With 15 from Mah over 400 doctors died due to COVID during second wave: IMA
The Indian Medical Association said over 400 doctors across the country have succumbed to the COVID-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic. According to the IMA, as many as 420 doctors have lost their lives so far during the...
Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested in murder case
Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested by a team of Special Cell, says Neeraj Thakur, Special CP-Special Cell. A non-bailable warrant was issued against Kumar and others in case relating to the killing of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium. More details...
Uddhav Thackeray Hints at Extending Restrictions Beyond June 1,
Mumbai: Even though the corona cases are declining in the state, there were reports that the Maharashtra government may not lift the lockdown norms anytime soon. Speaking to a news daily, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday made an...
Delivered 14,500 tonnes of oxygen: Railways
The Railways has delivered nearly 14,500 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in over 884 tankers to various states since it started its operation, the national transporter said on Saturday. So far, 224 'Oxygen Express' trains have completed their journey...
Bodies found in Ganga: UP begins collating data
Days after the National Mission for Clean Ganga asked a detailed report from Uttar Pradesh, the state government began the exercise of collating district-wise data of unidentified dead bodies or unclaimed corpses fished out or recovered from Ganga and its...
CBSE 12th boards, NEET, JEE Main: Govt to take final call on exams tomorrow
Ahigh-level meeting will be conducted tomorrow with all the states/UT education ministers, education secretaries and chairpersons of state examination boards as well as stakeholders to discuss about the conduct of exams for Class 12 and entrance examinations for professional...
Covid vaccination for 18+ halted due to shortage: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said COVID-19 vaccination centres for those in the 18-44 years age group are being closed in the national capital due to lack of doses and appealed to the Centre to provide more vaccines. From...
Cyclone Yaas: IMD says cyclonic storm to form by Monday
Even as Indias western coast battles the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae that ravaged Gujarat and Maharashtra, another cyclonic storm, Cyclone Yaas, is closing in on the eastern coast. The Centre has issued warnings for both Odisha and West Bengal ahead...
420 doctors died due to Covid in 2nd wave: IMA
The Indian Medical Association said over 400 doctors across the country have succumbed to the COVID-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic. According to the IMA, as many as 420 doctors have lost their lives so far during the...
Canada extends flight ban from India and Pak until June 21
Canada has extended the ban on direct flights from India and Pakistan by one more month until June 21 in a bid to arrest the spread of new variants of the COVID-19, according to an official announcement. The ban on flights...
DRDO develops COVID-19 antibody detection kit
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a COVID-19 antibody detection kit that offers results in just 75 minutes, the defence ministry said on Friday. The testing kit is called DIPCOVAN and it offers a "significantly faster...
Govt orders removal of Indian variant references
The government has asked social media companies to immediately remove any content from their platform that uses or refers to the term 'Indian variant' of coronavirus, to curb misinformation around COVID-19, sources said Friday. According to sources, the IT Ministry has...
India sees 2.57 lakh new Covid cases, 4,194 die
India reports 2,57,299 new COVID-19 cases, 3,57,630 discharges and 4,194 deaths in last 24 hours, as per the Union health ministry. Total cases: 2,62,89,290 Total discharges: 2,30,70,365 Death toll: 2,95,525 Active cases: 29,23,400 Total vaccination:...
Mumbai sees 1,416 COVID-19 cases
Mumbai on Friday added 1,416 COVID-19 cases to its tally, taking it to 6,95,080, while in a sign that the second wave of infections was easing, the case doubling time crossed the 300 day mark and surged to 317, officials...
Gangster Arun Gawli’s fortress Dagdi Chawl to be redeveloped
The once infamous den of underworld don Arun Gawli's criminal activities, Dagdi Chawl in Byculla here is all set to be redeveloped and make way for two swanky 40-storey residential buildings, an official said on Friday. The chawl, which...
13 Naxals killed in police encounter
13 Naxals, including 6 men and 7 women, neutralized in a police operation in the forest area of Etapalli, Gadchiroli earlier today. AK-47, SLR Rifle, 303 Rifle, Carbine, 12 Bore Rifle and explosives...
MLA quits Bhowanipur seat for Mamata to contest
Veteran TMC leader and Bengal minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay says he will vacate Bhowanipur assembly seat, three weeks after he won elections from there. Bhowanipur was Mamata Banerjee's constituency for the last 10 years, but this time she choose Nandigram and...
5.7L black fungus drug vials to be available in June
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday talked about mucormycosis and how it is emerging as a new challenge, the Centre said it has taken a slew of measures to ensure mucormycosis medicine Amphotericin-B is available in the country adequately....
COVID-19: India records 2.59 lakh fresh cases, 4,209 fatalities
The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India remained below 3 lakh for the fifth consecutive day with 2.59 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. With the fresh cases,...
Pilot killed in MiG-21 crash near Punjab’s Moga
An Indian Air Force pilot sustained fatal injuries after his MiG-21 aircraft crashed near Punjab's Moga, the Indian Air Force said on Friday. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the accident happened. The IAF lost Squadron leader Abhinav...
Singer Arijit Singh’s mother dies of Covid
Singer Arijit Singh's mother, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 for quite some time, has breathed her last at a hospital in Kolkata, authorities at the medical facility said. Aditi Singh (52) had tested negative for the viral disease...
