Coronavirus

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court said Tuesday that as per law, if a man has two wives and both lay claim to his money, only the first wife would be entitled. However his children from both marriages would get the money equally divided among themselves.....

New Delhi: The Health Ministry said Tuesday that there has been a steady decline in the positivity rate of COVID-19 infections. This has happened even though COVID-19 testing has been increased exponentially. The Health Ministry highlighted that the number of active cases of infection reduced...

London: Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg threw her weight behind postponing the NEET and the JEE exams in India. Greta Thunberg said that in view of the coronavirus, it is ‘deeply unfair’ that students are asked to appear in the tests. Several students...

New Delhi: Swashbuckling West Indies opener Chris Gayle reportedly attended legendary sprinter Usain Bolt's birthday party in Jamaica. Chris Gayle came under the canner when Usain Bolt himself tweeted that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was going into isolation. Chris Gayle then got...

Cuttack: As many as 125 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Tuesday. While 34 of them were reported from containment zones, 33 were home quarantine cases. 24 of them were from institutional quarantine centres...

Boston: Scientists have identified a human antibody that they say may potentially prevent or limit SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is due to the SARS-CoV-2 infection the COVID-19 disease happens. The researchers are from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in the United States (US). They...

Sydney: In a major study, Australian researchers have identified mechanisms leading to the functional deterioration of the immune system in response to severe viral infections, such as HIV or Covid-19. It is widely known that severe viral infections and cancer cause impairments to the immune...

Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man returning to Hong Kong from a trip to Spain in mid-August had a different strain...

Bhubaneswar: The results of Plus II Arts and Vocational streams for the academic year 2019-20 will be announced in the first week of September instead of August last week after two employees of Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) office tested positive for COVID-19, informed...

Bhubaneswar: Pottangi MLA Pitam Padhi has tested positive for coronavirus, the legislator himself informed Tuesday. He tested positive for COVID-19 during an antigen test Monday. Upon being tested having contracted the virus, the MLA has been placed under home isolation and his condition is stated...