Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Friday said that 90 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. “Another 90 #Covid19 patients have recovered and are being discharged. 23 from Jagatsinghpur. 22 from Jajpur. 21 from Bhadrak. 15 from Ganjam. 3 from Cuttack. 2 each from...

Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) is aware that the COVID-19 pandemic may force a change in schedule when India tours Down Under. Hence the board is keeping the option open of hosting all the four Tests in a single venue only. Cricket Australia (CA) announced Thursday the...

New Delhi: Cracking its whip against unaccounted foreign funding, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday said that it has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against the organisers of the Tablighi Jamaat. According to CBI sources, the agency has registered a PE against the organisers...

New Delhi: The decision to open shops in malls will be taken soon, after taking into account the guidelines of the Health Ministry, the Commerce and Industry ministry said Friday. Issues of retail traders were discussed Thursday in a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Friday. Amit Shah informed the prime minister about the views of all chief ministers on the extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown beyond May 31, officials said. During the meeting, Shah briefed...

Louisville (US): At least seven people were shot here as protesters turned out to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot by police in her home in March. Louisville Metro Police confirmed in a statement early Friday that there were at least...

Mumbai: Former ‘Miss World’ Manushi Chhillar has been roped in by UNICEF to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene. This information was given in a press release issued by the model’s team. Manushi Chillar will be promoting the need to educate girls about maintaining hygiene, the...

Bhubaneswar: With coronavirus being an unrelenting foe, the number of COVID-19 patients in Odisha keeps increasing each day. 63 fresh positive cases were reported Friday, taking the total tally in the state to 1,723. While Ganjam district has reported highest number of patients with 389...

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases in India has climbed to 1,65,799. It has made India the world’s ninth worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic. The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 4,706 as informed by the Health Ministry on its website Friday. It...

Bhubaneswar: Sixty three new positive coronavirus cases were reported Friday from various districts of Odisha. It took the total tally of coronavirus infected persons to 1,723 in the state. All the new coronavirus positive patients are currently being treated at various coronavirus hospitals spread across...