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1.68 Lakh Covid Cases In India In New Daily High; 2nd Worst Hit After US
COVID-19: India is the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus. New Delhi: India recorded 1,68,912 new Covid in the last 24 hours, the sixth record rise in seven days, pushing the country’s caseload to over 1.35 crore. The resurgence of the virus led to 904 new deaths, taking...
Amit Shah Responsible, Says Mamata Banerjee On Bengal Poll Violence
Mamata Banerjee blamed the centre for the violence in Cooch Behar. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the violence in Sitalkuchi in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district where voting had to be called off after clashes left four people...
Show Courage, Share Full Chat
Bengal Election: Prashant Kishor challenged the BJP to release the full transcript of the chat. New Delhi: Prashant Kishor, Mamata Banerjee’s election strategist for the Bengal polls, appears to say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “as popular as” the Chief Minister in the state in excerpts of a...
DMX, Rapper Known For Signature Growls And Hip Hop Hits, Dies At 50
“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” the statement read. New York: DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star whose ominous, snarling raps chronicled the violence and struggles of the American street, has died. He was 50 years old. The rapper’s longtime lawyer confirmed DMX’s death to AFP,...
Karnataka Reports Nearly 8,000 Covid Cases In Biggest Spike This Year
New Delhi: Karnataka on Friday reported 7,955 coronavirus cases in a day in its highest daily spike this year. With this, the number of active cases has jumped to 58,084 in the state. The biggest contributor to the state’s Covid figure was capital Bengaluru, which reported over 5,000 coronavirus...
3 UP Women Given Anti-Rabies Shots Instead Of Covid Jabs, Probe Confirms
The three women fell moderately ill after returning from a Community Health Centre in Shamli Three elderly women who went to a government hospital for Covid vaccine on Thursday were given anti-rabies shots instead, in a bizarre incident reported from Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh. The state government has...
Delhi Schools Shut Until Further Notice Amid Spike In Covid Cases
Students of Classes 9 through 12 were attending classes in Delhi. New Delhi: All schools and colleges will be closed in Delhi in view of the huge rise in coronavirus cases in the capital, along with other parts of the country, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday. Several...
J&J Says In Talks With India For Clinical Study Of Single-Dose Vaccine
In March, the World Health Organization issued emergency use authorization for the vaccine (File) New Delhi: US pharma giant Johnson & Johnson is in talks with the centre to start an early-stage clinical study of its single-dose Covid vaccine in India, the company has said in a statement. The...
Assam Conrgess Alliance Candidates Flown To Jaipur Resort For Safekeeping
Guwahati: As many as 22 candidates of the opposition alliance in Assam have been flown to Jaipur and sequestered in a hotel for “safekeeping” amid fears that the BJP may try to lure them away ahead of election results due next month, sources said on Friday. The candidates from...
Maharashtra Minister says state heading for lockdown
Maharashtra has been recording the highest number of cases. Mumbai: Maharashtra is heading towards a lockdown if the situation does not change, the state’s Health Minister Rajesh Tope said today. “We are not in favour of a lockdown but it will be essential to break the chain if things...
