Frontline workers
- India
Over 50 lakh healthcare, frontline workers taken precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi: Over 50 lakh healthcare, frontline workers and citizens aged 60 years and above have been administered the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine since January 10, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya…
- Sports
IPL 2021: RCB to sport blue jersey on Sept 20 to pay tribute to frontline workers
Dubai: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be sporting a blue jersey in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on September 20 to pay tribute to the…
- Bangalore
Petrol pump in Mysuru provides free fuel to COVID-19 warriors
A petrol pump in Mysuru, Karnataka has pledged to provide free fuel to COVID-19 warriors during a time where the fuel prices have been soaring in the country. In a very thoughtful…
- World
How US shadow banks exploited frontline workers during Covid
New York: American “shadow banks”– which are less regulated and include private credit intermediaries such as private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund firms — have invested in ways that extracts profit…
- India
IMA writes to ICMR against Baba Ramdev
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday wrote to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) against yoga guru Baba Ramdev alleging him of making “Unprovoked demeaning and prejudicing utterances…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad doctor treats COVID-19 patients just for Rs 10
Hyderabad: Doctors and frontline workers have emerged as saviours for many ever since the pandemic began. Although many hospitals have been accused of charging heavily for COVID-19 treatment and compromising with the…
- Telangana
Include temple priests as frontline workers: Telangana VHP to KCR
Hyderabad: The state unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday sought the inclusion of temple priests and other staffers in the list of frontline warriors who are being given vaccination on…
- Middle East
Kuwait approves allocation of $2 billion to reward frontline workers
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti national assembly on Thursday approved a bill to open additional funding of 600 million Kuwaiti dinars, or about two billion US dollars, to grant bonuses for over 200,000 frontline…
- Hyderabad
GHMC to pay full salary to sanitation workers hit by COVID-19
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Sunday announced that it will pay salaries in full to the sanitation workers infected with COVID-19 under home isolation, recognizing their services as front-line…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt clarifies on vaccination drive in State
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday clarified on the vaccination drive for various groups reportedly after confusion among the people on the availability of vaccines and the age to get the shots. A…
- Sports
Kohli expresses gratitude towards healthcare and frontline workers
New Delhi: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday expressed gratitude towards healthcare and frontline workers who have helped everyone in difficult times in fighting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Kohli and wife Anushka…
- Entertainment
WATCH: Salman Khan provides food packets to COVID-19 warriors
Actor Salman Khan on Tuesday got out on the streets in Mumbai to distribute refreshments and meals to all these frontline workers, and a video of the same has gone viral. The…
- World
US to rush vaccine raw materials, anti-COVID supplies to India
New York: In a break from the America First policy, President Joe Biden’s administration is “working round the clock” to immediately send India raw material needed for making Covishield and other products needed…
- Entertainment
Farhan Akhtar shares how he sees frontline workers ‘fighting tirelessly against coronavirus’
Mumbai: Sharing a testimony of how the frontline warriors are fighting the deadly coronavirus, Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar on Saturday posted a video thanking the hospital and medical teams fighting tirelessly. The…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: COVID-19 patient attacks nurse with knife
Mumbai: A case has been registered against a 45-year-old coronavirus patient for allegedly assaulting a nurse with a knife at a COVID Care centre in south Mumbai, police said on Wednesday. The…
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