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Mumbai Reports Lowest Single-Day Covid Cases In Over 5 Weeks
Mumbai’s death count stands at 13,372 (File) By IPA Web Team Mumbai on Monday logged 2,624 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, registering its lowest one-day spike in over 5 weeks. The number of Covid tests also saw a sharp dip – from a daily average of 50,000 to...
Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years Of Marriage
By IPA Web Team Bill and Melinda Gates said they decided to end the marriage after “a great deal of thought” (File) Washington: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on Monday they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage. One of the world’s wealthiest...
Second Covid Wave To Peak In Mid-May, National Committee Warned Centre
On Monday morning India reported more than 3.68 lakh new cases and over 3,400 deaths in 24 hours (File) New Delhi: The centre was given advance warning – on April 2 – of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May, Dr M Vidyasagar,...
Sweat-Drenched After Hours In PPE Suit, This Doc's Photo Went Viral
Sweat-Drenched After Hours In PPE Suit, This Doc's Photo Went Viral With inputs from NDTV
Government Sets Deadline For New Prime Minister’s House Amid Covid-19 Crisis
The government has defended the project saying the current buildings are in a state of disrepair. New Delhi: A new Prime Minister’s residence is to be built by December 2022 as part of the Central Vista project which has received an environmental all-clear in the middle of a raging...
Adar Poonawalla, In UK, Says “Comments May Have Been Misinterpreted”
New Delhi: Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has moved to further clarify comments made last week to British newspaper The Times – in which he spoke about “aggressive” phone calls from influential people in India demanding increased supply of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine. Mr Poonawalla tweeted Monday afternoon to...
Mamata Banerjee On Bengal Voters After Poll Victory
Mamata Banerjee said, “This is the first time a prime minister did not call”. Kolkata: Bengal’s soon-to-be three-time Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who pulled off a stupendous victory yesterday in face of an all-out fight by the BJP, today declared that the party, which rules at the Centre, is...
“Not Every Kind Of Violence Is Physical”
Shefali Jariwala shared this photo. (Image courtesy: shefalijariwala) Highlights Shefali married Harmeet Singh in 2004 After a couple of years, the duo divorced in 2009 Shefali is now married to actor Parag Tyagi New Delhi: Actress Shefali Jariwala, in an interview with Times Now, opened up about...
Pfizer In Talks With India Over Expedited Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer is in discussions with India seeking an “expedited approval pathway”. (File) New Delhi: Pfizer is in discussions with the Indian government seeking an “expedited approval pathway” for its COVID-19 vaccine, its CEO Albert Bourla said on LinkedIn on Monday, announcing a donation of medicines worth more than $70...
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison Defends Ban On Citizens Returning From India, Sanctions
Scott Morrison said this is a temporary arrangement and a very difficult decision. Melbourne: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday defended his government’s decision to ban and impose a jail term and a penalty for Australians trying to return from India, saying it is in the country’s “best...
Save A Life. Donate Coronavirus Disease Care Kit
New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), in collaboration with the Uday Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has initiated a drive to provide Coronavirus Disease Care Kit to acutely vulnerable people – the homeless. The target for the initiative is to collect 1,00,000 masks, 1,00,000 hand sanitisers and one month of food...
Media Communicates What Happens In Court
The Election Commission last week approached the Supreme Court. New Delhi: The media cannot be stopped from reporting any court hearing, the Supreme Court said today as the Election Commission complained about being “castigated without any evidence” on political rallies during the campaign for state elections. The media “must...
Alaya Furniturewalla Says She Considered And Rejected Nose Job: “It’s Pointless”
Alaya Furniturewalla shared this photo. (Image courtesy: alayaf ) Highlights Alaya was asked if she has ever contemplated plastic surgery “Yes, I have,” she said “I have not done it,” she added New Delhi: Alaya Furniturewalla, in a recent interview, revealed that she had “considered” cosmetic surgery...
3.68 Lakh New Covid Cases In India, 3,417 Deaths; 1.99 Crore Total Cases
India Covid Cases: 2.18 lakh people have died since the start of the pandemic. New Delhi: A huge surge of 3.68 lakh fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours took India’s total caseload to 1.99 crore. The country saw 3,417 deaths linked to Covid during this period, which...
PM Narendra Modi To Hold Virtual Summit With UK Counterpart Boris Johnson On May 4
UK PM Boris Johnson was to visit India late last month. (File) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday during which they will unveil a 10-year roadmap to further broadbase bilateral ties. Making an announcement about the...
Opinion: BJP’s Principal Assets – Modi And Shah
Alarm bells have started to ring for the BJP. But not because the results of the five assembly polls – Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal – have been apocalyptic for the party ruling at the Centre since 2014. Far from it. The BJP has won a...
Why RSS Has Reason To Enjoy Mamata’s Bengal Win
The result of the West Bengal election will cause anguish to Modi but make Mohan Bhagwat happy. This may sound intriguing to many, but those who understand the ideology of the RSS will accept my submission. Modi and BJP are political entities. Their endgame is winning elections, forming governments....
RR vs SRH: Jos Buttler’s Maiden T20 Century Helps Rajasthan Royals Outclass SunRisers Hyderabad By 55 Runs
Jos Buttler announced his return to form with belligerent maiden T20 hundred as Rajasthan Royals (RR) made a mincemeat of an out-of-sorts SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), winning Sunday’s IPL encounter by a whopping 55-run margin. Opening the innings, Buttler smashed a breathtaking 124 off 64 balls while Sanju...
