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Blame It On COVID-19: IOA Misses Deadline To Bid For 2030 Asian Games
New Delhi: India had decided to bid for the 2030 Asian Games, but missed the April 22 deadline for filing the bid application. And according to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra, the novel coronavirus pandemic is to…
COVID-19 Impact: Air Pollution In North India Hits 20-Year Low, Finds NASA
New Delhi: The nationwide lockdown, necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, has brought down pollution to an almost unthinkable level.
According to data published by NASA, air pollution in New Delhi and its surrounding regions has…
COVID-19: Minister Says Faulty Test Kits Will be Returned, No Payment Made Yet
New Delhi: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that all faulty kits will be returned to the originating country, including those that have come from China. “We haven’t yet paid a penny,” the minister said.
India is learnt to…
COVID-19 Crisis: Airlines Revenue Down By Rs 85k Crore, 2.9 Million Jobs At Stake
Mumbai: The Indian Aviation sector has witnessed a slump thanks to the dipping revenue following suspension of commercial flights to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
Airlines' revenue has dropped sharply, by over Rs 85,000 crore,…
COVID-19: Court Asks Centre To Grant Accreditation To Labs Of Medical Colleges
Mumbai: In an important order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has asked the central government to expedite the process of granting accreditation to Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) centres of private medical…
SC Gives 3 Weeks Breather To Arnab Goswami
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday gave three weeks protection from arrest to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in connection with FIRs filed against him for his alleged defamatory statements made during the news shows on recent…
Union Minister Seeks Insurance Shield For Scribes Covering COVID-19
Bhubaneswar: With many journalists in Mumbai testing positive for COVID-19, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Friday appealed to the Centre to introduce a health insurance scheme for media persons covering the pandemic.
In the past few…
COVID-19 Fight: Initial Results With Plasma Therapy Encouraging, Says Kejriwal
New Delhi: The initial results of plasma therapy on four COVID-19 patients have shown satisfactory results, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
The treatment uses antibody-rich plasma (a blood component) taken from those…
IIT Delhi’s Affordable COVID-19 Testing Method Gets ICMR Approval
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved an affordable COVID-19 testing method developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.
According to a press release from the institute, the testing method…
4-Month-Old Infant Dies Of Heart Attack Caused By Corona
Thiruvananthapuram: A four-month-old baby in Kerala, who was born with heart disease, died on Friday after getting infected with the coronavirus.
The baby girl was admitted to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on April 21 for treatment of…