New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Delhi Police have arrested two persons from the Greater Kailash-1 area of the national capital for alleged black marketing of COVID-19 related medical equipment.
The accused were arrested on May 5.
The police also recovered 10 medical oxygen concentrators, 82 plastic pipes used in concentrators, 3486 digital thermometers, 263 digital gun thermometers, 684 oximeters and 10 nebulizers.
Th

COVID-19: 2 held in Delhi for black marketing

Wardha (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Centre has decided to increase production of anti-viral drug Remdesivir and it will be provided to people at government's price, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday.
This comes after several cases of blackmarketing of Remdesivir came to light amid the COVID-19.
"There was a shortage of Remdesivir injection. Because of this, incidents of black marketing took place, s

Govt to increase production of Remdesivir: Gadkari

Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg's upcoming sci-fi thriller 'Infinite', which has been directed by Antoine Fuqua, will exclusively debut on Paramount Plus in the U.S.
According to Variety, the move was announced by ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish on the company's quarterly earnings call on Thursday and comes as Paramount Plus seeking to bolster its lineup of original content.
The service, which was rebr

Mark Wahlberg's 'Infinite' debuting on Paramount plus

A year has passed since an Angolan dance troupe called Fenomenos do Semba released a video of themselves dancing in a courtyard in Luanda to the South African hit song Jerusalema by Master KG.With over 16 million YouTube <a 

The #JerusalemaDanceChallenge showed how Pan African styles can be forged

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 6 (PIA) -- Members of Pag-IBIG Fund may now do transactions online.Pag-IBIG Fund San Fernando Branch Customer Assistant I John Manaloto announced that instead of visiting the office physically, members may now use smartphones or computers for their transactions."Technically, we are bringing Pag-IBIG branches at the comfort of your homes. You could apply as a member, pay

Pag-IBIG Fund goes virtual amidst pandemic

Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton on Wednesday, launched their own YouTube channel on the online platform by sharing a new promo video.
The 25-second clasp was additionally shared on their Instagram. The regal couple dumped their past 'KensingtonRoyal' handle for 'dukeandduchessofcambridge, Fox News detailed.
Toward the beginning of the video, the couple is s

Prince William, Kate Middleton launch YouTube channel

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Delhi Police has arrested three persons for allegedly selling fire extinguisher cylinders painted like oxygen cylinders.
The police has also seized 532 fire extinguisher gas cylinders, 26 oxygen cylinders nozzles, etc.
A complaint from Mukesh Khanna, Shahdara, Delhi was received at Farsh Bazar's Police station on May 4. The complainant has stated that he runs an NGO in the name of Radha Val

Delhi Police busts gang carrying black marketing of Oxygen

Moscow [Russia], May 6 (ANI): Russian developers of the Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday said that their single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrated 79.4 per cent efficacy against the COVID-19 and it has proven effective against all new strains of coronavirus.
Sputnik Light is the first component (recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26)) of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, according to the Russian Direct

Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine shows 79.4 pc efficacy

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Two people were apprehended in Delhi on Thursday including an ambulance driver and an emergency medical technician for their alleged involvement in black marketing oxygen cylinders amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the police said.
As the national capital witnessed a continuous rise in COVID-19 cases, the demand for life-saving medical equipment including medical oxygen increased signi

2 arrested for black marketing oxygen cylinder in Delhi

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 6 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday directed that data regarding hospital beds, number of patients, and availability of oxygen at all government and private hospitals should be updated on an online portal in view of coronavirus cases in the state.
Addressing district deputy commissioners of the state over a virtual video conference, Khattar directed the distric

Hospitals to update data on online portal: Haryana CM

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI/Digpu): "Social Media Account Verification PR enquiries have increased by 300 per cent in past 15 months," says Kunwar Devender Singh, Founder Digpu News Network. He adds, "It was only around 18 months ago when a negligible percentage of our PR content projects used to be demands for digital PR news publication for the purpose of social media verification by entrepreneurs and corporate client

Why is social media verification on the rise in PR

Valsad (Gujarat) [India], May 6 (ANI/PNN): With the consistent developments and innovations in the Indian startup environment, more and more women are chasing the entrepreneurial dream.
That also empowers other Indian women who are still bound to the traditional homemaker role to have an independent perspective.
Tvarita Phones, launched in 2018, has won India's Top 500 startups Award and has recycled more than 150K smartp

This Gujarat-based startup won India's Top 500 start-up

Patna (Bihar) [India], May 6 (ANI): We have given five companies of police force to Bihar's capital to implement the lockdown strictly to curb the COVID-19 infection across the state, said Additional Director General of Police, Jitendra Kumar on Thursday.
"We have given five companies of police force to Patna to implement lockdown strictly. We have also instructed them to minimise officials in offices and send them on gro

Five companies deployed to implement lockdown: Bihar

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Delhi Police has arrested four people from a restaurant and bar in Lodhi Colony in connection with alleged black marketing of oxygen concentrators.
Police have recovered 419 oxygen concentrators, which were being sold for over Rs 70,000 each.
During area patrolling, Delhi Police personnel came across a restaurant in Central Market, Lodhi Colony. It was found open amid lockdown.
After search

4 held for black marketing of oxygen concentrators in Delhi

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, May 6 (PIA) --The Department of Agriculture IV-CALABARZON (DA-4A) granted a total of P2.5M to a Quezon agricultural foundation to improve the marketing and trading of their produced crops.DA-4A OIC-Regional Executive Director Vilma Dimaculangan initially turned over a check of P1.7-M to Sentrong Pamilihan ng Produktong Agrikultura sa Quezon Foundation, Inc. (SPPAQFI) on May 4, 2021 for the 

DA-4A grants P2.5M to agricultural foundation in Quezon

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 6 (ANI): Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the state, the police on Thursday seized 25 vials of Remdesivir from six offenders in five different raids conducted across the North Divison of Karnataka's Bengaluru, the police said.
According to the police, each vial was being sold at a price eight times higher than the government fixed rates.
"Crackdown on black marketing of Remdesivir !! In 

COVID-19: 25 vials of Remdesivir seized in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], MAy 6 (ANI): The four companies which are supplying anti-viral remdisivir to the government have agreed to increase the supply to 20,000 vials for the next five days starting from May 6 (Thursday), said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID task force head Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana, on Wednesday.
Addressing press conference Narayana said, "I have spoken to company heads of these four companies

K'tka:Remdisivir supply to increase to 20,000 vials per day

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 6 (ANI): Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava instructed the police officers to activate a robust mechanism to strictly enforce the lockdown order across the state.
In view of surge in COVID-19 infections, 7-day lockdown in Haryana started from May 3.
The directives were given to all Commissioners of Police (CPs) and district Superintendents of Police (SPs) during a video

Haryana police to ensure strict enforcement of lockdown

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 6 (ANI): The Central Division of the Bengaluru Police on Wednesday unearthed a case of black marketing of hospital beds amid the COVID-19.
According to the DCP Central Bengaluru, three persons have been arrested in connection with the case.
This comes amid the devastating shortage of medical supplies, drugs and other necessary equipment due to the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases.
Over the l

Three arrested for black marketing hospital beds

Chandigarh (Haryana) May 6 (ANI): Haryana Police on Wednesday said that it has registered 21 FIRs in connection with black-marketing of oxygen, oxygen cylinders and Remdesivir injections across the state amid surge in COVID-19.
A total of 45 persons have been arrested in these cases, while 77 oxygen cylinders and 101 vials of Remdesivir have been seized.
Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana, Manoj Yadava said that th

Haryana Police arrests 45 for black-marketing of oxygen, Re

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 7 (ANI): As violent protest continues to mount in Myanmar causing disruption throughout the country, Chinese energy companies contracted to build power plants in the nation are considering exiting the market.
According to several reports, since the military staged a coup in February, China seems to be very concerned over the unfolding chaos in Myanmar, The Irrawaddy reported.
A total of USD 16-mil

Attack on strategic pipeline in Myanmar

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 7 (ANI): An agreement for projects worth Rs 100 crore was signed on Friday between Shri Kedarnath Utthan Charitable Trust and the PSUs of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to develop Badrinath as a spiritual township.
Secretary Tannu Kapoor, on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Tourism Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, on behalf of the state government, signed the

Uttarakhand govt to develop Badrinath as spiritual township

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Qatar's finance minister was being questioned over alleged abuse of power and misuse of public funds in the energy-rich state after the attorney general ordered him arrested, state-run media reported Thursday.The detention of Ali Sharif al-Emadi is a rare move that analysts said could herald a larger campaign to increase transparency and root out graft in the sheikhdom.The Qa

Qatar Finance Minister Arrested in Corruption Investigation

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): State-run oil and gas companies are setting up 100 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants in public health facilities across the country to save lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi will be covered under the initiative, an Oil Ministry statement

State-run oil companies setting up 100 oxygen plants

Saudi Aramco posted a 30% jump in first quarter profits, beating forecasts in a sign of recovery from last year's oil market crash.The bumper results follow strong profits posted last month by major oil firms.Oil prices tumbled midway through last year's first quarter as the pandemic shuttered large parts of the global economy.</ul

Saudi Aramco Q1 profits jump 30% on oil market recovery

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: The Covid-weary public are beginning to return to the casinos of Las Vegas.Very low airfares and inexpensive hotel stays are drawing the locked-down public, with air tickets as low as $100 and hotels offering room rates as low as $50 per night."How could I turn that down?" 39-year-old electrician Mike Anger from Midland, Michigan asked, as quoted by Associated Press.Las Vegas cr

Vegas filling casinos as pandemic-weary visitors return

As Covid brought under control, crowds returning to Las Vegas

Low airfares, hotel rooms bringing gamblers back to Las Vegas

DUBLIN, Ireland - May 5 (Xinhua/Big News Network) -- Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair on Wednesday reported a monthly growth in its April passenger numbers for the first time in the past 14 months. In April, Ryanair carried one million passengers, up sharply from 40,000 passengers it carried in the same month of last year, the airline said in a press release posted on its website. April 2020 saw a 

Ryanair sees growth in passenger numbers for first time in 14 months

Low-cost airline Ryanair registered growth last month

Irish carrier Ryanair transported 1 million passengers in April

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU is preparing to reopen its borders to tourism following their sealing their borders as part of the Covid lockdown. "The Commission proposes to allow entry to the EU for nonessential reasons not only for all persons coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation, but also all people who have received the last recommended dose of an EU-authorized vaccine," the EU said in a st

European Union takes steps to open borders for summer tourism season

EU to finish plans to reopen countries as summer tourism season begins

Europe to open borders in hopes of renewed summer tourism

London [UK], May 6 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) nations have called for a greater engagement with Taiwan and warned China not to escalate cross-strait tensions following a spike in military manoeuvres around the self-ruled island.
In a joint statement released Wednesday, representatives from the G7, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, underscored "the importanc

G7 warns China not to 'escalate tension with Taiwan

The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat - people are now living with the consequences of centuries of greenhouse gas emissions. But there is still everything to fight for. How the world chooses to respond in the coming years will have massive repercussions for generations yet to be born.In my book How to Save 

Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday issued guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of the Civil Aviation Community in a fast and efficient manner.
"The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued enabling guidelines to facilitate the vaccination program in a fast and efficient manner to ensure timely vaccination of the aviation community", read a release by the ministry.
The Secretary, 

Govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Airports Authority of India on Thursday informed that AAI Airports facilitate the rapid and safe delivery of vaccines, oxygen and essentials across the country as the country is battling with the second wave of coronavirus.
The Airports Authority of India in collaboration with its subsidiary AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) is playing a key role in facil

AAI airports facilitate rapid, safe delivery of vaccines

Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): American actor John David Washington, who recently played the protagonist in action-thriller drama 'Tenet', is set to headline Gareth Edwards' new sci-fi movie 'True Love'.
According to Variety, the upcoming movie titled 'True Love' is a sci-fi story, set in the near future. Additional plot details, however, are currently under wraps.
The project was first disclosed in February 2020 detailing

John David Washington to star in 'True Love'

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Delhi Jal Board (DJB) vice-chairman Raghav Chadha has reiterated his concerns for reduced water levels of Yamuna river which might affect the COVID hospitals in the national capital and said that they have approached the Supreme Court to intervene in this matter.
An apex court bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, will today hear the matter.
Majority o

Hope major water shortage doesn't arise in Delhi: Chadha

By Baidurjo BhoseNew Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): With the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League postponed, players have been heading home. But unfortunately for someone like Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey, he will have to wait for a COVID-19 negative result before he can leave the country. And this is why the franchise has flown him from Delhi to Chennai in an air ambulance.
Speaking to ANI, a senior

Dhoni to leave for Ranchi on Thursday afternoon

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): British Airways has flown a specially chartered aircraft loaded with emergency aid to Delhi to support India's battle against COVID-19.
The aircraft carried more than a thousand items from the High Commission of India and charities including Khalsa Aid International and the largest Hindu temple outside of India, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, in Neasden, London, according to an official rel

British Airways sends vital oxygen supplies to India

Last year's preferred bidder to buy SA Express says it has now submitted a revised offer.SA Express is in provisional liquidation.The next court date to determine if it should go into liquidation has been moved to July.Fly SAX, which was accepted as preferred bidder for state-owned regional airline SA Express last year, says i

Take 2: Crowdfunding bidder makes revised offer to buy SA Express

London [UK], May 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called vaccination the only lasting solution to the Covid challenge, adding that global answer will require diversified production, uninterrupted supply chains and generous resourcing.
Speaking at the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting on Wednesday (local time), the EAM said that India will do its part in fighting the global crisis.
He further said that geopol

Vaccination only lasting solution to COVID-19: Jaishankar

New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India will receive the sixth batch of three Rafale fighter jets from France on Wednesday, said the Embassy of India in France.
"Next batch of three Rafales leave from France to India today; wished the pilots smooth flight and safe landing," India in France wrote in a tweet.
Earlier, on April 22, the fifth batch of Rafale fighter aircraft with four planes arrived in India after flying a dist

Sixth batch of three Rafale fighter jets to arrive in India

Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Global Burden of Disease Report: "In India, around 93 Million people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases; out of this, around 37 million are Asthmatics.
India contributes to only 11.1 per cent of the global asthma burden, however, it accounts for over 42 per cent of all global asthma deaths making it the asthma capital of the world."In these

This World Asthma Day

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian multinational Adani Enterprises said on Wednesday its January to March profit stood at Rs 413 crore, up seven times as against Rs 61 crore during the same period last year.
However, total income remained constant at Rs 13,689 crore.
For the entire financial year 2020-21, net profit was up 26 per cent at Rs 1,182 crore. Total income in FY21 dropped to Rs 40,291 crore as comp

Adani Enterprises Q4 PAT up at Rs 413 crore

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - The Australian government on Wednesday faced a court challenge to its temporary Indian travel ban brought by a 73-year-old citizen stranded in the city of Bengaluru.The government is resisting growing pressure to lift the travel ban imposed last week until May 15 to reduce COVID-19 infection rates in Australian quarantine facilities.Lawyers for Gary Newman, one of 9,000 Australians p

Australia Faces Court Challenge to Indian Travel Ban

Howrah (West Bengal) [India], May 5 (ANI): Hours after taking oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third term, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced various steps to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state, adding that hawkers, transporters, and journalists will be given priority when it comes to vaccination.
Announcing extensive restrictions across the state, Chief Minister said shopping complexes, gyms

WB to give priority in vaccination to journalist

Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI): Global air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-Covid levels in March with demand up 4.4 per cent reaching the highest level recorded since the series began in 1990, International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
Month-on-month demand also increased albeit at a slower pace than the previous month with volumes up 0.4 per cent in March over February 2021 levels.
Global demand

Air cargo demand up 4.4 pc compared to pre-Covid levels

ILIGAN CITY, May 5 (PIA)--The city government of Iligan started today the much-anticipated inoculation of senior citizens against the highly contagious coronavirus.The second priority among population groups after frontline health workers, senior citizens here began to receive the first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the designated vaccination center in Robinson's Place Iligan.Dr. Belinda "Bunz" Lim, acting c

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