Day: April 22, 2021

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts

11:40 pm April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world’s most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States. “Meeting this moment is about more […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

COVID crisis: Kejriwal urge states to come together and unite as Indians

11:30 pm April 22, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that people need to come together and unite as Indians and as human beings, to ensure the survival of the people of India in this hour of Corona crisis. “This is a colossal crisis. If we decide to split ourselves into Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, […]

AAP MLA, gasping for breath, appeals to Centre, Haryana govt to provide oxygen to Delhi

11:08 pm April 22, 2021

New Delhi: In an emotional appeal, AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday posted a video where he can be seen wearing an oxygen mask and gasping for breath to urge the Centre and the Haryana government to provide oxygen, stressing that it is not the time to pull each other’s legs but to work together. […]

Allahabad University professor dies of COVID-19

10:21 am April 22, 2021

Prayagraj (UP): Professor Rajeev Singh, the head of the electronics and communication department at the Allahabad University, has died of COVID-19, the university said on Wednesday. Singh, who was also the director of the Administrative Computer Centre of the university, passed away on Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife and two sons. According […]

Kanpur hospital booked for negligence

10:09 am April 22, 2021

Kanpur: A case was registered against the administration, doctors and other staff members of a private medical college here on Wednesday for alleged negligence in dealing with a district judge who had tested positive for COVID-19, police said. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Kanpur Chief Medical Officer […]