Kendrapara’s twins with two heads, one torso die, family cries negligence
COVID-19: India records 2,59,170 fresh cases
Inter-state buses halted as cases up
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, the state government suspended permission for all inter-state passenger buses. However, the intra-state bus services will continue, Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera said. The state Monday reported the highest ever single-day...
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ICSE Class 10 board examinations cancelled due to coronavirus
New Delhi: The ICSE Class 10 board examinations have been cancelled due as the coronavirus pandemic situation in India is ‘worsening’, the board said Tuesday. The new decision comes days after the ICSE board had made the examinations optional for the students. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)...
Read moreDaily spike in new coronavirus infections decrease slightly, number of fatalities goes up
New Delhi: India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day. The active coronavirus cases surpassed the 20-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday. The death toll due to coronavirus infections increased to 1,80,530 with a record 1,761 daily new fatalities. However, there was a slight decrease in the number of new infections. A total of 2,73,810 new cases had been reported Monday. This...
Read moreCorona warrior who saved 100s of lives now battling for life due to shortage of medicines
Jaipur: This is the story of a 37-year-old corona warrior, who is a doctor by profession. He is currently battling for life on a ventilator, awaiting medicines which could have improved his health. However, the delayed availability of the drugs is raising questions on the respect and regards shown to corona warriors by both the Central and the state governments. Anuj Sharma, father of a six-year-old girl, was admitted April 14...
Read moreMoeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja script 45-run victory for CSK against RR
Mumbai: Spinners Moeen Ali (3/3) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/28) came to the party at the right time as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) scripted a facile 45–run victory of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their IPL encounter at the Wankhede stadium here Monday. Royals needed 189 runs to win the game after CSK had posted 188 for nine in their 20 overs and they finished on 143 for nine. From a comfortable 87...
Read moreRajasthan Royals restrict Chennai Super Kings to 188 for 9
Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) could only manage to post a below par score of against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium here Monday. Some tight bowling by both the spinners and pacers enabled Sanju Samson’s team to maintain a stranglehold on MS Dhoni’s brigade. A number of CSK batsmen had starts but failed to convert those into substantial scores. So from a gettable score of...
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Facebook launching Clubhouse rival this summer
New Delhi: Alarmed at the popularity of invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse, Facebook is launching a similar product called Live Audio Rooms which will also be available on Messenger this summer. Announcing multiple social audio products, the company said on Monday that it will test Live Audio Rooms in Groups, making it available to the 1.8 billion...
Kendrapara’s twins with two heads, one torso die, family cries negligence
Cuttack: The Kendrapara twins who were born conjoined with one torso, two heads and three hands, breathed their last at the Sishu Bhawan here Sunday. According to doctors who were attending the twins, the newborns had two hearts, one vein, two lungs, two kidneys, two legs, three hands, one bladder and one urinary tract. According to Sishu...
Despite India’s entry into Britain’s travel ‘red list’, WTC final on schedule: ICC
Dubai: The World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand will go ahead as planned in Southampton from June 18. This information was given by the ICC here. Cricket’s parent body assured that in spite Britain adding India to its travel ‘red list’ following a massive surge in COVID-19 caseload, it not thinking of rescheduling...
Job scheme for all 114 ULBs in state
Bhubaneswar: The Urban Wage Employment Initiative (UWEI) will now be implemented intensively in all the 114 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the State. A total 342 dedicated professionals and domain experts have been positioned in the ULBs. A two-day (April 19-20) orientation programme is being organised for the professionals to orient the newly inducted personnel on the...
Equity indices in green; banking, auto stocks rise
Mumbai: The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note Tuesday with healthy buying banking, finance and auto stocks. Around 10.10 a.m., Sensex was trading at 48,233.17, higher by 283.75 points or 0.59 per cent from the previous close of 47,949.42. It opened 48,473.04 and has touched an intraday high of 48,478.34 and a low of...
Daily spike in new coronavirus infections decrease slightly, number of fatalities goes up
New Delhi: India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day. The active coronavirus cases surpassed the 20-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday. The death toll due to coronavirus infections increased to 1,80,530 with a record 1,761 daily new fatalities. However, there was a slight decrease in the number...
COVID-19: India records 2,59,170 fresh cases
New Delhi: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while active cases surpassed the 20-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,80,530 with a record 1,761 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed....
ICSE Class 10 board examinations cancelled due to coronavirus
New Delhi: The ICSE Class 10 board examinations have been cancelled due as the coronavirus pandemic situation in India is ‘worsening’, the board said Tuesday. The new decision comes days after the ICSE board had made the examinations optional for the students. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) board had just days ago postponed its...
Man cries son’s murder at Pipli de-addiction centre, demands justice
Pipli: A 54-year-old man from Bargarh, whose son died under mysterious circumstances reportedly at Capital Hospital after having been taken ill at a de-addiction centre here March 2, Monday threatened to stage a sit-in if the police fails to ensure stringent action against the agency. According to Golak Bihari Mallick, his son Goutam, 24, had been undergoing...
Russian engineer found dead in Agra hotel
Agra (Uttar Pradesh): A 55-year-old Russian engineer was found dead inside a room of a five-star hotel in Agra. The Russian engineer had been staying there for the last 17 days. The deceased, identified as Oleg Filippov, was reportedly associated with aircraft maintenance. He had arrived April 2 in India with his friend Aleksandr Khramtsov. Oleg Filippov...