Jaipur Golden Hospital 20 Covid patients died on Friday night at Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to low pressure of oxygen, as it was struggling with an acute shortage, like other hospitals in the national capital. According to the hospital, “A supply of 3.5 metric tonnes of oxygen was supposed to reach by 5 …
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A bride was fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a mask on her wedding day in Punjab’s Chandigarh. When police questioned her, she cited ‘expensive makeup’ behind the reason for not wearing the mask. The bride from the city of Khanna was headed to Chandigarh’s Sector-8 gurdwara for her wedding with her family members. Given that the UT administration had …
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A National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune study shows that more than 60 percent of Covid cases in Maharashtra have the double mutant variant. The study has been made out of the data recorded from January to March. According to the study, the genome sequenced had the double mutation E484Q and L452R, now classified as B.1.617 lineage. 220 out of …
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In a shocking incident, a batch of 320 doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, was stolen from a hospital in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. An FIR has been registered by the hospital administration in this regard. How did it happen? 32 vials of Covaxin were stolen on way to the vaccine centre from the cold storage. A vial of the Covaxin contains …
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A special CBI court in Ahmedabad discharged three police officers in the 2004 extrajudicial killing of Ishrat Jahan and four others stating there was “no question of any fake encounter” and there was “nothing on record to suggest that the victims were not terrorists”. The two former police officers filed discharge applications after the Gujarat government refused to grant sanction to …
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The Interpol has issued a red notice to locate and arrest self-styled godman Virender Deo Dixit who has been on the run after being accused of sexually exploiting and confining several women at his fortress-like ashram Ishwariya Adhyatmik Vidyalaya in Delhi’s Rohini area. The case came to light in June 2017 when two complainants approached the Delhi Police about sexual …
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India reported its biggest single-day spike in fresh Covid-19 cases in over two months. The country reported 22,854 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry’s 8:00 a.m. update. New cases crossed the 22,000-mark for the first time since Dec. 26. 18,100 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, while 126 lost their …
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Cooking gas cylinders used by households turned dearer at the start of the month of March, with national oil marketing companies increasing the price of 14.2 kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) refill by ₹25 each. This turned the cylinder to cost ₹819 in Delhi, according to Indian Oil Corporation. BCCL The exponential surge in prices caused Opposition’s uproar and persistent demand …
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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the final development test of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP). The tests were conducted in Mumbai, a day before the induction of the INS Karanj attack submarine into the Indian Navy. Jump To What makes it more lethal? How will the new technology help? What makes it more lethal? This is a major step …
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A 40-year-old man in Maharashtra died yesterday, shortly after taking a second dose of the anti-Covid vaccine. Doctors say the cause of death is not known yet. Sukhdev Kirdat from Bhiwandi, who worked as a driver with an eye specialist, fainted in an observation room around 15 minutes after taking the second dose. PTI After taking the shot around 11 am, …
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