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Trinamool, BJP Battle Over Audio Clip Of Mamata Banerjee And Candidate
Mamata Banerjee is fighting the Bengal election from Nandigram seat (File) Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s purported conversation in an audio clip with a Trinamool Congress candidate for the Bengal election has sparked a controversy. In the audio, Ms Banerjee is heard asking her party’s Sitalkuchi candidate...
PM Narendra Modi Reviews Medical Oxygen Stocks As India Looks To Import Amid Shortage
PM Modi urged officials to ensure seamless and free movement of tankers carrying oxygen (File) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was today briefed about the efforts being made by the government to import medical grade oxygen to bridge the demand-supply gap amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases...
Delhi, Maharashtra Report Biggest Ever Single-Day Covid Spike
Delhi’s active cases have risen to highest-ever 61,000 (File) New Delhi: Maharashtra and Delhi on Friday reported their biggest ever single-day surge in coronavirus cases, according to government data. This comes as the country logged over 2 lakh Covid cases for the second consecutive day. While Delhi reported 19,486...
IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, PBKS vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings Start Strong As Punjab Kings Lose Both Openers Early
PBKS vs CSK Live Score: KL Rahul will be trying to register a win against MS Dhoni, on Friday.© BCCI/IPL Two wickets down, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be aiming to gain some momentum against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 8 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL)...
ICSE Board Exams For Classes 10-12 Deferred, New Dates In June First Week
ICSE Board Exams For Classes 10-12 Deferred, New Dates In June First Week. (Representational) New Delhi: The ICSE board exams for Classes 10 and 12 have been deferred amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, which conducts the ICSE...
Nirav Modi’s Extradition To India Cleared By UK Government
Nirav Modi still has the option of legally challenging his extradition to India (File) Scam-accused billionaire Nirav Modi’s extradition to India has been cleared by the British government. The UK Home Secretary has signed the extradition order. Nirav Modi still has the option of legally challenging his extradition to...
unday Lockdown In UP, Rs 10,000 Fine For Second Mask Violation
Coronavirus: Uttar Pradesh reported 104 deaths and 22,439 fresh cases on Thursday. Lucknow: Those caught without a mask in Uttar Pradesh can face a fine of up to Rs 10,000, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered today as part of new tougher rules to fight Covid in the state. The...
BS Yediyurappa Tests Positive, Second Time In Months, Hospitalised
BS Yediyurappa said that he was fine but had been hospitalised on the advice of doctors. Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today tweeted to say that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a brief post on Twitter, Mr Yediyurappa said that he was fine but...
Indian-Origin Mathematician’s Body Found In River
Shuvro Biswas’s body was found floating in the Hudson River in New York on Monday New York: The body of a 31-year-old Indian-origin mathematician working with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence was found floating in the Hudson River in New York, according to a media report which said he was...
“Strong Evidence” Covid Predominantly Spreads Through Air: Lancet Study
Transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 are much higher indoors than outdoors, the study found. Colorado: A new assessment in the medical journal Lancet has found “consistent, strong evidence” that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air. Therefore, public health measures that fail to treat the...
Delhi Jal Board Moves Supreme Court Against Haryana
The Supreme Court has listed the matter for hearing at 2 pm. New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by the Delhi Jal Board against the Haryana government on the water crisis in the national capital. The Supreme Court has listed the matter for hearing...
Monsoon To Be Normal This Season, Says Government
New Delhi: Monsoon in the country this year will be “normal”, the government said today in its forecast of the four-month rainfall season in the country. In an online briefing, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M Rajeevan said the Long Period Average of monsoon will be 98 per cent...
Multiple People Shot At FedEx Unit In Indianapolis, US: Reports
Reports said police were working a “mass casualty situation”. (Representational) Washington, United States: Multiple people were shot in the city of Indianapolis late Thursday, according to US media, although the severity of their injuries was not immediately clear. The Indianapolis Star reported multiple victims were found at a Fedex...
Record 2.17 Lakh Fresh Covid Cases In India, 1,185 Deaths In 24 Hours
Covid: This week, India overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases. New Delhi: India logged in a record 2,17,353 daily coronavirus cases as many states grappled with shortages of hospital beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccine doses. The fresh cases in the deadly second wave...
China GDP Grows Record 18.3% In First Quarter In Coronavirus Rebound
Across key sectors, China powered on in economic recovery. Beijing, China: China’s economy expanded at its fastest pace on record in the first quarter, data showed Friday, in a sharp turnaround from the historic contraction caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The world’s second largest economy was the only major...
Amazon’s Future CEO Andy Jassy Doubles Down On India Despite Challenges
Andy Jassy’s appearance is a sign of India’s importance for the US giant Amazon.com Inc’s Andy Jassy, who’s taking over as chief executive officer this summer, is doubling down on India even as challenges mount in what is arguably the e-commerce giant’s most important growth market. In one of...
Two To A Bed, Bodies Outside Ward At Lok Nayak Hospital In Delhi Amid Covid-19 Crisis
Patients at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital in Delhi. Highlights Daily Covid infections crossed 200,000 on Thursday in India Ambulances ferried patients to overflowing casualty ward at LNJP hospital Some also arrived in buses and three-wheeled autorickshaws New Delhi: Gasping for air, two men...
RR vs DC: Chris Morris, David Miller Star As Rajasthan Royals Edge Delhi Capitals In Low-Scoring Thriller
David Miller‘s combative 43-ball 62 and Chris Morris‘ timely onslaught (36 not out) powered Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a dramatic three-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Mumbai on Thursday. Opting to bowl, RR pacer Jaydev Unadkat took three wickets...
