Srinagar: Veteran politician and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who tested positive for COVID-19 recently, was Saturday admitted to a hospital as a precautionary measure. Taking to Twitter, his son Omar Abdullah said Farooq Abdullah has been admitted to hospital in Srinagar based on the...
Washington: Properly fitted multilayer masks block 84 per cent of particles expelled by a person wearing it, while two people donning these types of masks can reduce transmission by close to 96 per cent, according to a new study. While wearing a face mask can...
Bhubaneswar: As many as 452 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Odisha, Saturday. The state has reported over 400 fresh cases for the second time Saturday. The state had registered 461 fresh cases Friday. With these fresh cases, the state’s tally has gone up...
New Delhi: India Saturday recorded 89,129 new COVID-19 cases in a day, the highest daily rise in around six-and-half-months, taking the nationwide tally of infections to over 1.23 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data Saturday. The death toll increased to 1,64,110 with 714...
New Delhi: The Central government Friday said that the coronavirus situation in 11 states/Union Territories is a matter of "serious concern" and urged the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police concerned to take appropriate action in this regard. The directions were given during a...
New Delhi: India has overtaken the US to become the country with second-highest daily COVID-19 cases in the world. Brazil leads the chart with 91,097 cases recorded in the last 24 hours. India recorded 81,466 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. About 77,718...
New Delhi: More than 36.7 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day coverage till now, the Union Health Ministry said Friday. Of the 36,71,242 vaccine doses, 33,65,597 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 51,215 sessions for the first dose. Another...
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has cancelled her campaign schedule of Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala after her husband Robert Vadra tested COVID-19 positive. However, she has tested negative. She has released a video message apologising to the people, saying that doctors...
Mumbai: Malaika Arora has taken the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine and shared that she is eligible for it. Malaika posted a picture on Instagram that shows her being administered the shot by a healthcare worker. "I took the first dose of the Covid...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered Friday a total of 461 new COVID-19 infections, the biggest spike this year, the I & PR department, government of Odisha said in a tweet. This is the first time in 2021 that the daily infections have breached the 400-mark. The new...
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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