Coronavirus

Mumbai: Sending a shiver, Maharashtra BJP legislator Nitesh N. Rane Wednesday posted a stunning video purportedly showing Covid-19 patients sleeping among the dead in a Mumbai hospital. The chilling videos, which also sparked off a huge chain reaction on social media, apparently show a Covid-19...

Bhubaneswar: The state registered its highest spike in coronavirus cases in a single day as 20 persons tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, taking the total tally to 205. According to the Health and Family Welfare Department, out of the 20 cases, all Surat returnees, 17...

  Mumbai: A survey has revealed that 93 per cent of employees are anxious about returning to office after lockdown. They feel their health will be compromised. “An overwhelming 93 per cent of employees are anxious to return to office. Their fear is on account...

Bhubaneswar: Several human rights activists as well as intellectuals in the state Wednesday resented the system of stamping the returnees from other states with indelible ink. The activists have claimed that the slogan ‘Mu ladhuchhi, Mu jitibi’ (I am fighting, I will win) which is...

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country Wednesday. There was an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The Health...

New Delhi: If you thought the war of words between the Centre and the West Bengal government was over, you are wrong. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Wednesday, wrote another letter to Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha pointing out how the Inter Ministerial Team that visited...

Dhaka: The number of new COVID-19 infections in Bangladesh rose by 790 Wednesday, the highest daily increase since March 8. Nasima Sultana, a senior Health Ministry official, told an online press conference that “790 new COVID-19 positive cases and three deaths were reported in the...

Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy Wednesday revealed that the Centre allowed reopening of liquor shops during the third phase of the nationwide lockdown following requests from Chief Ministers of different states. He said during a videoconference with Prime Minister Narendra...

New Delhi: The Railways said Wednesday it has run 122 ‘Shramik Special Trains’ since May 1. Over 1.25 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown have been ferried. Of the 42 trains which have been planned for Wednesday,...

Bhubaneswar: Learning a lesson from the recent incident in Bhubaneswar wherein a few Surat returnees de-boarded from a bus and walked around, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena asked the Collectors to ensure such incidents never re-occur. In a letter to the Collectors and municipal...