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Chhattisgarh Joint Health Director Subhash Pandey Dies Of Covid, State Sees 14,000 Cases
Over 5,000 people have died in the state due to Covid so far. (File photo) Raipur: Chhattisgarh on Wednesday reported 14,250 new COVID-19 cases and 120 more deaths, taking the infection count to 4,86,244 and the toll to 5,307, a health official said. Joint Director in the state’s health...
Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Bernard L Madoff, Sentenced To 150 Years, Dies In US Prison
For years, “Bernie” Madoff was regarded as an investment sage. Bernard L. Madoff, who died April 14 at 82, was the mastermind of perhaps the largest Ponzi scheme in history, a reviled symbol of Wall Street greed and, once, one of the most sought-after stockbrokers in high finance. For...
Karnataka Records 11,265 New COVID-19 Cases, Highest Single-Day Spike This Year
Out of the new COVID-19 cases today, 8,155 were recorded in Bengaluru. (File) Bengaluru: Karnataka reported the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases this year by recording 11,265 new infections in the last 24 hours, which took the overall count to 10,94,912 in the state. At least 4,364 people...
US President Joe Biden Nominates 2 Indian-American Women, Meera Joshi And Radhika Fox, To Key Administration Positions
Meera Joshi (left) and Radhika Fox joined the administration on the first day of the Biden presidency Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate a top attorney and an executive, both Indian-American women, to key administration positions. The nominations are being seen as a...
Delhi Crematoriums, Graveyards Struggle To Keep Up As COVID-19 Deaths Rise
Delhi recorded 104 deaths due to coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest since November 20. New Delhi: At Delhi’s biggest crematorium, Nigambodh Ghat, the number of cremations have gone up from 15 per day to over 30 as COVID-19-related deaths in the national capital continue to rise. Delhi recorded 104...
Garbage Van Ferries Covid Patients’ Bodies To Chhattisgarh Crematorium
Four sanitation workers were seen lifting and dumping the bodies in the back of the van. Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh): A garbage van was used to ferry the bodies of patients who died of COVID-19 in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon. In appalling visuals, four sanitation workers, clad in full PPE kits, were seen...
Mamata Banerjee Slams BJP At Rally, Says “You Brought Covid And Ran Away”
Mamata Banerjee was campaigning for Dr Pradip Barma, who has tested Covid positive. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today blamed the BJP for the resurgence of COVID-19 in parts of the state and said had the government vaccinated everyone in time, there wouldn’t have been this second...
Plea From Covid-19 Patient’s Son In Maharashtra
A man posted a video after running around trying to get medical help for his ailing father. A man from Maharashtra, who has been running around trying to get medical help for his ailing father, has made a heart-rending plea. “Give him a hospital bed, or just kill him...
SRH vs RCB: Shahbaz Ahmed Takes 3 In An Over In RCB Comeback Win vs SRH
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed (3/7) dished out a match-winning performance after Glenn Maxwell’s half-century to help Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) notch up a six-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. Put in to...
Rahul Gandhi Takes On BJP, Trinamool In Bengal
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi held his first rallies in Bengal, where four of eight phases are over Kolkata: Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made his first campaign appearance in Bengal and tried to pitch the election – widely seen as a shoot-out between the Trinamool and the BJP – as...
Around 400 People Fall Sick In Delhi From Flour Used For Navratri Fast
All the patients are suspected to have consumed the flour during dinner. New Delhi: Around 400 people have fallen sick after eating adulterated buckwheat flour in Delhi, police said. All of them have been hospitalised late Tuesday night following complaints of stomachache, diarrhea and vomiting, they said. Buckwheat flour,...
Delhi Reports Over 17,000 Coronavirus Cases In New One-Day Record
Delhi has already taken measures to expand medical facilities to deal with a crisis. New Delhi: Delhi logged more than 17,000 fresh cases of coronavirus — another record high since the pandemic reached the national capital last year — and almost double the 9925 cases recorded in financial capital...
IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, SRH vs RCB: Glenn Maxwell Key As Royal Challengers Bangalore Eye Strong Finish
SRH vs RCB Live Score: Glenn Maxwell rallied the RCB troops with a fifty after a poor start.© BCCI/IPL At the end of the 10th over, Royal Challengers batsmen Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell were looking good after early losses of Devdutt Padikkal and Shahbaz Nadeem. Bhuvneshwar Kumar...
Covid Deaths In Lucknow Underreported? Cremations vs Government Data
Like other parts of the country, Uttar Pradesh has also been facing the rapid second wave (File) Lucknow: A mismatch between the official figure of deaths because of COVID-19 and the death count at crematoriums has been reported in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow, triggering allegations that the UP government...
Priyanka Chopra’s Response To Anushka Sharma’s Monday Riddle
Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra are co-stars of Dil Dhadakne Do Highlights Anushka trended a great deal for her Monday blues post “Is happy Monday an oxymoron,” she had asked Priyanka dropped an ROFL comment on the post New Delhi: Celebs or fans, we are all hit alike...
Kumbh Mela 2021: Kumbh Mela May End Today, 2 Weeks Early: Sources Amid COVID-19 Criticism
Kumbh Mela: The next significant Kumbh day is set for April 27. (File) New Delhi: The mega Kumbh Mela at Haridwar is likely to close today, two weeks early, after discussions between the Uttarakhand government and religious leaders, sources said. Hundreds of thousands have been gathering at the annual...
Rohit Sharmas Fans Take Offence On Vada Pav Meme Posted By Swiggy, Call For App Boycott
Rohit Sharma is the captain of Mumbai Indians team Mumbai Indians fans finally have a reason to celebrate. The defending champions clinched their first win in the ongoing IPL tournament. Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 runs on Tuesday. The thrilling match got everyone on the edge...
CBSE Board Exams Postponed Cancelled: Well Done Modi Ji Listening To Sound Advice: Congress On CBSE Exams
CBSE board exams: The decision was taken by PM Modi after a meeting with top officials New Delhi: After the CBSE Class 12 examinations were postponed and Class 10 exams cancelled, the Congress tweeted a “well done Modiji” message for the Prime Minister who took the decision today after...
