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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet was sworn-in as ministers on Monday in a simple ceremony in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. 43 TMC leaders were sworn-in as ministers, including 19 ministers of state, and took oath at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata by Governor Gagdeep Dhankhar. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the […]

NEW DELHI: India is the fastest country globally to administer 17 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Union health ministry said on Monday. China took 119 days while the US took 115 days for reaching the same landmark. The vaccination drive in India was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated and vaccination of frontline workers […]

The new anti-Covid oral drug developed by the DRDO will help hospitalized patients and reduce their supplemental oxygen dependence. The drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a leading laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) in Hyderabad. […]

Shahid Kapoor took his first steps in Bollywood with the sleeper hit film Ishq Vishq. Directed by Ken Ghosh, the film saw a young and adorable Shahid navigating college life and love. The film put the actor under the spotlight and also won him the Best Debutant award back then. It has been 18 years […]

Commodity prices traded higher during the week passed by with Bullion prices witnessing the best week of the last six months. Crude oil prices reported a second weekly gain with broad buying in commodities. Base metals extended gains with Copper and Aluminum prices rose the most boosted by strong demand outlook and lower supply concerns.  […]