Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Saturday said that 4,761 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 4,761 persons, 1173 are from Khordha, 411 from Cuttack, 216 from Mayurbhanj, 167 from Sundargarh, 142 from Jajpur, 141 from Bargarh,137...

New Delhi: Rs 80,000 crore will be the cost of vaccinating everyone in India with the Covid-19 vaccine whenever it is available. Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of the Serum Institute of India (SII) Saturday asked the Indian government whether Rs 80,000 crore will be available...

Cuttack: As many as 217 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Saturday. While 75 of them were home quarantine cases, 44 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 98 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: As many as 319 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Saturday. While 62 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 257 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 353 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

Sharjah: Sanju Samson’s dream form and the presence of Jos Buttler will definitely rejuvenate Rajasthan Royals (RR). The Rajasthan franchise will take on Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in an IPL-13 game here Sunday. The game promises to be another six-hitting contest with both sides having...

New Delhi: The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in India surged Saturday to 48,49,584 the Health Ministry said. It informed that 93,420 patients have recuperated from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The number of recoveries exceeded the number of new infections in the...

Chennai: Versatile singer, actor and music composer SP Balasubrahmanyam was laid to rest at his farm house near here Saturday. The legendary singer was given a 24-gun salute by the Tamil Nadu police. SP Balasubrahmanyam was often hailed as ‘singing moon’ and ‘music cloud’ by...

Sambalpur:  The Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla in Sambalpur district has been closed for four days starting Saturday. This decision has been taken as two professors of the educational institution have tested positive for COVID-19. One of the teachers is from...

Beijing: After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China. “When I was driving on the road, I suddenly felt a bit dizzy. It was as if...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally sprinted past 59 lakh Saturday with 85,362 fresh cases being recorded in a day. In the last 24 hours 93,420 people have recuperated from the disease. This has led to the total recoveries rising to over 48 lakh. This information...