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World ignored warnings, Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevente
Updated : 4 hours, 30 min ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 13 (ANI): The world had ignored warnings which resulted in the outbreak of COVID-19, and the international system could have prevented it from escalating into the devastating pandemic, an independent global panel concluded on Wednesday.
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New study links sense of smell with pneumonia
Updated : 1 day, 2 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): A team of Michigan State University researchers found that poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults. An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladie
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Houses for urban poor: Punjab CM directs speedy execution of Baser
Updated : 1 day, 15 hours ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed the local government department to expedite work on his flagship Basera project, to achieve the target of giving proprietary rights to 10000 slum households, and ensure its completion by Dece
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Bengaluru: Indira canteens to provide free food packets to poor fr
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 11 (ANI): All Indira Canteens within Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits will distribute food packets free of charge to the poor from May 12 to May 24.
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Cong's Hanumantha Rao says Centre failed to control COVID-19, than
Updated : 3 days, 13 hours ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 9 (ANI): While thanking the Supreme Court for constituting a National Task Force for the supply of oxygen, senior Congress leader Hanumantha Rao on Sunday slammed the Central government for its poor management of the COVID-19 crisis and said that it has fai
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Congress performance in assembly polls very disappointing, must dr
Updated : 5 days, 15 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday termed her party's performance in recently-concluded assembly polls as "very disappointing" and said the party "must learn appropriate lesson" from the setback in the spirit of humility and honesty.
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IPL 2021: Punjab Kings' Nicholas Pooran vows to come back stronger
Updated : 5 days, 19 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Punjab Kings batsman Nicholas Pooran has vowed to come back stronger in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after going through a lean patch in the recent games.
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Padma Shri music composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away, Smriti Irani
Updated : 5 days, 23 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee music composer Vanraj Bhatia passed away on Friday at the age of 93. The veteran musician was reportedly battling poor health and financial constraints.
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Epilepsy research reveals why sleep increases risk of sudden death
Updated : 6 days, 16 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals why sleep can put people with epilepsy at increased risk of sudden death.
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COVID-19: Haryana announces medical aid for BPL patients
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 6 (ANI): While reiterating his commitment that every needy has the first right on the government, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced to give medical assistance to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families so that needy or poor persons do no
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Centre supplies 5.88 LMT food grains for distribution to more than
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India has begun to implement the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for a period of 2 months-- May and June-- so that the poor and vulnerable beneficiaries under National Food Security
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Experts accuse Chinese leaders of 'poor explanation, ruthless impl
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): Amid international condemnation over China's hostile treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, academics have said that Chinese leaders share blame for the war of words with the West over the issue and that the policies have been poorly explained and ruthlessly i
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