Coronavirus

Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a new high of 122 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, taking the state toll zooming past the 2,500 mark to touch 2,587 fatalities even as the state grappled with the ‘Cyclone Nisarga’ fury. Maharashtra recorded its highest single-day death figure Wednesday, making it the fourth...

New Delhi: Scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad have identified a distinct trait in the coronavirus found in the people infected in India, mostly in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Telangana. They have named this unique cluster of virus...

 New York: Is there some light finally at the dark and deadly tunnel. In a ray of hope against COVID-19, biotechnology giant Moderna has commenced stage 2 trials for its new vaccine. Moderna aims to enrol 600 participants, up from 45 participants in the phase...

  London: Tens of thousands of people chanting ‘no justice, no peace, no racist police’ and ‘black lives matter’ gathered in here Wednesday to protest against racism after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the United States. Floyd died after a white police...

 Mumbai: Singer-actress Nupur Sanon shared Wednesday a glimpse of her sister Kriti Sanon’s dance sessions at home with their mother. In the videos, Kriti is seen teaching her mother how to do dance, especially a ‘hip hop’ step on Kangana Ranaut’s song ‘London thumakda’ from Queen....

New Delhi: Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar’s movies are a peek into life as it is. The filmmaker has said he finds the diversity of the ordinary in India fascinating. Inclination towards everyday life It is this inclination towards the everyday life which makes Sircar return to...

Aurangabad:  There are numerous instances of the common man violating lockdown and quarantine rules. There is nothing surprising about it. They do so as they are ignorant about the perils associated with coronavirus. However, it is shocking when a healthcare worker makes the same mistake...

Trinidad: West Indies have named a 14-man squad for next month’s proposed three-Test series in England. However, three players refused to travel due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. This was declared Wednesday by the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The players were concerned about their health...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 91 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 91 patients, 22 are from Deogarh, 16 from Puri, 15 from Nayagarh, 9 from Bolangir, 5 each from Angul and Balasore,...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 143 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 2,388, official data suggested Wednesday. According to Department of Information and Public Relations (I&PR) of the state government, of the...