Coronavirus

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah is set to become the first fast bowler in 35 years to lead Indian Test team in the rescheduled ‘fifth Test’ against England. This is because regular captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the game after testing positive for...

Canberra: Health authorities in Australia's capital Canberra Tuesday warned against a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith revealed that modeling has indicated the territory is currently experiencing another wave of Covid infections, reports Xinhua news agency. "We...

Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 cases crossed the three-figure mark in Odisha on Tuesday after more than four months. According to data shared by the Information & Public Relations Department, Odisha on Tuesday reported 113 fresh Covid-19 cases in six districts of the state in the...

New Delhi: India has reported over 45 per cent single-day rise in new Covid cases after 17,073 infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Monday. On Sunday, a total of 11,739 Covid cases...

New Delhi: India Sunday reported 11,739 new Covid-19 cases, a considerable decline against the 15,940 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, the country reported 25 more Covid fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,999. The active...

Leicester: India's preparations for the re-scheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1 have suffered a setback as captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. The BCCI confirmed early on Sunday morning that Rohit Sharma had tested positive via a Rapid...

Chennai: Actress Vedhika, who has acted in several critically acclaimed films in Tamil and Telugu, on Monday said that she was down with Covid-19. Taking to Instagram, Vedhika said, "Hi everyone! Unfortunately I am down with Covid for the first time. "Not all people face...

New Delhi: India Monday reported 8,084 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a decline against the 8,582 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. Also in the same period, the country logged 10 new Covid fatalities, which took the overall...

New Delhi: India registered 8,329 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs, a steep rise against 7,584 infections reported on previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning. In the same period, the country reported 10 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death...

New Delhi: Rishabh Pant’s debut as India captain did not start on a positive note as South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss. The visitors then elected to field against India in the first T20 international of the five-match series here Thursday. India have...