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Counting Can’t Become Catalyst For Surge
The Election Commission will react after it sees the order, sources say (File) Chennai: Hours after its comment that the Election Commission “should probably be booked for murder” for not stopping political rallies for the state elections amid a Covid spike, the Madras High Court said in its order...
On Slow US Response To India’s Covid Crisis, China’s Strategic Digs
India Coronavirus Cases: More than 1.95 lakh people have died so far. With the US dragging its feet in offering India help to combat the world’s worst virus crisis, China is moving to drive a wedge between the democratic security partners. In a barrage of editorials, political cartoons and...
Kerala Announces Covid Curbs; Malls, Movie Halls, Gyms To Remain Shut
Kerala: Control rooms to help migrant labourers will be set up in all districts (File) Thiruvananthapuram: Announcing stringent curbs to control the unprecedented coronavirus surge, the Kerala government has ordered that cinema halls, malls, gyms, sports complexes, swimming pools and bars in the state will remain shut indefinitely. The...
IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, PBKS vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders Skipper Eoin Morgan Wins Toss, Opts To Bowl vs Punjab Kings
PBKS vs KKR Live Score: KKR won the toss and opted to bowl first vs PBKS.© Twitter/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) led by Eoin Morgan won the toss and put KL Rahul-captained Punjab Kings (PBKS) to bat first in Match 21 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Narendra...
Centre’s Rules For States On Lockdowns: Containment To Flatten Curve
States have been given a broad framework for imposition of lockdown by the Union Home Ministry (File) New Delhi: The Centre has put out guidelines for states on enforcing lockdowns and containment zones in order to flatten the curve amid spiraling Covid cases. The rules say it is time...
Chief Justice Ramana Files Police Complaint Over Fake Twitter Account
Chief Justice Ramana will be India top judge till August 26, 2022 (File) New Delhi: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana lodged a police complaint on Monday afternoon after a Twitter account bearing his name was found posting fake messages on the social media platform. Sworn in Saturday, the...
Retired Armed Forces Medics Recalled To Work At Covid Facilities
New Delhi: All medical personnel who retired from the armed forces in the last two years will be recalled to work in Covid facilities near their homes, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat told Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Briefing the PM about the preparations made by...
Free Vaccine For Those Between 18-44 At Government Centres In Karnataka
Bengaluru: Covid vaccines will be provided free of cost to people in the 18-44 age group, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tweeted Monday. Mr Yediyurappa said the vaccines would be available at all state-run vaccination centres and urged those eligible to register for doses starting Wednesday. People over 45...
Karnataka Curfew From Tomorrow Night For 2 Weeks, Public Transport Shut
Karnataka has a positivity rate of nearly 20 per cent. Bengaluru: Karnataka has announced a two-week curfew from tomorrow, a day after reporting the biggest rise of over 34,000 new cases in 24 hours. The state yesterday reported 34,804 new COVID-19 cases, which takes its total cases to 13.39...
Supplying Oxygen To 800 Hospitals, Only Delhi Complaining: INOX In Court
New Delhi: Oxygen supplier INOX today told Delhi High Court that it is “supplying oxygen to 800 hospitals across the country and only the ones in Delhi” are complaining. This, Inox said, is happening when its supplies for Delhi have been cut down by the Centre and the majority...
Free Vaccine In Delhi To All Above 18; Arvind Kejriwal’s Message To Firms
Arvind Kejriwal urged vaccine-makers to bring down the prices for state governments. New Delhi: Delhi will vaccinate all above 18 free of cost, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Vaccinations will be open to all adults from Saturday. “Delhi government has decided to provide free vaccines to everyone above...
Netflix’s My Octopus Teacher Wins Best Documentary Feature
Oscars 2021: A still from My Octopus Teacher. (courtesy oscars.org) Highlights The film has been directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed The film also received a BAFTA earlier this year The film is streaming on Netflix Washington: The 2020 Netflix original film My Octopus Teacher bagged...
Indian Premier League: Australian Players, RCB’s Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson And Rajasthan Royals’ Andrew Tye Pull Out Of IPL For Personal Reasons
IPL 2021: Adam Zampa will return to Australia from RCB’s bubble in the IPL.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) players Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have decided to return to Australia mid-way through the IPL for personal reasons, RCB said on Monday. “Adam Zampa & Kane Richardson...
3.52 Lakh Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 2,812 Deaths In New Record High For India
India Coronavirus Cases: More than 1.95 lakh people have died so far. New Delhi: With 3,52,991 fresh Covid cases and 2,891 deaths, India saw a new record high as a deadly second wave sweeps the country. The US, Britain, France and Germany have offered support as the unprecedented surge...
Alliances Tested In Darkest Of Days
Washington: Top US lawmakers rallied behind India in its hour of crisis urging the Biden administration to provide material and healthcare assistance to India to help save lives from the deadly coronavirus. In a rare move, at a time when the Congress is bitterly divided on political lines, Senators...
PM Narendra Modi Urges People To Vote In Bengal 7th Phase Polls, Follow Covid Protocol
“Urging people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols,” PM Modi tweeted New Delhi: With the seventh phase of the West Bengal assembly polls underway on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols. “The seventh phase...
Bengal Votes For 34 Seats In 7th Phase Amid Steady Rise In Covid Cases
West Bengal Assembly Elections: The eighth and final round of polling will be held on Thursday. (File) Kolkata: Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee’s former seat – Bhabanipur –...
93rd Academy Awards: Oscars 2021
Oscars 2021: Here’s a look at the winners Highlights Best Adapted Screenplay was won by ‘The Father’ Emerald Fennell won Best Original Screenplay for ‘Promising Young Woman’ ‘Another Round’, from Denmark, won Best International Feature Film New Delhi: The earliest wins of the 93rd Academy Awards included one that...
