MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021 were held at the Palladium in Los Angeles on Sunday and the star-studded evening saw several major celebrities walking the red carpet together. With some of the most popular shows and movies nominated for the Golden Popcorn award, it was a big night for Marvel as both WandaVision and […]
Senior virologist Shahid Jameel resigned as the chairman of scientific advisory group of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a forum set up by union government in December last year for laboratory and epidemiological surveillance of circulating strains of Covid-19 in India. Shahid Jameel, currently the Director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, […]
State Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday said black fungus has now been declared a notified disease in Haryana. “Black Fungus declared Notified Disease in Haryana. Now Doctors will report to CMOs of the District of any Black Fungus case detected. Post Graduate Institute Rohtak Senior Doctors will conduct a video conference with all Doctors […]
A year after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle left their royal duties to move to Los Angeles, Madame Tussauds has now decided to move the waxwork models of the two to the attraction’s Hollywood zone. In 2020, the pair’s statues were moved away from Queen Elizabeth and the rest […]
The Chandigarh administration on Friday said that Covid-19 patients who have been prescribed oxygen support at home will now be able to get oxygen cylinders through online e-permit. Yashpal Garg, the nodal officer for oxygen supplies in UT, said an application for e-permit can be submitted on the Chandigarh administration’s website http://chandigarh.gov.in/health_covid19.html from 11am on […]
An imported dose of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus will cost ₹995.40 in India, informed Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, which is manufacturing the vaccine in India. Sputnik V, which has an efficiency of 91.6%, is the third vaccine to be approved for use in India. The jab was developed by Russia’s Gamaleya National Research Institute […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain warning for parts of Maharashtra, Kerala and Gujarat in view of the rapid intensification of Cyclone Tauktae. A low pressure area or a cyclonic disturbance has formed over Lakshadweep and the Arabian Sea which will gradually intensify into a cyclonic storm by Sunday (May 16). […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced that Malerkotla would be the 23rd district of Punjab. He made the announcement while greeting Muslim community on the occasion of Eid. The CM also announced Rs 500 crore for a medical college, a girl’s college, all women police station and a bus stand for […]
Nike has launched a new campaign called ‘Play New’ that strives to bring innovation and inspiration to every athlete. By athlete, they mean everybody, because to them, if you have a body, you are an athlete. The campaign emphasises the joys of moving the body, even if you are bad at it. Nike shows basketball […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced the launch of 18-44 age group vaccination for families of healthcare workers in both government and private sectors, as well as those suffering from co-morbidities, from Friday (May 14). Directing judicious use of the limited available stocks of vaccine, the CM directed the Health Department […]