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...
Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies due to COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed their condolences on the death of former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Jagannath Pahadia on Thursday. Remembering the former chief minister's long political and administrative career, PM Modi said Pahadia made...
Covid second wave to end in July: Govt panel
India's second wave of Covid-19 is expected to decline by July this year. A third wave of the pandemic is expected in about six to eight months. These are the fairly optimistic projections made by the three-member panel of scientists...
India logs 276,110 Covid-19 cases in 1 day
India recorded 276,110 new cases of the coronavius disease in a 24-hour span, the Union health ministry data showed on Thursday morning. The total tally of the viral infection now stands at 25,772,440. Thursday's numbers show India continues to maintain...
Maha: Covishield supply unlikely to start from May 20
Even as the Maharashtra government had earlier said that the state would start getting Covishield vaccine doses May 20 onwards, that possibility appears to be dim as minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said they would come to know about the...
US has given $500 mn in COVID relief to India
The US has so far provided over $500 million in COVID-19 assistance to India, the White House said on Wednesday, adding it would soon make a determination on distribution of the 80 million vaccines to other countries. "To date, the United...
812 trees uprooted across Mumbai due to cyclone Tauktae
As many as 812 trees were uprooted across Mumbai due to the impact of the extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae that brushed past the city coast, the civic body said on Wednesday. According to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation release, of the...
India can inoculate all adults by year end: Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Wednesday said India will have procured 267 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of this year, and will be in a position to inoculate at least all of its adult population, according to an...
India will be in position to vaccinate all adults by year end: Centre
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Wednesday said India will have procured 267 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of this year, and will be in a position to inoculate at least all of its adult population, according to an...
‘3rd wave possible if vaccination not ramped up’
If the vaccination drive against coronavirus is not ramped up and COVID-19 appropriate-behaviour is not maintained, there is a possibility of a third wave of the pandemic in 6-8 months, said M Vidyasagar, a scientist involved in the Sutra Model...
Former NSG chief who led 26/11counter-terror op dies of COVID-19
Former National Security Guard director general J K Dutt, who headed the commando force during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, died on Wednesday due to complications arising out of COVID-19, officials said here. He was 72. Family sources told PTI...
How celebrities, politicians are getting COVID-19 drugs, asks Bombay HC
The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government and the Centre to file affidavits explaining how celebrities and politicians were procuring anti-COVID-19 drugs, medical oxygen and other relief materials for coronavirus patients. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta...
Vaccination 3 months after recovery from Covid: Govt
Those suffering from COVID-19 as well as those who have contracted it after taking the first vaccine dose should go for the jabs three months after fully recovering from the disease, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. Also, COVID-19 vaccination...
Maha must produce 3000 MT of oxygen, urges CM
Maharashtra cannot afford to rely on others for medical oxygen in the present COVID-19 situation and priority must be given to produce 3,000 metric tons of the vital gas per day in the state itself, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said...
