ramdev to withdraw objectionable remarks against doctors [Details]

Your irresponsible statement hurts the sentiments of people across the country, says Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

May 23, 2021

K'taka cracks down on Remdesivir misuse; puts allocation and information system [how to use]

Karnataka Health Department is making sure Remdesivir reaches the patient without any middleman misusing the system. Patients can now track the medicine allocation online.

May 23, 2021

Ryanair flight diverted to Minsk; Belarus regime allegedly arrests journalist [details]

In a shocking development from Belarus, Ryanair flight from Greece to Vilnius in Lithuania was diverted to Minsk allegedly on the instruction of the Belarus government to arrest a noted journalist.

May 23, 2021

They are part of the solution, respect their resolution!

Villagers invoke FRA & also adopt resolutions to protect their biodiversity.

May 23, 2021

Human extinction due to Great Filter, Elon Musk says Mars colonization is only hope

Elon Musk had once said that humans should use their consciousness to emerge as a multi-planetary species

May 23, 2021

J&K man beats COVID at 96 years; revives shattered hopes of border-dwellers [details]

Nonagenarian becomes hero due to his willpower, resilience to fight Coronavirus.

May 23, 2021

Covid updates: Lockdown in Delhi extended, Kerala facing the heat as TPR stands above 20

Amid a statewide lockdown, the test positivity rate in Kerala was above 22 percent on May 22

May 23, 2021

Bengaluru gets 100-bed COVID Care Centre; thanks to Indian Army [details]

With the increasing numbers of Covid-19 positive cases across Karnataka, state-run medical resources are being overstretched to meet the daily bed requirement.

May 23, 2021