New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): India has a huge requirement of oxygen with the supply chain not being robust and the country is mostly dependent on other countries for critical equipment like oxygen concentrators, NITI Aayog member Dr VK Saraswat has said and noted that there is need for scientific community and industry to find ways to reduce import dependence.
He was addressing an online meeting 'Addressing COVID Resu

'Vaccine production dependent on imported raw materials'

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday informed that it has so far registered 372 FIRs against "Covid cheats" and arrested 91 persons for the same.
"Delhi Police has so far registered 372 FIRs against Covid cheats, arrested 91 persons, seized 95 devices and frozen 214 bank accounts within cheated amount of Rs 53,60,000", informed the Delhi Police in a press statement.
Delhi Police on Tuesday informed abo

Delhi Police registers 372 FIRs against COVID cheats

Authorities in India said Tuesday they have yet to determine the cause of death of dozens of people found dead in the Ganges River.Officials in Bihar state said 71 bodies were recovered Monday, while officials in the neighboring state of Uttar Pradesh said around 100 bodies were found, some on Tuesday.Images of the bodies floating in the river sparked anger and speculation they died from COVID-19, which i

Bodies Found in Indian River Raise Questions About COVID Links

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, Telangana has imposed a 10-day statewide lockdown from tomorrow (May 12).
"The State cabinet has decided to impose lockdown in the State from 10 am on May 12 (Wednesday) for ten days. However, there would be relaxation for all the activities from 6 AM to 10 AM daily. The Cabinet also decided to invite Global tenders for the p

Covid-19: Telangana imposes a lockdown for 10 days

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) on Tuesday emphasized that the Centre and States need to put their acts together in order to meet the response by setting up universally functional COVID-19 dashboards for real time information in the public domain on the availability of hospital beds, oxygen, critical care medicines and devices.
It has also asked for setting up 24X7 fun

NHRC monitors advisories by the Centre and States

Tokyo shares opened sharply lower and extended their losses in afternoon trade after the tech-rich Nasdaq dropped 2.6% on Monday.The Nikkei 225 index sank 3.08% to 28 608.59, while the broader Topix index dropped 2.37% to 1 905.92.Japan's top drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical gave up earlier gains and closed down 0.21%.

Tokyo&#039;s Nikkei closes down more than 3% on tech sell-off

India's latest upsurge in coronavirus cases, along with its highest daily toll of Covid-19-linked deaths, is expected not only to hamper its economic recovery but also to drag down several sectors vital for the world's economy.Rising infections are forcing the country to impose stricter lockdowns, which could have a dramatic impact on several industries, including financial services, global ship

India Covid-19 crisis could seriously damage global economy

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Offer Eid prayers at homes to stem the spread of Coronavirus, urged Shahi Imam of Delhi's Fatehpuri mosque Dr Mufti Mohammad Mukarram Ahmed on Tuesday.
"Over four lakh people have been infected with the virus and almost 3,000 people are dying per day. There are no beds, medicines and the appropriate amount of vaccine in the hospital. I appealed to the community to offer prayers of Eid at h

Shahi Imam of Delhi's Fatehpuri mosque urges people

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The medical experts have been emphasizingrecommending people to strengthen their immunity in order to keep infection at bay.
With the sudden surge in Covid-19 cases across India, the importance of immunity-boosting practices are stressed upon time and again. Everyone is advised to follow the guidelines by the Ministry of AYUSH amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
L

Liv In Nature launches, Har Ghar Immunity Campaign

Balco Nagar Korba (Chhatisgarh) [India], May 11 (ANI/PNN): Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), India's iconic aluminium producer, has been one of the first companies in India to explore the field of smart technologies in its manufacturing set up to monitor assets and processes and have real-time analytics.
Currently, amid the pandemic also, the company has deployed a smart combination of high-end technology and indigenous i

BALCO embraces smart technologies to combat COVID-19

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI/ThePRTree): Founder of 'Health Before Wealth', Sapna JaySingh Patel has assisted over 7000 clients in staying fit and living a happier lifestyle through a healthy desi diet. Via the medium of social media channels, online webinars, and corporate workshop Nutritionist Sapna envisions to reach and impact 1 million people in the next two years.
Since healthy eating is a way of life, it's critic

Sapna JaySingh on importance of home-cooked food

By Reena BhardwajGeneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): As India is in the grasp of a devastating second wave of COVID-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) termed the rate of infections and deaths in the country as "worrying" and called on governments to boost exercises on reporting actual numbers.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Swaminathan said that the projectio

WHO Chief Scientist says India's COVID-19 figures worrying

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday targeted Centre over COVID-19 management, stating that the government has failed in their vaccination policy and providing oxygen to the State and the Union Territories.
Cornering the Narendra Modi government, he said that it slept despite their own scientists warning about the second wave of the COVID-19.
Speaking to ANI, Owaisi said, "Th

Owaisi targets Centre's COVID-19 management

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee has expressed its "deep concern" over BJP-led government's vaccination strategy, saying that vaccine supplies are grossly insufficient and the "pricing policy is opaque and discriminatory".
Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala briefed reporters about the CWC meeting held on Monday. The CWC adopted two resolutions.
"The Congress Working Co

Vaccination pricing policy is opaque, discriminatory: CWC

By Western Command Dedicates 3 Covid Care Hospitals To The NationNew Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Lieutenant General RP Singh, Army Commander Western Command on Monday announced operationalising of three COVID-19 hospitals, one each in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, as part of the fight against the unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases in the second wave of pandemic.
He dedicated the hospitals to the two states and Cha

Western Command dedicates 3 COVID care hospitals to nation

Diabetes is currently the ninth most common cause of death in the world. Around 420 million people or 6% of the world's population is affected. This number is expected to rise beyond half a billion by the end of the decade with the biggest increase occurring in low- and middle-income countries.Most people with the c

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Fresh impetus is being directed into identifying and advocating for scientific priorities in the area of food security and nutrition across Africa, with a particular focus on health implications.At the centre of these efforts is a a five-year project initiated by the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Africa, a partnership b

African countries must embrace the concept of good food as good medicine

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Referring to the apps, Arogya Setu and CoWin, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre's policies for Covid-19 control and said that "Unqualified Setu and NoWin" will not save, but two jabs of Covid vaccine will do so.
"Message to the app-dependent PM Modi government: Unfortunately, Covid-19 is spreading to those who do not have internet facility-that is, more than half the populat

Apps like 'Unqualified Setu and NoWin' will not save: Cong

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Residents of Indore's Dhabli on Sunday prevented state cabinet minister Tulsi Silawat, district collector Manish Singh, and former MLA Rajesh Sonkar from entering the village in wake of increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
The villagers have put a movement restriction as the nation witnessing a deadly second wave of coronavirus. They have started a "Mera Gaon Corona Mukt" cam

Indore: Villagers prevent minister from entering

Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 10 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Monday heard a plea moved against the exorbitant charges being charged by the private hospitals for the COVID-19 treatment in the state and ordered them to follow the capped price issued by the Kerala government for the treatment of coronavirus patients.
A Bench of Justices Devan Ramachandran and Kauser Edappagth noted that PPE kits are priced at Rs. 22,000 an

Kerala HC orders pvt hos to follow capped price by govt

Three journalists who fled to Thailand to escape censorship in Myanmar may be at risk of deportation after being arrested during a random police search.The journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) were arrested in the Thai city of Chiang Mai on Sunday and charged with illegal entry into the country.All three had been covering the unrest and protests in Myanmar following the February 1 military

Reporters Who Fled Myanmar Censorship Risk Deportation From Thailand

Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) imposed sanctions on seven individuals involved in financial operations with the Hezbollah terror group in a move to continue impeding the group's ability to operate in the global financial system.
In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: "Today, the United States is designating seven individuals involved in financial operations wit

US imposes sanctions on 7 individuals tied wth Hezbollah

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh provinces have rejected monopoly to centralise transmission lines of gas companies in the country terming it as a violation of the 18th constitutional amendment and warned of approching the court against the Imran Khan government in this connection.
According to The News International, both the provinces have rejected the monopoly to centrali

Pak's provinces reject monopoly to centralise transmission

The clear shell of the new Georgian parliament building in the city of Kutaisi was supposed to represent the transparency of democracy. But a decade after breaking ground on the ultramodern structure, its glass panels are opaque with dust and its grounds becoming a wasteland after parliament packed up and left in late 2018.Georgia's parliament building in Kutaisi (May 2021)The dome was one of several hype

Georgia&#039;s Hypermodern Parliament Building Faces Uncertain Future

A quick-thinking Joburg man foiled an unsuspecting phone thief's plans in Edenvale on Friday. He chased down the assailant who snatched his colleague's cellphone. The phone was recovered and returned to its owner - in perfect condition.A quick-thinking Johannesburg man left an unsuspecting phone snatcher empty-handed after he 

Quick-thinking Joburg man thwarts phone snatching at petrol station

LONDON, England: IAG, parent company of British Airways, has expressed confidence that air traffic will increase beginning in July."We consider, in the second half, that we are going to be flying and we are prepared for that," IAG Chief Executive Luis Gallego told reporters.The company reported a loss of $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021.IAG also owns Iberia and Vueling in Spain, along with

British Airways expecting turnaround to begin in July

British Airways reports quarterly loss, says recovery to begin in July

After $1.4 billion loss, British Airways expects improvement in July

PARIS, France: Dassault Aviation launched Falcon 10X last week, a new long-range "flying penthouse."Viewed as its most powerful model, it has plans to enter service in late 2025 to challenge rivals catering to the wealthy and heads of state at the top end of the luxury jet market.With a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km), it will compete with high-end models offered by Canada's Bombardier and Gene

Dassault launches 'flying penthouse' jet, available for $75 million

Elegance, security is market for Dassault's 'flying penthouse' jet

Asia is target market for Dassault's 'flying penthouse' jet

WASHINGTON D.C.: Some two dozen members of the U.S. Congress are demanding that airlines stop outsourcing jobs if they want to be eligible for a third round of federal payroll aid, following news that United Airlines has sought bids to outsource catering work at five airports.U.S. lawmakers also made the request to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, according to letters released by Unite Here, the union represent

U.S. lawmakers demand halt to aid to stop airlines outsourcing jobs

United Airlines ruffles feathers by outsourcing jobs and receiving aid

Unions, lawmakers to stop United from receiving aid while outsourcing

DUBLIN, Ireland - A new 410 room luxury hotel is to be built at Dublin Airport next door to Terminal 2.Costing &euro;100 million, the hotel will be linked to the terminal. It will create up to 550 jobs.As part of an agreement with daa, UK hotel group Arora has lodged a planning application for the development. Arora currently owns and operates twelve hotels including 10 located at airports. The gro

New 410 room four-star hotel to be built at Dublin Airport

Top UK airport-hotel group to expand to Ireland

Dublin Airport to get new terminal-linked hotel

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Most of the China-donated cylinders would be distributed to large government-run hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley and a few would be sent to the crisis-hit provinces in southwestern and far-western Nepal respectively.</

Nepal receives China-donated oxygen cylinders, ventilators

WHITE HOUSE - Amid regional shortages and panic-buying of gasoline, the U.S. government is seeking to reassure motorists that fuel will be fully flowing again within days through a critical pipeline shut down after a Russian cyberattack.The secretaries of energy and homeland security were at the White House podium Tuesday afternoon attempting to calm concerns and issue a warning amid predictions gas prices are h

US Motorists Urged Not to Panic at Pumps

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 12 (ANI): The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to extend the ban on international flights till the end of May amid surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Issuing a release on Tuesday evening, the aviation regulatory authority of the Himalayan nation announced the extension of flight ban till midnight of May 31. The earlier flight ban was set to expire on May 14, which has now be

Nepal extends international flight ban till end of May

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The flight operations from Terminal 2 (T2) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital will be shifted to Terminal 3 (T3) from the intervening night of May 17-18 due to falling in passengers traffic amid the COVID-19 pandemic, informed officials on Tuesday.
According to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the move will help airlines and the airport in bet

Delhi airport to shift flight operations from T2 to T3

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Water supply in many areas of East Delhi, North East Delhi, parts of South Delhi, parts of NDMC area will be affected on Wednesday.
"Water supply in many areas in East Delhi, North East Delhi, parts of South Delhi, parts of NDMC area will be affected in the morning and evening tomorrow," informed Delhi Jal Board.
"Due to very high turbidity in raw water from upper Ganga canal, the pumping 

Water Supply in parts of Delhi to be affected tomorrow

Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China is shoring up its border to fence all provinces and cities to keep out the novel coronavirus after the nation largely banished the pandemic after it first emerged in the city of Wuhan, known as Beijing's new Covid firewall.
Frank Chen, writing in Asia Times, said that Beijing's authorities aren't taking any chances of a premature reopening as vaccinations lag and new Covid variants rav

Beijing's new Covid firewall shores up

CALAYAN, Cagayan, May 10 (PIA) -- Some major infrastructure projects under the administration's Build-Build-Build program are now underway in the Calayan group of islands.Mayor Joseph M. Llopis inspects the ongoing construction of the Calayan Seaport in Barangay Magsidel. (PIA) Mayor Joseph M. Llopis said that the seaport in mainland Calayan, which is a project from the Department Transportation (DOTr), is ab

Build-Build-Build program reaches Calayan Island

Kenya has suspended flights to and from Somalia, just days after the countries restored diplomatic ties after a five-month break.The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority sent a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) stating that all flights between the two countries are suspended except medivac and United Nations humanitarian flights, according to a Somali official who did not want to be identified because he is not allowed to spea

Kenya Suspends All Flights To and From Somalia

BELGRADE -- With a Chinese university project in Hungary drawing controversy over a lack of transparency and concerns about academic freedom, Beijing's influence in higher education in neighboring Serbia continues to grow.A strategic agreement signed between Hungary and Shanghai's prestigious Fudan University in April made international headlines and sparked a backlash at home.The decision to build a Buda

China Deepens Its Balkans Ties Using Serbian Universities

BUTUAN CITY, May 11 -- A total of 122 new police officers graduated from their Public Safety Basic Recruit Course (PSBRC) at the Regional Training Center 13 today.The "SIDLAK-ALAB" Class of 2020-04 will carry on the organization's mandate to enforce the law, prevent and control crimes, maintain peace and order, and ensure public safety and internal security with the active support of the community.Police 

122 rookie police finish Public Safety Basic Recruit Course

New York [USA], May 11 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday revised its outlook for the global airlines industry to positive from negative, reflecting that industry fundamentals will materially improve over the next 12 to 18 months.
This is despite the current record high daily infection rate in India, travel restrictions in countries with large amounts of traffic to and from India, and ongoing lockdowns in other c

Outlook positive for airlines: Moody's

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): A day after bodies of suspected Covid patients washed up on banks of Ganga in Bihar's Buxar, some unidentified corpses were found floating in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
The local administration has initiated the probe.
"Our officers are present on the spot to investigate and ascertain where they came from. A probe into the matter is underway," MP Singh, Ghazipur's D

Unidentified corpses found floating in Ganga river in UP's

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The proposed COVID-19 vaccination camp which was scheduled to be held at GSD Complex, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi on Tuesday and Thursday, has been cancelled as government authorities have expressed inability to hold these camps due to non-availability of vaccines.
An official letter issued by Air India stated: "The proposed COVID vaccination Camp at GSD Complex, IGIA (Delhi

COVID-19 vaccination camp at Delhi airport

BANGKOK - Alec Goldman, an American educator who has made a life in Bangkok, wants to get vaccinated.Right about now would be a good time as COVID-19 cases in Thailand have been spiking since early April, fueled by the highly transmissible variant B.1.1.7, first detected here just before the four-day Thai New Year holiday that began April 12.Goldman worries about the health risks posed by long internation

Overseas and Overlooked, Americans in Thailand Seek Vaccines

Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 11 (ANI): Kuwait became the latest country on Monday to ban entry of flights and travellers from Pakistan, in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Geo News reported citing local media that Kuwait has banned flights and barred entry to travellers from four countries -- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka -- until further notice. The decision did not include cargo flights.
To enter Kuw

Kuwait imposes travel ban on Pakistan

Cristie Kerr accepted a special exemption into the 76th U.S. Women's Open, the USGA announced Monday.

Kerr, 43, will make her 24th consecutive appearance in the event (26th overall) when she tees off June 3 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.

The 2007 U.S. Women's Open champion, Kerr brings the total to 13 former champions in the field.

"Winning the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles was a career- and life-changing mo

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