Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): Vakrangee has launched the online digital platform for providing services online to the consumer at the comfort of their homes.
This is in addition to the growing physical network of Vakrangee outlets leading to company's Omni presence i.e., Physical to Online.
Company has initiated this transition with the launch of Digital Telemedicine services (vHealth by Aetna, a C

Vakrangee enters the online space

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Airports Authority of India, Goa International Airport and its frontline corona warriors are geared up to combat COVID-19 by facilitating the seamless delivery of medical essentials, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday.
During the first phase of the pandemic, Goa International Airport catered to eight LifeLine Udan flights intended to transport essential medical cargo to remote pa

AAI, Goa Airport gears up to deliver medical essentials

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Police has filed cases against six private hospitals for irregularities in COVID-19 treatment, informed State Vigilance and Enforcement Director General KV Rajendranath Reddy on Thursday.
According to Reddy, joint teams of Vigilance and Enforcement, Drug Control and Medical and Health departments have held raids on 30 hospitals in the past two days.
They 

COVID: Andhra Police books six hospitals for irregularities

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday opened a 25-bed COVID-19 care center at Gurdwara Manji Sahib in Alamgir which will provide free health care to coronavirus patients.
Inaugurating the facility, SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur informed that the hospital, which would provide free oxygen and medicines to patients, would also be manned by medical and paramedi

25-bed COVID-19 care center set up in Ludhiana Gurdwara

Health officials in Russia approved a single-dose version of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.It said more than 20 million people globally have received their first shot of Sputnik V.Moscow registered the jab in August before large-scale clinical trials, but leading medical journal The Lancet has since said it is safe and with two doses is more than 9

Russia approves one-dose &#039;Sputnik Light&#039; Covid-19 jab

The deadly second wave of coronavirus infections in India over the past few weeks has led to a sharp spike in deaths and overwhelmed the health system. Increasingly higher demand for healthcare has outstripped available hospital beds, oxygen, ambulances, drugs and healthcare workers.<a href="https://www

What India&#039;s government needs to do to avoid another healthcare meltdown

The Biden administration has now agreed to back a proposal to suspend intellectual property protection for COVID vaccines. This is a break from US government's long-held position on strong intellectual property protection, which has also been supported by many research-intensive countries in western Europe as well and the pharmaceutical industry.The

US-backed vaccine patent waiver: pros and cons explained

Most markets in Asia and Europe rose Thursday as investors welcomed a strong jobs report from the United States.US private firms added 742 000 jobs in April, marking a fourth straight monthly gain.The reading confirmed that the battle against unemployment is being won, and analysts said the improvement was expected to continue as the reopening c

Most Asian, European markets lifted by recovery optimism

The Africa Union's health watchdog on Thursday praised the United States' support for a waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines as a "remarkable expression of leadership"."History will remember the move taken by the US government as doing the right thing at the right time to fight a terrible challenge which is unprecedented in our contemporary history," Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centr

African Union hails US for &#039;remarkable&#039; leadership on vaccine waiver

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS - Entrepreneur Anil Joshi engages in a dismal ritual every morning just checking the internet for the latest coronavirus pandemic news from India from a laptop computer perched on the breakfast table in his suburban Chicago home."In my own family - my cousin's family actually has four people - all four people got infected," Joshi told VOA. "A childhood friend of my mine died actually."<p

US South Asian Community Mobilizes Aid for COVID-plagued India

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): As many as 3,567 doctors, including 608 specialist doctors have registered themselves over the last one week with the 104 teleconsultation helpline number, said an official from the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday.
The in-charge of 104 teleconsultation call center Nodal officer Babu Ahmed said that the helpline number receives calls 24/7, regarding testing, treatment,

3,567 docs registered in 104 helpline number in Andhra

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Refuting the allegations of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu about detection of N440K variant of COVID-19 virus in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool, Minister of Transport and Information and Public Relations Perni Venkataramaiah (Perni Nani) clarified that there was no clear diagnosis about the mutant strain in state and said Naidu is "more dangerous than COVID-19".
Addressing a press

'No confirmation of N440K mutant spread in Andhra'

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 6 (ANI): In the light of surge in coronavirus cases, a non-profit organization Narayan Seva Sansthan announced that they will be providing free 'Corona kits' to COVID-infected patients in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states.
Narayan Seva Sansthan President Prashant Agarwal said citizens must be aware of the lack of beds and oxygen capacities in hospitals and urged them 

NGO provides free 'corona kits' for COVID infected patients

As COVID Surges in India, US South Asian Diaspora Mobilizes Aid

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration major Blue Star said on Thursday its profit before tax before exceptional items was Rs 103 crore for Q4 FY21 compared to Rs 13 crore in Q4 FY20.
Revenue from operations recovered 124 per cent to Rs 1,612 crore as compared to Rs 1,299 crore in the same period.
Revenue growth and improvement in profitability across segments enabled oper

Blue Star clocks Q4 profit at Rs 103 crore

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Social Activist Yogita Bhayana moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction to Kwality Pharmaceuticals Limited to supply the available units of the Remdesivir and further directed it to use the full capacity to manufacture/produce the Remdesivir and supply the same to the hospitals and public of Delhi.
"Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction thereby direc

Activist Yogita Bhayana moves HC over Remdesivir supply

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): As the second COVID-pandemic wave rages across the country, one of the most common sights across all social media platforms are the multiple SOS calls from people with almost everyone frantically searching for either hospital beds, medicines or oxygen.
Indian football stars have leapt into action by offering their respective social media handles in order to amplify distress calls. India int

CK Vineeth steps up to help during India's hour of need

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 6 (ANI): A day after the Uttarakhand government extended the 'Corona curfew' in Dehradun till May 10, the District Magistrate issued new orders concerning late night restrictions during the curfew.
According to Dehradun District Magistrate, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, now the entry of general public will be restricted in Niranjanpur Sabzi Mandi during the curfew and ration and government f

Shops to open only on Thursday, Saturday till 12 noon in De

&copy; Provided by Xinhua ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Pakistan's National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Asad Umar said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in one day in Pakistan crossed the 200,000 m

Pakistan&#039;s single-day administered COVID-19 vaccine doses surpass 200,000

By Reena BhardwajWashington [US], May 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday (local time) announced its support for a global waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines and said it will negotiate the terms at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
"These extraordinary times and circumstances of call for extraordinary measures. The US supports the waiver of IP protections on COVID-19 vaccines to 

US supports Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 7 (ANI): As violent protest continues to mount in Myanmar causing disruption throughout the country, Chinese energy companies contracted to build power plants in the nation are considering exiting the market.
According to several reports, since the military staged a coup in February, China seems to be very concerned over the unfolding chaos in Myanmar, The Irrawaddy reported.
A total of USD 16-mil

Attack on strategic pipeline in Myanmar

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 7 (ANI): An agreement for projects worth Rs 100 crore was signed on Friday between Shri Kedarnath Utthan Charitable Trust and the PSUs of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to develop Badrinath as a spiritual township.
Secretary Tannu Kapoor, on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Tourism Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, on behalf of the state government, signed the

Uttarakhand govt to develop Badrinath as spiritual township

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Qatar's finance minister was being questioned over alleged abuse of power and misuse of public funds in the energy-rich state after the attorney general ordered him arrested, state-run media reported Thursday.The detention of Ali Sharif al-Emadi is a rare move that analysts said could herald a larger campaign to increase transparency and root out graft in the sheikhdom.The Qa

Qatar Finance Minister Arrested in Corruption Investigation

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): State-run oil and gas companies are setting up 100 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants in public health facilities across the country to save lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi will be covered under the initiative, an Oil Ministry statement

State-run oil companies setting up 100 oxygen plants

Saudi Aramco posted a 30% jump in first quarter profits, beating forecasts in a sign of recovery from last year's oil market crash.The bumper results follow strong profits posted last month by major oil firms.Oil prices tumbled midway through last year's first quarter as the pandemic shuttered large parts of the global economy.</ul

Saudi Aramco Q1 profits jump 30% on oil market recovery

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: The Covid-weary public are beginning to return to the casinos of Las Vegas.Very low airfares and inexpensive hotel stays are drawing the locked-down public, with air tickets as low as $100 and hotels offering room rates as low as $50 per night."How could I turn that down?" 39-year-old electrician Mike Anger from Midland, Michigan asked, as quoted by Associated Press.Las Vegas cr

Vegas filling casinos as pandemic-weary visitors return

As Covid brought under control, crowds returning to Las Vegas

Low airfares, hotel rooms bringing gamblers back to Las Vegas

DUBLIN, Ireland - May 5 (Xinhua/Big News Network) -- Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair on Wednesday reported a monthly growth in its April passenger numbers for the first time in the past 14 months. In April, Ryanair carried one million passengers, up sharply from 40,000 passengers it carried in the same month of last year, the airline said in a press release posted on its website. April 2020 saw a 

Ryanair sees growth in passenger numbers for first time in 14 months

Low-cost airline Ryanair registered growth last month

Irish carrier Ryanair transported 1 million passengers in April

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU is preparing to reopen its borders to tourism following their sealing their borders as part of the Covid lockdown. "The Commission proposes to allow entry to the EU for nonessential reasons not only for all persons coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation, but also all people who have received the last recommended dose of an EU-authorized vaccine," the EU said in a st

European Union takes steps to open borders for summer tourism season

EU to finish plans to reopen countries as summer tourism season begins

Europe to open borders in hopes of renewed summer tourism

Geneva [Switzerland], May 7 (ANI): A new survey by International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that among all regions, more than half of the respondents expect Asia Pacific to recover 2019 levels of activity first.
This is followed by North America as in the previous January airline business confidence survey. On the other hand, Europe is forecast to return to 2019 levels of demand later than elsewhere.
However, 

A-Pac to recover first when air travel restarts: IATA

London [UK], May 6 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) nations have called for a greater engagement with Taiwan and warned China not to escalate cross-strait tensions following a spike in military manoeuvres around the self-ruled island.
In a joint statement released Wednesday, representatives from the G7, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, underscored "the importanc

G7 warns China not to 'escalate tension with Taiwan

The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat - people are now living with the consequences of centuries of greenhouse gas emissions. But there is still everything to fight for. How the world chooses to respond in the coming years will have massive repercussions for generations yet to be born.In my book How to Save 

Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday issued guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of the Civil Aviation Community in a fast and efficient manner.
"The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued enabling guidelines to facilitate the vaccination program in a fast and efficient manner to ensure timely vaccination of the aviation community", read a release by the ministry.
The Secretary, 

Govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Airports Authority of India on Thursday informed that AAI Airports facilitate the rapid and safe delivery of vaccines, oxygen and essentials across the country as the country is battling with the second wave of coronavirus.
The Airports Authority of India in collaboration with its subsidiary AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) is playing a key role in facil

AAI airports facilitate rapid, safe delivery of vaccines

Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): American actor John David Washington, who recently played the protagonist in action-thriller drama 'Tenet', is set to headline Gareth Edwards' new sci-fi movie 'True Love'.
According to Variety, the upcoming movie titled 'True Love' is a sci-fi story, set in the near future. Additional plot details, however, are currently under wraps.
The project was first disclosed in February 2020 detailing

John David Washington to star in 'True Love'

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Delhi Jal Board (DJB) vice-chairman Raghav Chadha has reiterated his concerns for reduced water levels of Yamuna river which might affect the COVID hospitals in the national capital and said that they have approached the Supreme Court to intervene in this matter.
An apex court bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, will today hear the matter.
Majority o

Hope major water shortage doesn't arise in Delhi: Chadha

By Baidurjo BhoseNew Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): With the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League postponed, players have been heading home. But unfortunately for someone like Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey, he will have to wait for a COVID-19 negative result before he can leave the country. And this is why the franchise has flown him from Delhi to Chennai in an air ambulance.
Speaking to ANI, a senior

Dhoni to leave for Ranchi on Thursday afternoon

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): British Airways has flown a specially chartered aircraft loaded with emergency aid to Delhi to support India's battle against COVID-19.
The aircraft carried more than a thousand items from the High Commission of India and charities including Khalsa Aid International and the largest Hindu temple outside of India, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, in Neasden, London, according to an official rel

British Airways sends vital oxygen supplies to India

Last year's preferred bidder to buy SA Express says it has now submitted a revised offer.SA Express is in provisional liquidation.The next court date to determine if it should go into liquidation has been moved to July.Fly SAX, which was accepted as preferred bidder for state-owned regional airline SA Express last year, says i

Take 2: Crowdfunding bidder makes revised offer to buy SA Express

London [UK], May 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called vaccination the only lasting solution to the Covid challenge, adding that global answer will require diversified production, uninterrupted supply chains and generous resourcing.
Speaking at the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting on Wednesday (local time), the EAM said that India will do its part in fighting the global crisis.
He further said that geopol

Vaccination only lasting solution to COVID-19: Jaishankar

New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India will receive the sixth batch of three Rafale fighter jets from France on Wednesday, said the Embassy of India in France.
"Next batch of three Rafales leave from France to India today; wished the pilots smooth flight and safe landing," India in France wrote in a tweet.
Earlier, on April 22, the fifth batch of Rafale fighter aircraft with four planes arrived in India after flying a dist

Sixth batch of three Rafale fighter jets to arrive in India

Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Global Burden of Disease Report: "In India, around 93 Million people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases; out of this, around 37 million are Asthmatics.
India contributes to only 11.1 per cent of the global asthma burden, however, it accounts for over 42 per cent of all global asthma deaths making it the asthma capital of the world."In these

This World Asthma Day

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian multinational Adani Enterprises said on Wednesday its January to March profit stood at Rs 413 crore, up seven times as against Rs 61 crore during the same period last year.
However, total income remained constant at Rs 13,689 crore.
For the entire financial year 2020-21, net profit was up 26 per cent at Rs 1,182 crore. Total income in FY21 dropped to Rs 40,291 crore as comp

Adani Enterprises Q4 PAT up at Rs 413 crore

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - The Australian government on Wednesday faced a court challenge to its temporary Indian travel ban brought by a 73-year-old citizen stranded in the city of Bengaluru.The government is resisting growing pressure to lift the travel ban imposed last week until May 15 to reduce COVID-19 infection rates in Australian quarantine facilities.Lawyers for Gary Newman, one of 9,000 Australians p

Australia Faces Court Challenge to Indian Travel Ban

Howrah (West Bengal) [India], May 5 (ANI): Hours after taking oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third term, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced various steps to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state, adding that hawkers, transporters, and journalists will be given priority when it comes to vaccination.
Announcing extensive restrictions across the state, Chief Minister said shopping complexes, gyms

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