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Indian border forces recover ammunition dropped by Pakistan drone in Jammu & Kashmir

Even after announcing ceasefire in the month of February, Pakistan is continuing its cross-border activities as on Friday, troopers of India's Border Security Force have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition dropped by the drone in bordering Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir

Vaccine effectiveness on Indian variant of Covid remains uncertain: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed uncertainty about the effectiveness of vaccines on the Indian variant of coronavirus, which it had already claimed to be deadlier and more infectious

18 elephants killed in lightning strike in Assam

At least 18 elephants were found dead atop Bamuni Hills in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday as lightning struck them during the rains in the area

Timely invention: IIT develops portable eco-friendly mobile cremation system

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation system that claims to be using first-of-its-kind technology that involves smokeless cremation despite using wood

Good news from capital, Delhi's oxygen demand has dipped, surplus can be given to other states: Deputy CM

Delhi's oxygen crisis is finally over as Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that the demand for the life-saving gas has dipped and the central government can supply to other states where shortage prevails

Government panel recommends vaccination for Covid patients after six months of recovery

People infected with COVID-19 should go for vaccination six months after recovery, according to India's National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) that held a meeting recently

Indian drug regulator DGCI clears Covaxin phase 2, 3 clinical trials for children

India's drug regulator body has cleared the second and third phase of clinical trials of the indigenous anti-COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for children

Now oxygen-on-wheels for Covid patients in Kolkata

At a time when India is struggling to cope with a severe second wave of COVID-19, a non-profit body of the Jain community has launched the Oxygen on Wheels to give the much-needed life-saving gas to the ailing in Kolkata

16 patients die in Nepal as hospitals run out of oxygen

At least 16 people lost their lives in Nepal’s Lumbini province as the hospitals they were being treated ran out of oxygen, local media reported. The country’s Covid situation has exploded, and now clocking almost 10,000 cases daily

Twelve opposition parties write to Modi suggesting measures to handle 'apocalyptic human tragedy'

Twelve major opposition parties have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that his government takes immediate action to combat the massive second wave of coronavirus which is creating havoc in the country, leaving the heath structure overwhelmed and accounting for an unprecedented number of deaths

Oxygen supply tripled compared to last COVID-19 peak, claims Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level meeting on Wednesday that the supply of oxygen in the country is over three times compared to the level at the peak of the first wave of coronavirus

WHO never classified B.1.617 as 'Indian variant': Government

The Indian government Wednesday opposed the branding of B.1.617 Covid variant as "Indian variant", pointing out that the word "Indian" was never used by the World Health Organization (WHO)

India records highest single-day COVID-19 toll with 4,205 deaths

India, a country of 1.3 billion people, on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 toll with 4,205 infected patients dying across the country in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 toll has now crossed the 250,000 mark

India's Covid cases have peaked, reflects Cambridge tracker

The coronavirus infections in India have reached the peak according to a tracker developed by the researchers at Cambridge Judge Business School and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, said a Bloomberg report quoted by IBNS

Civil Secretariat reopens in Srinagar after six months

Jammu and Kashmir: Civil Secretariat reopens in Srinagar