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Roving Periscope: Speculations about Putin’s ‘deteriorating’ health resurface

April 11, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “worsening health” has hit the headlines again, despite the Kremlin’s insistence for a long time that this is part of the Western media’s misinformation and propaganda against Moscow. According to the latest media reports, Putin suffers from “blurred vision and […]

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Monsoon: Unlike Skymet, IMD predicts “normal rains” in India this year from June

April 11, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid widespread concerns about the impact of global warming, ‘shifting seasons’ and rising temperatures on world economies, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted a “normal monsoon” in the South Asian country this year—belying the Skymet forecast of a relatively drier spell in the coming rainy season, starting in June. […]

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World Homoeopathy Day: Celebrating with the Theme “One Health, One Family”

April 10, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, April 10: On the occasion of World Homoeopathy Day, a one-day scientific convention was organized by the Central Council for Research in New Delhi on Monday. The central council for research in homoeopathy, which is under the Ministry of Ayush, organised this event to promote evidence-based homoeopathic treatment for the health and wellness […]

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Two-day Covid Mock-drill from Monday

April 9, 2023 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 9: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, a nationwide mock drill to take stock of hospital preparedness will be held on Monday and Tuesday with both public and private facilities participating. The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit AIIMS, Jhajjar on Monday to oversee the mock drill, officials said on Sunday. In a […]

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“Gratitude towards those who work to make our planet healthier” PM on World Health Day

April 7, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, April 7: On the occasion of World Health Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a tweet expressing his gratitude to those who are working in the health field and taking an initiative to improve people’s health. By sharing the post of the union health minister, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Prime Minister, retweeted, “On […]

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Economy: Amid the US slowdown, McDonald’s to layoff many this month

April 3, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Weeks after its CEO said the global fast-food chain will cut jobs in April to cut costs and “free up capital” to invest in growth, McDonald’s has closed many of its US offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform employees about layoffs in April. McDonald’s has […]

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Spike in Covid Cases in India

March 30, 2023 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 30: Recording a sudden spurt in Coronavirus cases, India on Thursday registered 3,016 new Covid cases, about 50 per cent jump over the previous day. Thursday’s total number of cases was the highest in day in the last six months indicating that Coronavirus may again be stealthily back in the […]

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Health Ministry Flags Low Covid Testing

March 25, 2023 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 25: The Health Ministry on Saturday warned that at a time when the country was registering a sustained increase in the trajectory of COVID-19 cases since mid-February in some States, COVID-19 testing had declined. It pointed out that the current testing levels were worryingly low and insufficient as compared to the standards […]

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Covid Cases on the Rise but Not in Hospitalisation or Death Rates: Govt

March 23, 2023 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 23: Despite a sudden rise in the number of positive Corona cases during the last few days, there had been no alarming increase reported in the cases of hospitalisation or in the death rate so far, the union health ministry said on Thursday. It said the XBB.1.16 sub-variant of Omicron might be […]

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Unprecedented: Ukraine may become the first nation at war to secure $15.6 bn IMF loan

March 23, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In its 77-year history, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is, for the first time, likely to sanction a USD 15.6 billion loan to war-ravaged Ukraine, which Russia invaded on February 24, 2022. Ukraine won staff backing for this loan from the IMF, the media reported. The IMF and officials in Kyiv […]