Nearly 10,000 villages in Chhattisgarh are completely free from COVID-19 infection as the virus has either not been able to reach these villages or those infected have already recovered, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) informed on Thursday. Due to the micro-level arrangements made by the state government, today, out of the total 20,092 villages in Chhattisgarh, about […]
Cyclone Yaas leaves 3 dead in Odisha; Baitarani river flowing above danger mark
At least 3 persons have lost their lives in Odisha when Cyclone Yaas made landfall, while Baitarani river has crossed danger level at Anandpur and Akhuapada, informed an official on Thursday. According to Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena, the cyclone has now moved out of the state. “Death count stands at 3. In last 24 […]
France imposes 7-day quarantine on UK visitors, could affect Cannes attendees
A seven-day self-isolation period has imposed on visitors arriving from the UK, the French government has announced. The mandate will come into effect on May 31. As per Deadline, the move was made because of worries over the COVID variant (B.1.617.2), which has seen rising cases in the UK in […]
India-based Corporate Expense Management Solution ZYRO to launch it’s prepaid card on RuPay Network
The global pandemic last year, has accelerated the pace of digital transformation in the finance world. Digital assets like e-wallets, alternate credit, and cross-border remittances are a few examples of this rapid transformation. This created an ecosystem to support financial inclusion for the underserved and the unserved. However, according to […]
Govt delivers 19 oxygen generation plants, over 19k cylinders to states, UTs
Centre has delivered as many as 18,006 oxygen concentrators, 19,085 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants and 14,514 ventilators/ BiPAP to States and Union Territories, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. These items of Covid relief, including 7 lakh Remdesivir vials and about 12 lakh Favipiravir tablets, were dispatched through road and air, from […]
Sun Pharma clocks Rs 894 crore net profit in March quarter
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Thursday posted a 124 percent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 894 crore for the January to March quarter as compared to Rs 400 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations amounted to Rs 8,523 crore for Q4 FY21, up 4 percent from Rs 8,185 […]
Flipkart adds benefits for sellers under growth programme
Flipkart said on Thursday it has expanded benefits under a seller financing programme to support business continuity and growth. The e-commerce marketplace has forged various new partnerships under the working capital loans programme to increase the breadth of options and opportunities available to lakhs of sellers through multiple lenders based on specific business needs. These […]
Users can now hide like counts on Instagram, Facebook
Instagram and Facebook users can now hide their like counts from both new and previously posted photos and videos. As per The Verge, after years of testing on both platforms, Facebook and Instagram have settled on an opt-in experience for hiding like counts to allow people to disable seeing them across all posts and an option to hide their own public like counts from others. Both social media […]
Assam Rifles sets up Covid-19 vaccination centre in Manipur’s Tamenglong
The 44 Assam Rifles, along with district health officials, have set up a COVID-19 vaccination Centre in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. The initiative has been taken under the aegis of 22 Sect AR/IGAR(E), the Assam Rifles informed on Thursday. Presently, there are only four such centres including the 44 Assam Rifles vaccination centre, it added. Earlier on Wednesday, Chief […]
Uttarakhand ranks 2nd in Covid mortality rate, death rate stands at 1.89 pc
The mortality rate of COVID-related deaths in Uttarakhand stands at 1.89 percent and the state ranks second in COVID-related deaths after Punjab, the state health department informed on Thursday. It said that despite the decrease in the new COVID-19 cases and the increase in the rate of recovery, the death rate […]
Here is your horoscope for 27 May 2021
Aries There’s quite a strong focus on mental pursuits these days, dear Aries. However, today’s Venus-Neptune aspect can play with our perceptions of value, blurring or distorting them temporarily. Transportation or communications may be unreliable for now. You might become infatuated with ideas, objects, or people, but you may not […]
Peruvian President calls for calm as presidential runoff draws near
Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Wednesday called for calm in the upcoming presidential runoff on June 6 between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the right-wing Popular Force party, and her rival Pedro Castillo, of the left-wing Free Peru party. Sagasti urged “all citizens and the candidates in the runoff to remain calm, preserve order and accept the outcome” […]
Kolkata, East, and West Medinipur likely to receive moderate rainfall
West Bengal’s Kolkata, East and West Medinipur districts is likely to receive moderate rainfall and experience thunderstorm with lightning during morning hours of Thursday “Thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to affect parts of Kolkata, East and West Medinipur districts of West Bengal during next 1 to 2 hours from 5:55 […]
Chile reports 5,176 new daily Covid-19 cases
Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris reported on Wednesday 5,176 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, for a total of 1,344,618 cases. Meanwhile, 39 more deaths were also recorded in the past day, bringing the total to 28,624. Paris added that while people continue to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and in the face […]
Nurse attempts suicide after facing harassment by ward boys
A nurse, at the Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district hospital, attempted suicide on Wednesday allegedly after facing repeated harassment at the hands of ward boys. The police have arrested all the three accused for questioning.”She had consumed sleeping pills. He condition is stable now. Accused have been arrested for questioning,” Piyush K Singh, […]