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Death Toll From Colombia Protests Rises As Cities Brace For COVID Fallout
The reported death toll from nearly two weeks of antigovernment protests in Colombia rose past 40 on Tuesday, a day ahead of a planned national strike, while major cities warned of a prolonged peak in COVID19 cases due to demonstrations.
Feds: Ex-NYC Officer Charged With Bribery Sent Racist Text
A white New York City police officer once bragged about trying to scare Black people for kicks by randomly pointing his gun at them while on the job, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in announcing corruption charges against the officer and two others who...
EPA Sets Grants To Restore 'Brownfields' At Blighted Sites
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced more than $66 million in grants to 151 communities nationwide to assess and clean up contaminated or abandoned "brownfields'' industrial and commercial properties that contain a hazardous substance...
BJP Showcauses 10 Members For Assaulting Leader In Kolkata
The BJP on Tuesday served show-cause notices to 10 members of its South Kolkata unit for assaulting a leader at a meeting inside the state party headquarters on May 10. President of South Kolkata unit of the BJP, Sankar Sikdar issued the notice to t...
Dr Reddy's Inks Licensing Pact with Eli Lilly for Covid-19 Treatment Drug
This partnership comes at a critical juncture in the fight against the pandemic in India, and adds to the company's existing range of COVID-19 therapeutics covering the full spectrum from mild to moderate and severe conditions of the disease, and a vaccin...
No Vaccines, Forced to Use Stock Meant for 18+ For Those Above 45: Maharashtra Health Minister
The Union government should grant approval to all the COVID-19 vaccines available in the global market, Tope said.
Direct Supply of Covaxin to 18 States Began on May 1 Based on Centre's Allocation: Bharat Biotech
The states include Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
PM Modi Won't Visit UK to Take Part in G-7 Summit Amid Covid-19 Crisis: MEA
Modi was scheduled to be a special invitee to the summit to be held in Cornwall between June 11 and 13 at UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's invitation.
Salman Khan Says Radhe's Box Office Earnings Will be Zero, Dia Mirza Says Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein Has Sexism in It
Salman Khan says Radhe box-office earnings will be zero. Dia Mirza says Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein had sexism in it. This and more in today's entertainment wrap.
Piaggio Achieves New Milestone in India, Adds 100 New 2 and 3-Wheeler Dealerships in 100 Days
Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd now has a dealer network of over 725 vehicle dealerships & 1100 touchpoints across all states & union territories in India.
Amitabh Bachchan Recites Prasoon Joshi's Poem to Encourage COVID Warriors
The poem inspires a person to never give up during a battle and to fight with all their strength.
AIDS Virus Used in Gene Therapy to Fix 'Bubble Baby' Disease
Results show that all but two of the 50 children who were given the experimental therapy in a study now have healthy germ-fighting abilities.
England Reports No New Confirmed Covid-19 Case for the First Time Since July Last Year
A joint statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) thanked the public for efforts in social distancing and said the rapid vaccine rollout had helped to bring Covid-19 cases and daily deaths down sharply.
Never Break Covid-19 Protocols of Other Countries: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to Athletes
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju told Indian sportspersons that they should not break Covid-19 protocols of foreign countries while travelling for training or competition.
Indian Health App Cure.fit Renamed to Cult.fit After Its Flagship Fitness Vertical
Recently, Cure.fit acquired California-based fitness company Onyx, to boost its at-home fitness offerings, as well as to bolster its international business model.
India Records 3.29 Lakh Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 3,876 Fatalities
After registering a steady rise for two months, the active cases have reduced to 37,15,221 comprising 16.16 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.75 per cent.