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Centre sends high-level teams to Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh as COVID cases surge

Union Health Ministry has rushed high-level multidisciplinary teams to Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh to assist the governments deal with the situation there.

Mar 27, 2021

MIT campus in K'taka's Udupi sealed; declared containment zone due to surge in COVID cases

The coastal district has tested about 6,000 students in the institute, though most of them were found to be asymptomatic.

Mar 26, 2021

Night curfew in Maharashtra as COVID second wave fear strikes [details]

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced a return to the night curfew regime from Sunday.

Mar 26, 2021

Egypt train crash; 32 killed, several injured as trains collide in Sohag province [details]

The Egypt Health Ministry statement said at least 36 ambulances were sent to the scene and they transferred the wounded to four public hospitals nearby.

Mar 26, 2021

Bangladesh to take balanced approach to Chinese 'Debt Trap': PM's foreign affairs advisor [details]

Calling New Delhi an important ally of Dhaka, Rizvi said that a domestically stable, politically stable and prosperous is in India's interest.

Mar 26, 2021

Bill Gates predicts date in which world will return to normalcy, role of anti-vaxxers crucial

As coronavirus vaccination rollout is progressing steadily, anti-vaxxers in some of the most densely populated countries are worrying medical experts

Mar 26, 2021

SC verdict validates values, ethics of Tata Group: Ratan Tata

Ratan tata said that the verdict reinforces the fairness and justice displayed by the Indian judiciary.

Mar 26, 2021

Suez Canal halts shipping after 400m long container ship blocks crucial trade passage [details]

The Panama-flagged ship, Ever Given, ran aground in the man-made canal on Tuesday due to a sandstorm, reportedly leaving dozens of other cargo vessels blocked from passing the major waterway.

Mar 26, 2021

F**king weirdos; Southwest Airlines pilot's anti-Bay Area rant goes viral [listen here]

In what came as a shock to many, the unruly behavior of a Southwest Airlines pilot has drawn severe criticism.

Mar 26, 2021

Shares of Tata Group firms surge after SC verdict against Mistry

The shares of Tata Group companies shot up on Friday after the Supreme Court came up with a favourable judgement for the group in the case relating to removal of Cyrus Mistry as the as the executive chairman of the conglomerate.

Mar 26, 2021

Bengaluru shocker: Man hides under cot for six hours to stab wife's lover to death; arrested

In a shocking incident, a 31-year-old man hid under a cot for more than six hours before killing his wife's lover in Bengaluru. The accused who was identified as Bharath Kumar, a carpenter, has now been arrested.

Mar 26, 2021

Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Central administration; Saurabh Garg now UIDAI CEO [see full list]

As a part of the major reshuffle on Thursday, senior bureaucrat Saurabh Garg has now been appointed the CEO of UIDAI, Sanjeev Kumar, IAS, is now the chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) and take a look at other changes effected by the Centre.

Mar 26, 2021

Pfizer, BioNTech Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Trial In Children Under 12

The first volunteers in the early-stage trial were given their first injections on Wednesday, Pfizer spokesperson Sharon Castillo said.

Mar 26, 2021

Goa cancels major festivities over Covid surge

The Goa government on Friday announced the cancellation of the official celebration of Shigmo, a popular indigenous peasant festival, due to rise in Covid-19 cases in the coastal state.

Mar 26, 2021

Biden wants immigration reform to speed up green cards for Indians

US President Joe Biden wants Congress to act on an immigration reform that it would allow Indian doctors and other professionals to expeditiously get their green cards, according to his spokesperson Jen Psaki.

Mar 26, 2021