COVID pandemic
- World
As Covid toll crosses 5M, UN Secy Gen calls for vaccine equity
New Delhi: Terming the five million lives lost to Covid-19 a “painful new threshold”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for vaccine equity and said this “devastating milestone reminds us that…
- India
Turkey offers helping hand to India, sends medical aid to tackle COVID-19
Hyderabad: Extending a helping hand to India during the raging pandemic, Turkey has dispatched medical aid to India in two aircrafts from Ankara’s Etimesgut Airport on Tuesday. “Our two aircrafts have departed…
- Top Stories
‘I don’t have COVID because I drink cow urine’: BJP MP Pragya Thakur
After claiming that cow urine had cured her cancer, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Bhopal, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has now reiterated that cow urine is a life saver, claiming that…
- Featured News
A Ramzan like no other: COVID shadow on Muslim fasting month
New Delhi: The shadows over Ramzan are darker this time and the despair deeper, the scramble for oxygen, hospital beds and even a decent burial for their loved ones eclipsing the gloom that…
- India
Modi’s ego bigger than people’s lives: RaGa on Central Vista
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted BJP-led government over its going ahead with central vista project even as the country has been hit by a second wave of COVID-19,…
- India
Print media most affected by COVID-19 pandemic: FICCI report
Hyderabad: The print industry is the most affected in India’s media and entertainment (M&E) sector due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by FICCI said on Friday. The…
- Health
Vaccine hesitancy might pose threat to efforts for ending COVID-19 pandemic
Washington: The findings of a recent study suggested that even though the demand for COVID-19 vaccines currently seems to be high, hesitancy towards it might pose a major threat to public health…
