Coronavirus

Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar-starrer action-drama Sooryavanshi is eyeing a theatrical release window between January and March 2021. Earlier it had plans for a Diwali opening. However, that plan has ben shelved Reliance Entertainment Group CEO Shibasish Sarkar said Monday. The studio had announced in June...

London: The world is racing towards a COVID-19 vaccine in record time. It has stirred public concerns about safety of the vaccine. This has prompted the nine leading developers of the COVID-19 vaccine to issue a pledge to uphold scientific standards and testing rigour. More...

New Delhi: The government Monday announced a one-time Rs 10,000 interest-free festival advance to all its officers and employees. The advance is being given as part of plans to increase consumer spending to spur demand in the economy.     At a press conference, Finance Minister Nirmala...

Kolkata: Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee is still in a ‘high risk zone’ though his parameters are stable. This information was given by doctors attending to Soumitra Chatterjee at a nursing home here Monday. The 85-year-old Dadasaheb Phalke awardee has fever. He continues to be...

Bhubaneswar: In a sign of hope and great progress in the battle against COVID-19, Odisha reported 2,423 new cases of coronavirus infections in the state in last 24 hours, state I&PR Department said in a tweet Monday. Out of the new positive cases, 1,417 persons...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Sunday said that 3,342 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 3,342 persons, 511 are from Khordha, 366from Cuttack, 362 from Mayurbhanj, 288 from Anugul, 155 from Jajpur, 131 from Kendrapara, 104...

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Sunday the government has not yet taken a view on granting emergency authorisation to COVID-19 vaccines in India, as and when they become available. Harsh Vardhan also said that the indigenously developed ‘Feluda’ paper strip test for...

Guwahati: The Kamakhya Temple situated close to this city, closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened Sunday. However, temple authorities said devotees will have to follow strict COVID protocols if they want to offer pujas and visit the temple. The ‘garbagriha’ or the...

New Delhi: India’s white ball captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj along with their ‘double deputy’ Smriti Mandhana have been named captains of ‘Supernovas’, ‘Trailblazers’ and ‘Velocity’ squads respectively. The teams will take part in the upcoming women’s T20 Challenge scheduled from November 4 to...

New Delhi: In the recent past there have been several reports stating that COVID-19 cases in India may increase in winter. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recently warned Delhi is likely to report around 15,000 Covid-19 cases daily in winter. Union Health...