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Amid shortage, Tamil Nadu reports highest wastage of COVID vaccine [details]

Eight states that have reported 'zero wastage' of vaccine are Kerala, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Goa, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Apr 21, 2021

Union Health Ministry advises the Central Ministries, PSUs to dedicate their Hospital beds for COVID-19 care

Several ministries of the Government of India, Empowered Groups, and the Union of Secretaries are working in tandem to manage the situation effectively and to provide all required support to the States/UTs.

Apr 16, 2021

Making post-COVID world better; world leaders, experts from 100 countries join hands

World leaders and global experts from 100 countries converge to discuss the hopes and dreams for the post-COVID world, at WFEB

Apr 7, 2021

K'taka minister writes to Guv accusing CM Yediyurappa of being autocratic [details]

K.S. Eshwarappa, has written to the Raj Bhavan complaining against Chief Minister Yediyurappa's alleged autocratic style of functioning. Details here.

Apr 1, 2021

India received one-third of vaccines made for poor countries by India under COVAX programme: Report

India itself has received more than a third of the nearly 28 million Indian-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered so far by the global programme for poor countries, according to data from Unicef and vaccine alliance Gavi.

Mar 31, 2021

This coronavirus vaccine not only protects people but slows down the spread of COVID

Church steps in to accelerate vaccination drive in Black neighborhoods

Abdul-Mutakabbir a Black pharmacist with specialized infectious disease training, provided several COVID-19 vaccination webinars before the mobile vaccination clinic date

Mar 25, 2021

India to get dedicated infra lender, Cabinet clears proposal

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a budgetary proposal to set up a dedicated infrastructure lender.

Mar 16, 2021

Tired chief minister's vague budget in Karnataka: Congress MLA

Shortly after Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa presented his eighth Budget, Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad raised questions and concerns over the state's budget.

Mar 8, 2021

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Arunachal to develop 3 model villages along India-Tibet border

To boost development along the international borders, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to develop three model villages along the Indo-Tibet border as a pilot project with an allocation of Rs 30 crore, officials said on Thursday.

Mar 4, 2021

Social media highlights the plight of differently abled man begging at Tumkur Railway Station

Muniraju, also known as Munirama, has not received pension since March 2020

Feb 24, 2021

Sensex reverses Monday's downturn, up by 400 points; oil & gas, metal stocks rise

Sensex gains 400 points on Tuesday after a steep fall on Monday by over 1,100 points. As of 10.25 a.m., Sensex was trading at 50,146.82, higher by 402.50 points or 0.81 per cent from its previous close of 49,744.32.

Feb 23, 2021

Indian Americans in Biden-Harris Administration, White House

Neera Tandon regrets on campaign tweets; To be confirmed to Biden's cabinet

Neera Tanden, the Indian-American nominee to President Joe Biden's cabinet, apologised to Republican Senators for insulting them in tweets during poll campaign. Despite the Republican opposition to her nomination, she is likely to be confirmed

Feb 11, 2021

Sensex crosses 50,000-mark on Thursday; Markets upbeat after Biden swearing-in

Sensex rises over 1,400 points as Budget boosts bourses

The market has been on a bull run in the past two days post the presentation of the Union Budget. The top gainers on the Sensex so far were Indusind Bank, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Power Grid, while the major losers were Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of India.

Feb 3, 2021

Budget to revive sluggish economy, says CM Yediyurappa; What's in store for Karnataka

Hailing Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for coming out with a Budget that can revive the sluggish economy, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said he strongly believes that the Budget will boost the economy.

Feb 1, 2021

Budget 2021-22: Affordable and rental housing, infra get push | Details inside

The impact of the pandemic has been catastrophic with early govt. estimates indicating a 7.7% contraction in FY 2020-21 – the biggest GDP growth plunge in over four decades.