The New York Times has drawn the ire of Twitter users, especially in the Indian Twitter space for its coverage and characterisation of the general strike. National trade unions in India have called for a two-day general strike beginning on Monday (March 28). On the same day, NYT published a story with the headline ‘General…Continue Reading
A health worker inoculates a beneficiary with a dose of the Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine NEW DELHI: Amid rising Omicron infected Covid-19 cases in the country, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked states to make all possible efforts to scale up health infrastructure so that India can combat the surge. Besides, states were also advised to…Continue Reading
A health worker inoculates an elderly with a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine during a door-to-door vaccination drive in Siliguri. (AFP photo)NEW DELHI: Average daily vaccination improved significantly in December to 78.66 lakh doses per day — up from 59.32 lakh doses in November and 55.77 lakh doses per day in October. The rise is…Continue Reading