Prince Philip was an almost constant presence at Queen Elizabeth’s side during her reign Windsor, UK: Queen Elizabeth II bids a final farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday, at a funeral restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public service. The...
Bengal votes for 45 of 294 seats today. Kolkata/ New Delhi: Bengal votes for 45 of 294 seats today in the fifth – and biggest – of its eight poll phases, which are being held amid a surge in Covid cases – over four lakh have been reported in...
Dozens were seen rushing out of the Buxar railway station in Bihar Buxar (Bihar): Dozens of people, some with young children, were seen rushing out of a railway station in an astonishing set of visuals from Bihar’s Buxar on Thursday. The reason for the mad scramble: a Covid test....
Deepak Chahar produced a superb opening spell to help Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by six wickets to register their first victory in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League on Friday. After medium-pacer Chahar’s four for 13 enabled CSK to restrict the Punjab team...
MS Dhoni was elated after Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) first win of the campaign, when they defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 8 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. This was also the 2011 World Cup winner’s 200th...
Most of the MLAs moved to Jaipur are from the AIUDF led by Badruddin Ajmal (FIle) Guwahati: The resurgence of the COVID-19 virus in Rajasthan has prompted Assam’s AIUDF to recall its leaders – who contested last week’s Assembly election – sequestered at Jaipur’s Fairmont Hotel amid fears the...
A team of WHO experts probed the origin of the coronavirus in Wuhan. (File) Beijing: China has operationalised its new biosecurity law to fortify the legal cover for the establishment and safe operation of more bio labs in the country amidst questions whether the COVID-19 originated from such a...
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 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’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...