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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

43% Indian consumers didn’t buy made-in-China items but COVID-19 led to trade rise: Survey

11:22 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: About half of Indian consumers surveyed said they did not buy made-in-China products in the past 12 months as an aftermath of the border tensions with China, a report by online firm Local Circles on Monday said. The report is based on a survey, which was conducted during June 1-10 and covered 17,800 […]

Depressed man hangs self after mother dies from COVID-19

11:59 pm June 13, 2021

Nagpur: Depressed over the death of his mother from COVID-19, a 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in his house in MIDC area of Nagpur on Sunday, police said. The deceased had an engineering degree, while his mother operated a mess from the house and had also rented out two rooms, an official said. “The woman […]

Oxygen Express: Over 30,000 tonnes of LMO delivered

11:45 pm June 13, 2021

New Delhi: Oxygen Express trains have crossed the milestone of delivering 30,000 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen across the country, the railways said on Sunday. The service was started in the wake of a severe second Covid wave and these trains had started deliveries on April 24 in Maharashtra with a load of 126 tonnes. […]

Covid: 7 more deaths, 237 new cases in Himachal Pradesh

11:38 pm June 13, 2021

Shimla: Seven more people died of COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking the death toll to 3,375, while 237 new cases pushed the infection count to 1,98,550, an official said on Saturday. According to the state health department, the number of active cases stands at 4,777. The overall recoveries so far has reached 1,90,377 with 855 […]

IIT-incubated start-up develops portable hospitals

11:34 pm June 13, 2021

New Delhi: A start-up incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has developed portable hospitals, the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government said on Sunday. This technology enables building a 100-bed extension facility in three weeks. “MediCAB hospitals are designed with a dedicated zone of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) that […]