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  Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishna said that there were no deaths in the state due to the lack of oxygen Stating that the Tamil Nadu government ensured adequate availability of oxygen in both government and private hospitals, State Health Secretary J Radhakrishna on Tuesday said that there were no deaths in the state due to the lack of oxygen. He further mentioned that a dedicated team looked after the state’s oxygen supplies. Speaking to ANI here, Radhakrishna said, “There were no deaths due to the lack of oxygen in Tamil Nadu. We ensured the availability of an adequate quantity of oxygen in both government and private hospitals. There was a dedicated team looking after oxygen supplies.” Meanwhile, he also informed that Tamil Nadu has not reported a single Zika virus case. The Tamil Nadu State Health Secretary’s remarks on deaths due to oxygen shortage came after the Central government on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen have been spe...

  Haryana government has decided to reduce 30 per cent syllabus for secondary and senior secondary classes for the academic session 2021-22 Haryana government has decided to reduce 30 per cent syllabus for secondary and senior secondary classes for the  academic session 2021-22.  The new syllabus is available on the official website of the board. Giving this information, Board President, Prof. Jagbir Singh said that this year also the syllabus of both the above classes has been reduced by 30 per cent. He said that this decision has been taken as the schools could not open due to the corona pandemic and school education has been disrupted. Notably, like the  CBSE Board  last year, the Board of School Education, Haryana has also reduced the syllabus of secondary and senior secondary classes by 30 per cent due to the COVID-19. The school principals and students can download the new uploaded syllabus and ensure to prepare for the examinations accordin...

  A Ugandan athlete who fled during pre-Olympics training in western Japan last week has been found and is being interviewed by police, officials said Tuesday A Ugandan athlete who fled during pre-Olympics training in western Japan last week has been found and is being interviewed by police, officials said Tuesday. Mie prefectural police in central Japan said 20-year-old weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was in the Yokkaichi city, 170 kilometers (105 miles) east of his host town in western Japan. Police are asking him what happened since he fled his hotel in Izumisano in the Osaka prefecture Friday, leaving behind a note saying he didn’t want to return to his country. Ssekitoleko left behind his luggage and a note saying he wanted to stay in Japan and work, Izumisano officials said. He did not meet  Olympic  standards in the latest international rankings released after he arrived Japan and was to return home this week. The pandemic-delayed Olympics open Frida...

  South Korea’s prime minister has offered a public apology over a large-scale coronavirus outbreak on a destroyer on an anti-piracy mission off East Africa South Korea’s prime minister has offered a public apology over a large-scale coronavirus outbreak on a destroyer on an anti-piracy mission off East Africa. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Tuesday the government is very sorry for failing to carefully take care of the health of our soldiers who are devoting themselves to the country. The Defense Ministry says 247 of the destroyer’s 301 crew members have been infected. It’s the largest cluster for South Korea’s military since the pandemic began. South Korea sent two military planes to bring back all 301 sailors. On Tuesday, South Korea reported 1,278 new virus cases, taking the total caseload to 180,481, with 2,059 deaths from  COVID-1 9 . It was the 14th day in a row that South Korea has confirmed more than 1,000 new cases.

  United States has warned the Taliban that any government that does not respect human rights and seeks to rule at the barrel of a gun will lack international legitimacy The United States has warned the Taliban that any government that does not respect human rights and seeks to rule at the barrel of a gun will lack international legitimacy. The Taliban militants have seized dozens of districts in recent weeks and are now thought to control about a third of Afghanistan, ahead of the withdrawal of US and Western troops from the country by September 11. Under a deal with the Taliban, the US and its NATO allies agreed to withdraw all troops in return for a commitment by the militants that they would prevent extremist groups from operating in areas they control. “The United States has for two decades now worked with the government of  Afghanistan  and the people of Afghanistan to support the hard-won gains, including ...

  WHO, which is currently reviewing Bharat Biotech’s application for an Emergency Use Listing of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, has said it is assessing the data of the jab which is currently reviewing Bharat Biotech’s application for an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, has said it is assessing the data of the jab. In an update on its website, the WHO, which began rolling data on July 6, said the date for a decision on the jab is yet “to be confirmed”. Rolling data allows the WHO to start its review right away, as information continues to come in, to accelerate the overall review proces.. Suchitra Ella, joint managing director of Bharat Biotech, had recently said the EUL process is a step closer to the final decision on  Covaxin’ s ‘global acceptance’ as the rolling data was slated to begin in July. She also, in a tweet, said the company was working closely with the WHO for inclusion of Covaxin in its EUL and approval is not expec...

About 18 to 20 per cent of the fund will be contributed by Motial Oswal Motilal Oswal Private Equity (MOPE) is looking to raise a Rs 4,000 crore private equity fund from domestic and global investors, a top executive from the fund manager said on Tuesday. “We intend to invest in mid-market companies in financial services, consumer and pharma sectors,” said Vishal Tulsyan, managing director & CEO,  Motilal Oswal Private Equity . About 18 to 20 per cent of the fund will be contributed by Motial Oswal. The fund manager is looking to raise 50 per cent of the fund domestically and remainder from abroad, Tulsyan said. “We plan to do fist close by end of the calender year and complete fund raising in 6 to 9 months,” he said. MOPE is looking at a internal rate of return of 30 per cent, he said. MOPE’s first fund, a 2007 vintage, Rs 550 crore ($ 115 million) fund made 13 investments. Overall, Fund 1 gave 6x+ returns and clocked an IRR of nearly 27 per cent at the gro...