Chandigarh Mayor Raj Bala Malik was admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) on Thursday night. She had tested positive for Covid-19 on September 16 and was in home isolation since then. She was shifted to PGI after her oxygen saturation levels dropped. “Her vitals are stable and she is […]
The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee has announced to extend their ‘rail roko’ till September 29 in protest against the farm Bills, recently passed in Parliament. The Railways had cancelled various special trains running from the Ferozepur division from September 24 to 26, which was scheduled to conclude today, but was extended. Members of the committee […]
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said that Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games to prove that humanity has defeated the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Suga said, “I will continue to spare no effort in order to welcome you to the […]
Delhi Capitals registered their second win in the IPL 2020 by defeating the IPL 2019 finalists by 44 runs. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, CSK bowlers could not make much of an impression early on as Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan scored fluently and reached 94 in the 11th over without losing […]
Punajb chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh expressed the hope that the pain of the agitating farmers, who braved the pandemic and the heat to protest against the Agriculture Bills, will reach the Central Government. “Maybe the distressing visuals of tens of hundreds of farmers out on the roads at hundreds of locations in Punjab, […]
The seventh match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) at 7.30pm at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Dhoni-led CSK had lost their last game to the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 16 runs, but they can take heart from the fact that […]
The Central government on Friday sanctioned 670 electric buses for Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat and 241 charging stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme. What is the FAME Scheme? The FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of (hybrid and) Electric Vehicles) was launched by […]
Legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as Balu and SPB, died at 1.04 pm on Friday while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a Chennai hospital. He was 74. SP Balasubrahmanyam is survived by wife Savitri and his two children – daughter Pallavi and son SP Charan. “In a further setback this morning, despite maximum […]
Oxford’s Covid Shield vaccine’s human trial begins at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Friday. More than 400 volunteers have been registered for vaccine trials at PGI. According to the study protocol, on the first day, 18 volunteers who met the various standards will be given doses of the vaccine. According […]