Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday reported 1,068 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 29,175. The state also witnessed five more deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 159. Out of the 1,068 new cases, 662 cases were reported from quarantine...
A Florida man who bought luxury goods including a Lamborghini sports car after receiving nearly $4m in loans from the paycheck protection program (PPP) has been charged with fraud, federal authorities announced. PPP payments are meant to help small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic....
Geneva: The change of season or weather did not seem to be affecting the spread of Covid-19, and the pandemic could come as "one wave" instead of multiple waves like influenza, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said Tuesday. "People are still thinking about seasons....
Ottawa: Canada has announced its authorisation for using the drug remdesivir for treating patients suffering severe symptoms of Covid-19 who have pneumonia and require extra oxygen to help them breathe. Remdesivir is the first drug that Canada has authorised for the treatment of Covid-19, according...
Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 16.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 659,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 16,667,130, while the fatalities rose to 659,045, the...
New Delhi: France handed over Tuesday to India ventilators, test kits and other medical equipment. This came as a part of France’s assistance to India in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical equipment was handed over to the Indian Red Cross Society by...
Kolkata: Shaankar Sen, the chairman of Kolkata-based Senco Gold and Diamonds, died of COVID-19 at a hospital here Tuesday. This information was given by hospital sources and some members of his family. Shaankar Sen was 63. He recently underwent knee replacement surgery, a family member...
Manchester: England won the first cricket series in four months when they defeated the West Indies in the deciding third Test by 269 runs on the last day Tuesday at Old Trafford here. England thus emerged victorious in the bio-secure series 2-1 after losing the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Tuesday said that 687 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 687 persons, 307 are from Ganjam, 59 from Jagatsinghpur, 52 from Bhadrak, 35 from Nayagarh, 30 from Jharsuguda, 25 from Jajpur,...
Leh: With only 1,327 cases and six fatalities in four months, the trajectory of COVID-19 in the cold desert region of Ladakh validates the view that people living at altitudes of 3,000 metres and above are less likely to get infected compared to those in...
A foreign outlet interviewed me this week and at the end of it, after we had wrapped up, the interviewer...
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Uttar Pradesh’s latest babu reshuffle, while seemingly routine, is difficult to view in isolation. The Yogi Adityanath government has moved...
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Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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