Delhi court denies bail to Navneet Kalra in oxygen concentrator black marketing case

A Delhi court on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the seizure of oxygen concentrators, required by COVID-19 patients, from his upscale restaurants including ‘Khan Chacha’ in the national capital. Application is dismissed, Additional Session Judge Sandeep Garg said. Fearing arrest, the businessman had moved the court earlier […]

A request to save lives: Vaccinate kids before a third wave

With experts pointing to the eventuality of a third wave of the pandemic, people are taking to social media platforms to organise campaigns for parallel inoculation of kids   Considering the massive second wave of the coronavirus that did not spare the younger generation, vaccination seems to be the only way to stop the third […]

Confusion Galore: long waits and wrong addresses mar vaccination drive in UP

A jubilant lot of students were greeted with confusion on the first day of vaccination for the 18 to 44 years in Noida and Greater Noida. The shortage of vaccines leads to the uproar in the district hospital  The first day of vaccination drive in Noida and Greater Noida for the age group of 18-44 […]

Over 1.39 lakh people vaccinated in Delhi on Monday: Sisodia

Over 1.39 lakh people were vaccinated in Delhi on Monday, of which nearly 46 per cent belonged to the 18-44 age group, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday. “Total 1,39,261 people were vaccinated yesterday in Delhi out of which 64,151 are from 18-45 age group,” Sisodia tweeted. On Monday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) […]

Coping with Covid-19, and its impact on mental health

Isolation, constant screen time, exposure to news of the ongoing crisis – all these have led to the rise in mental health issues in Covid-19 patients, and it continues even post recovery 25- year-old Aditi was taking all precautions to avoid contracting Covid. But unfortunately the wretched virus took her in its grip. Initially, she […]

Prevent hoarding, black marketing of medicines, equipment for COVID treatment: HC to UoI, Delhi govt

The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Centre and Delhi government to do something without waiting for orders from court to prevent black marketing and hoarding of medicines and medical equipment, like oxygen concentrators. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli was hearing a PIL seeking directions to them to declare medicines and […]

A self-inflicted national catastrophe

Lancet, the world’s leading medical journal, holds government responsible for the spread of coronavirus in India and makes some important suggestions This is a tough time for the Modi Government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been made the face of failure in India’s battle against the pandemic—which nearly accounts for half of the Covid-19 […]

Recovering from Covid at home

Home is the best place to treat Covid patients—and if you do it well—there won’t be a need to go to the hospital, explains Dr Debmalya Mukherjee Dr. Debmalya Mukherjee is a Modern School Barakhamba Road prodigy who has been practicing medicine in the US for more than two decades—his area of specialisation is, in […]