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Gujarat High Court reprimands State government Updated: Updated: Court seeks detailed affidavit on steps being taken to control the pandemic Share Article Court seeks detailed affidavit on steps being taken to control the pandemic The Gujarat High Court has again reprimanded the State government over its handling of the COVID-19 situation in the State. The court said the government was trying to paint a rosy picture while the reality was different. A Division Bench, hearing the suo motu publi...

When the COVID-19 pandemic along with the age of congregation members conspired to shutter the food pantry at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Springfield, a challenge was thrown down for someone to build a micropantry in its stead. Don Ecklund, who had built the first Little Free Library at his home in Leland Grove and is the churchs Habitat For Humanity representative, stepped up. A couple of weeks ago as Ecklund was installing the micropantry — designed to give people access to cann...

Updated: Active infections to touch 38-48 lakh between May 14-18, says SUTRA model Share Article AAA Healthcare workers outside Sardar Patel COVID care centre, in New Delhi on April 26, 2021.   | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Active infections to touch 38-48 lakh between May 14-18, says SUTRA model Active cases in the ongoing second COVID-19 wave in India may peak at 38-48 lakh between May 14-18 and daily new infections could hit a high of 4.4 lakh from May 4-8, according to a mathematica...

Updated: April 26, 2021 22:33 IST AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but not yet authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Share Article AAA A healthcare worker holds a dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine against coronavirus. File   | Photo Credit: Reuters AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but not yet authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the vaccine ...

Coronavirus | In telephonic conversation with Modi, Biden conveyed solidarity with India Updated: Updated: April 27, 2021 01:03 IST Mr Modi and Mr Biden agreed to remain in touch and directed their officials to coordinate closely on the COVID-19 issue Share Article U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.   Mr Modi and Mr Biden agreed to remain in touch and directed their officials to coordinate closely on the COVID-19 issue Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President J...

Tamil Nadu announces more restrictions to contain spread of COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Apr 24, 2021 23:28 IST Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 24 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced new restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The new restrictions will come into effect from April 26. According to fresh guidelines, beauty parlours, salons, spas, and barber shops will remain closed. Only takeaways will be allowed in hote...

ACL Airshop, a global leader in air cargo Unit Load Device (ULD) logistics solutions to over 200 airlines, air cargo carriers, and other transportation clients, announced the closing of the acquisition of ACL Airshop by Alinda Capital Partners, an infrastructure fund manager.

Updated: Letter to PM calls for uniform, free COVID immunisation for all amid crisis Share Article AAA West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election rally in Asansol district on April 22, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI Letter to PM calls for uniform, free COVID immunisation for all amid crisis West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the vaccine policy of the Centre is “highly discriminatory and anti-people”. ...

A view of Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File   | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium The bench, also comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat, would take up the plea for hearing on Friday. A lawyers’ body Thursday moved the Supreme Court, which has taken suo motu cognisance of prevailing grim pandemic situation in the country, urging it to allow various high courts to deal with the COVID-19 related issues at local level saying they “appear to be best suited to deal with th...

NT Government to transition remote indigenous communities to renewable power by 2030 Around 70 per cent of all indigenous people living in remote communities throughout the Northern Territory are set to gain access to renewable energy, following an infrastructure plan announced by the NT Government. The Government has invested $2 million into a plan to power these areas using green energy, with the infrastructure to be put out through a competitive tender process. The plan was one of the recomm...