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Those eligible for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine should be given priority: Cabinet Secy

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired the 33rd meeting with the States and Union Territories to review the COVID-19 situation in the country. Mr Gauba briefed the States on the...

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Now corpses found floating in Madhya Pradesh river

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

Barely days after several dead bodies were found floating in the river Ganga in UP and Bihar recently, the media on Wednesday reported about at least half a dozen...

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India administers more than 17 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine so far

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

India has administered more than 17 crore 51 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the country so far. These include over 95 lakh 81 thousand Healthcare Workers who have...

Indian COVID-19 variant found in 44 countries: WHO

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over...

38 dead as Israel-Palestine intensive air strikes continue

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years. Israel carried out hundreds...

US approves Coronavirus vaccine for children between 12 and 15 years

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

US has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for people between 12 and 15 years of age, making it the first for children. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded emergency...

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Country witnessing declining trend in active number of COVID-19 cases

ION correspondentMay 11, 2021

India is witnessing a declining trend in the active number of COVID cases. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry today said that the active cases comprise 16.52 per cent...

States

43 TMC MLAs inducted into Council of Ministers today

ION correspondentMay 10, 2021

Forty-three Trinamool Congress MLAs were inducted into the Council of Ministers at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata today. While 24 MLAs were inducted as cabinet ministers,...

States

Uttar Pradesh govt to launch massive vaccination drive of 18 to 44 age group today

ION correspondentMay 10, 2021

A massive corona vaccination drive will be initiated for 18-44 years age group from today in Uttar Pradesh. The drive will be conducted in 18 cities from today. More...

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No judicial interference on vaccine policy, Centre tells Supreme Court

ION correspondentMay 10, 2021

The centre has defended its Covid vaccination policy – criticised for differential pricing, shortage of doses, and slow rollout – in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court late...

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