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[ad_1] By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: May 15, 2020 5:41:17 am During the day, a large number of private vehicles were seen on the road in the non-containment areas of the city. (Representational) The state government announced Thursday that coronavirus disease (Covid-19) had claimed eight more lives, …

[ad_1] The government announced on Thursday a package of Rs 3.16 lakh crore targeting migrant workers, urban poor, street vendors and small farmers as part of its self-sufficient campaign in India. Meanwhile, Covid-19 tests in India crossed two million even as the infection’s doubling rate slowed to 13.9 days. Ration …

[ad_1] New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and philanthropist Bill Gates discussed Thursday the global response to COVID-19, and the importance of global coordination in scientific innovation and research to combat the pandemic. During a video conference, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair Bill Gates and Prime Minister Modi agreed …

[ad_1] India’s COVID-19 count crossed the bleak milestone of 80,000 today when states added 3,967 new cases in the past 24 hours. Delhi witnessed the highest peak in the daily coronavirus count. On Thursday, 472 people tested positive for the virus in the national capital. The total number of coronavirus …

[ad_1] A senior US senator revealed an 18-point plan, which includes strengthening military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its “lies, deceit, and cover-ups” that ultimately led to the Covid-19 global pandemic. The most prominent suggestions are to move the manufacturing chain from China and deepen …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump noted a further deterioration in his relationship with China over the new coronavirus, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping at this time and going as far as to suggest that he might even cut the ties to the …

[ad_1] The government has allocated Rs 100 crore from the PM-CARES Fund (Prime Minister’s Citizen Relief and Assistance Fund for Emergency Situations) to support the initiative to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to the Department of Biotechnology, there are up to 25 vaccine development initiatives underway …

[ad_1] By Ashok V Desai The Prime Minister is a sloganeer master. The first in public memory, “Zero Defect, Zero Effect”, was not very clear. It is obvious that Indian companies should reduce defects in their manufactures. But why should it have a “zero effect”? Then came the one who …

[ad_1] Muthappa rai died of brain cancer at a Bangalore hospital on Friday. He was 68 years old. Surviving two serious attempts in his life, Rai managed to consolidate his dominance over the city’s mafia land, which witnessed a huge boom in post-economy economic liberalization in 1991. D P Satish …

[ad_1] Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Maharashtra on Thursday reported 1,602 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike so far, taking the state’s overall count to 27,524, according to state health department data. With 44 deaths registered today, the death toll in Maharashtra due to the contagious coronavirus disease has now …