Amid Kumbh Mela Fervour, Haridwar Logs Over 1,000 Covid Cases in Two Days
The holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand has reported more than 1,000 coronavirus cases over the past 48 hours after a massive crowd of devotees was seen taking dips into the Ganga River at the Mahakumbh festival. Taking the city’s active caseload to 2,812, Haridwar logged 1,002 new infections (408 on Monday, 494 on Tuesday) […]
India records 1.61 lakh Covid infections, 879 deaths
A total of 1,61,736 new coronavirus infections have been reported in a day pushing India’s tally of cases to 1,36,89,453, while the national Covid recovery rate dropped further to 89.51 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,71,058 with 879 new fatalities, the data […]
Thousands, Many Maskless, Gather For Kumbh Mela Amid India Covid Battle
India on Monday reported a record daily tally of 168,912 Covid-19 cases, the world’s highest, while worries grew over a further spike, as hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered for a ritual bath in the Ganges river. Marching barefoot to their destination with many of them not wearing masks or observing social distancing, the seers […]
Bengal Poll Violence: Unable to Accept Defeat, BJP Is Conspiring To Kill People, Says Mamata Banerjee
After violence broke out in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Saturday, during the fourth phase of polling for Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to everyone to stay calm. In two separate incidents of violence, five people were shot dead in the district. A scuffle between locals and CISF personnel in Sitalkuchi resulted […]
India reports 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, breaches yesterday’s highest ever daily record
India is experiencing a sudden incline in COVID-19 cases for the past few weeks. The country reported 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases and 780 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry official website. It is the highest ever daily record of new COVID-19 cases in the country since the […]
Bombay HC Extends Interim Relief For Arnab Goswami In Suicide Abetment Case
The Bombay High Court on Friday extended its earlier order granting interim protection to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami. The court exempted him from appearing before a magistrates court at Alibag in Raigad district in connection with abetment to suicide case. Goswami and two others Firoze Sheikh and Nitish Sarda are accused of abetting the […]
Vaccines To Run Out In Two Days: Odisha Sends SOS To Centre
With stocks set to last no more than 48 hours, the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive in Odisha is in serious danger of coming to a complete halt from Saturday ‘if fresh stocks don’t arrive latest by tomorrow morning”, health minister Naba Das warned on Thursday. In an SOS to Union health minister on Wednesday, Das […]
India Logs 126,789 Fresh Covid-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours, Active Caseload Tops 910,000
With Covid-19 cases rapidly increasing in India, the country reported 1,26,789 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. This pushed the total tally to 1,29,28,574, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll increased to 1,66,862 with 685 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]
India reports highest daily spike with over 1.15 lakh fresh Covid cases
The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with over 1.15 lakh new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,28,01,785, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The single-day rise in coronavirus […]
Delhi Government Mulls Night Curfew In View Of Covid Surge
The Delhi government is considering a proposal to impose a night curfew in view of rising coronavirus cases, official sources said on Monday. A senior government official said, “A proposal for imposing night curfew is under consideration. The details are being discussed, including the time period of the curfew which could be from 10 pm […]
