Actor Irrfan Khan has died at the age of 53, after being admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Tuesday, where he was under observation for colon infection. The actor in 2018 had announced that he’d been diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor. Born to Muslim parents in the village of Tonk near Jaipur, Irrfan’s...
New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a $1.5 billion loan to the Government of India to help fund its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The support would also be available for immediate priorities such as disease containment and prevention, as well as social protection for the poor and economically...
By Jagdish Sewhani Today, India is seen as a country which not only takes care of its citizens and its neighbors but also the rest of the humanity to the best of its ability. Thanks to the legendary administrative acumen of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visionary leadership, at their best display during the current...
New Delhi: Appealing to village heads across India to keep people fed with the right and proper information on coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning backed the traditional practice of drinking 'kadha' (medicinal decoction) or doing 'pranayam' to boost immunity amid the battle against the disease. "There are some good practices in our...
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said we have saved India from going into Stage 3 or community transmission stage, and have also fared better than many countries, in the fight against the novel coronavirus, on various parameters. "Testing has been made strong in the country. Today, we have already completed 5.5...
New Delhi: India will move into a leadership role at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters after the annual meeting of the global health body next month, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times. The appointment of India’s nominee as chairperson of the WHO’s executive board will come at a time the world and the...
New Delhi: In an exclusive interview with IANS, Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII), has said that SII has associated with the US-based biotechnology firm Codagenix and developed a virus-vaccine candidate which is closest to the novel coronavirus and that human trials of the vaccine are expected to start by September-October. Q: What...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said there was a need to wait for some time before any direction is given to the Centre for bringing back Indian citizens stranded in the USA in the wake of coronavirus pandemic as efforts are being made by both, New Delhi and Washington, to provide assistance to...
Mumbai: Among the various celebrities who are staying indoors amid coronavirus lockdown and practicing yoga for fitness, actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra's name probably comes on the top. Everyone knows how she loves to keep herself fit through various yoga asanas. Not only this, we recently saw how excited she seemed when she saw her...
