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Queen Steps In To End Row Over Outfits For Prince Phillip Funeral: Report
The 94-year-old queen had now decided all royals should wear mourning suits to avoid any embarrassment. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has stepped in to settle a problem over what senior royals should wear to her husband’s funeral, because of concerns about whether Prince Harry and Prince Andrew should wear military...
SRH vs RCB: Dhanashree Verma Lost Her Voice During RCB’s Thrilling Win. Here’s How
IPL 2021: Dhanashree Verma was in the stands cheering for RCB during their match against SRH.© Instagram Royal Challengers Bangalore’s six-run win against SunRisers Hyderabad on Wednesday was a thrilling encounter for fans of the Virat Kohli-led team as they grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat....
Delhi Malls, Gyms, Spas To Be Closed, Cinema Halls To Run With 30% Capacity
Coronavirus: Delhi has been witnessing a record surge in Covid cases. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced a weekend curfew as the national capital sees a record surge in Covid infections. With 17,282 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the city recorded its biggest-ever daily spike. ...
Weekend Curfew In Delhi; Malls, Gyms Shut, Home Delivery For Restaurants
Delhi Weekend Curfew: Auditoriums, malls, gyms and spas will be shut down. New Delhi: Delhi will shut down on weekends from Friday to “break the chain of transmission” as it tackles a steep rise in Covid cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today. During the weekend curfew, essential activities...
Zomato CEO Calls Out Swiggy For Night Deliveries. Mumbai Police Clarifies
A screenshot shared by Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal called out their competition for delivering food orders after 8 pm in Mumbai. This he took to be in contravention of prohibitory orders issued by Mumbai Police and the government to curb the rise in coronavirus cases....
Double Mutant Strain In 10 States, Delhi Has UK Variant Too: Sources
Sources said that Delhi has a mix of the UK strain of the virus as well strains with double mutations. New Delhi: Strains of the Covid virus in India with “double mutations” have been found in patients in 10 states and this could be responsible for rising infections and...
CCTV Shows Oxygen Supply Unplugged, Alleges Family After Covid Patient’s Death
The patient’s family has cited a CCTV footage which has led to a probe in the incident. More than a year after India’s fight against COVID-19 began, the virus is spreading faster than ever before and appalling stories of distress are being reported from across the country. In Madhya...
Mumbai Hospitals To Use 5-Star Hotels To Treat Mild Covid Patients
The order comes as Mumbai and other cities in Maharashtra face a massive number of Covid cases. Mumbai: Mumbai hospitals will use luxury hotels to treat COVID-19 patients with milder infection, the city’s administration said today as it tried to ramp up facilities for patients needing critical care with...
Coronavirus: India Sees Over 2 Lakh Covid Cases, Record Daily High: 10 Points
Coronavirus India: This is fifth straight day of the country seeing over 1.5 lakh new cases. New Delhi: India added over two lakh new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, an unprecedented figure, to take its toll to over 1.4 crore. India has been the world’s worst-hit country...
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...
