Coronavirus

Kolkata: A senior officer of Kolkata Police died Friday due to COVID-19. With the addition of the new fatality, the total number of policemen who have succumbed to the virus went up to nine, officials said. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Uday Shankhar Banerjee, in his...

New Delhi: India raced towards the 30 lakh-mark for coronavirus cases Friday with 68,898 new cases of coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. It took the total tally of COVID-19 patients in the country to 29,05,769. The current number of active coronavirus cases in...

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan said that he sought blessings from his parents before leaving for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Delhi Capitals meanwhile have reached the UAE, Thursday night. The 13th edition of the IPL will be played in the UAE. “Came...

Washington: Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has formally accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Joe Biden is now the official Democrat candidate to take on incumbent President Donald Trump in the November 3 election. Joe Biden’s acceptance speech came on the last day of the...

Mumbai: Actress Ananya Panday has started shooting again. Ananya took to Instagram stories Thursday and shared a glimpse of the set where she is currently working. However, Ananya Panay also emphasized on the need to follow safety precautions. “Back at it, Safety first,” Ananya captioned...

Beijing: Health authorities of the Republic of Peru have approved a Phase 3 clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), the company said Thursday in Chinese social media platform Weibo. The experimental vaccine of CNBG, a unit of...

Beijing:  Scientists have developed a prototype device that non-invasively detects the novel coronavirus in the exhaled breath of COVID-19 patients, an invention if validated with further studies, may lead to a reduction in the number of unneeded confirmatory tests, and lower the burden on the...

Bangalore: A 43-year old government doctor on coronavirus duty died of suicide in Mysore district in Karnataka. Some of the colleagues of the government doctor alleged he was under severe work pressure. The Karnataka government said an inquiry has been ordered into the death of...

Kolkata: West Bengal's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 1,29,119 Thursday with the highest single-day spike of 3,197 infections. This information was given by the West Bengal Health Ministry in a statement. It also said that the death toll in the state rose to 2,634 after 53...

New Delhi: The facts are simply chilling. Almost 30% of the population in the national capital are very likely to have been infected by the novel coronavirus. This is according to a serological survey of 15,000 people conducted by the AAP government in Delhi. It...