TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake COVID-19 vaccine in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty on Saturday fell ill days after she was jabbed with a fake anti-COVID-19 vaccine at a camp in Kolkata, source told IBNS.
PM's tears cannot save people but oxygen can: Rahul takes swipe at Modi over COVID-19 handling
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has taken a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government's handling of COVID-19 in a relentless attack on the current dispensation.
Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal protesting outside Amarinder Singh's house detained
Chandigarh/IBNS: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was on Tuesday afternoon detained while he was protesting outside Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's residence here, media reports said.
BJP slams CMs for taking 'U-turn' on COVID-19 vaccination policy
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed several Indian Chief Ministers for their flip-flops over the anti-COVID-19 vaccination policy ever since the inoculation drive began earlier this year.
COVID-19: Delhi to vaccinate people at polling centres, announces CM Kejriwal
New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant step to inoculate people in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced his government will launch a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination campaign after fewer people aged 45 or more turned up to the jabbing centres.
Punjab revokes order of selling COVID-19 vaccines to pvt hospitals facing scam charge
Chandigarh/IBNS: After getting caught in the midst of a controversy, the Congress government in Punjab has revoked its own decision of selling COVID-19 vaccines to private hospitals at a higher price, media reports said.
TMC govt in Bengal issues new COVID-19 vaccine certificate with Mamata's photo
Kolkata/IBNS: In what could lead to a new Centre-State row, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal has started issuing COVID-19 vaccine certificates with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's photo, replacing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's one.
India reports 1.34 lakh COVID-19 cases, 2,887 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: Over 1.34 lakh new COVID-19 cases and 2,887 deaths apparently linked to the virus were reported from 36 states and union territories of India on Thursday.
Wastage of vaccines unfortunate in Congress-ruled states: Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur/UNI: Union Minister of State for Finance and corporate affairs, Anurag Thakur has blasted the Congress party for its tirade on the mass vaccination program going on in India to contain the COVID-19 adding that it was most unfortunate that the vaccines were being wasted in the Congress-ruled states.
What kind of a setting? Delhi slams Centre over double standards in COVID-19 vaccination drive
New Delhi/IBNS: In a showdown with Centre over the vaccination drive, the Delhi government on Saturday questioned how the private hospitals in the national capital are getting anti-COVID-19 vaccines while the shots are not supplied to the city administration.
Vaccine absolutely important to save lives, defeat COVID-19: PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: Stating that the planet will not be the same after COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said vaccines are absolutely important to save lives and defeat the pandemic.
Pfizer, Moderna won't sell vaccines to states, will deal with Centre: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government's approach to US pharmaceutical giants, Pfizer and Modern, for anti-COVID-19 vaccine shots went unsuccessful as they would only deal with the Centre and not any state.
Strategies in dealing with Covid-19 should be dynamic as virus is expert in mutation: PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised that the methods and strategies in dealing with Covid-19 should be dynamic as the virus is expert in mutation and changing the format.
Mamata writes to Modi, requests PM to arrange vaccines for priority sectors
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to arrange vaccines for priority sectors, central government employees working all over the country along with state government employees without any further delay.
No CMs allowed to speak in PM Modi's 'casual, super-flop' Covid meeting: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not allowing neither herself nor any of her counterparts from other states to speak in the Covid-19 meeting.