- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
THE number of Covid-19 cases in India climbed to 1,965, with at least 50 deaths by Thursday (2) morning. The number of active Covid-19 cases stands at 1,764, of which 150 people were either cured or discharged and one migrated to another country, said the Union health ministry. As per…
Over 21,000 Covid-19 relief camps have been made operational in India where more than 660,000 stranded and destitute people are sheltered as of now. Punya Salila Srivastava, a joint secretary in the ministry, told reporters during a daily briefing on Tuesday (31) that over 2.3 million people are also being…
A couple of days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the PM-CARES Fund and a lot of Bollywood celebs like Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Bhushan Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Priyanka Chopra, and others have donated an amount for the same. Today, the PM took to…
Renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to die after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country. Ramjee, a vaccine scientist and HIV prevention research leader, had returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19. Ramjee,…
The Indian government is focusing its attention on 10 ‘hotspots' across the country in its effort to control the spread of COVID-19, which has infected more than 1,600 people and claimed at least 38 lives. There are two hotspots each in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Kerala and Maharashtra and one each…
Six-time world champion and Olympic bronze-winner MC Mary Kom says athletes "should not lose focus on your dreams" while going through "ups and downs", in a video message aimed at young sports persons confined by the lockdown. The 37-year-old boxer, who is gearing up for her second Olympics (postponed to 2021),…
The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,637 in the country on Wednesday while the death toll rose to 38, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 1,466, while 132 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated to another country, the ministry…
Indian authorities sealed off the headquarters of a Muslim missionary group on Tuesday (31) and ordered an investigation into accusations it held religious meetings that officials fear may have infected dozens of people with the coronavirus. India has registered 1,251 cases of the coronavirus, of whom 32 have died, the…
The Indian Army on Monday (30) dismissed as "fake and malicious" certain messages circulating on social media about likely imposition of emergency in the country to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Army officers also said no effort was being initiated to rope in services of retired personnel, the National Cadet Corps and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (30) shared on Twitter 3D animated videos of him practising yoga, as a response to a query on his wellness mantra during these testing times. "During yesterday's #MannKiBaat [radio address], someone asked me about my fitness routine during this time. Hence, thought of sharing…
