• Friday, April 04, 2025

Pakistan reports fall in daily COVID-19 infection count

Pakistan reported 1,013 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, its lowest daily infection count in more than two and a half months, taking the nation-wide tally to 2,66,095 cases. The COVID-19 death toll stands at 5,639, including 40 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of National Health…

Single-day spike of 37,148 COVID-19 cases; India’s tally rises to…

India recorded 37,148 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally to 11,55,191 , while the total number of recoveries increased to 7,24,577, according to Union health ministry data on Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,084 with 587 fatalities reported in a day,…

Coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala under complete lockdown

With community transmission occurring in two coastal hamlets, the district administration clamped a complete lockdown for 10 days in the coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram from Saturday midnight to contain the spread of COVID-19. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had on Friday said that community spread had occurred in Poonthura and Pulluvila…

Reimagined version of ‘One Love’ features Indian-American rapper Raja Kumari,…

Indian-American rapper Raja Kumari and Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan were featured in the reimagined version of Bob Marley’s classic ‘One Love’ worldwide in support of UNICEF. Members of the Marley family, including Stephen, Cedella, and Skip Marley, have launched the new version of the anthem. It was released by…

Delhi govt raises income limit criterion to Rs 1 lakh…

The Delhi government has revised the income criterion under a scheme for providing financial assistance for the marriage of orphan girls and daughters of poor widows, making those earning upto Rs 1 lakh eligible for the benefit. Earlier, those who had annual income up to Rs 60,000 were eligible to…

Priyanka Chopra recalls the day when Nick Jonas proposed her

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas tied the knot in December 2018. The two have been giving us a lot of couple goals and we love their social media PDA. Well, recently, PeeCee took to Instagram and shared about the day Nick Jonas proposed her. She recollected that it was exactly…

Record single-day spike of 40,425 COVID-19 cases; India’s tally crosses…

India saw a record single-day jump of 40,425 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally past the 11-lakh mark on Monday, while the total number of recoveries crossed 7 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to the disease rose to 27,497 with 681 fatalities reported in…

Boris Johnson reluctant to use national lockdown again

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has said he will only impose another nationwide coronavirus lockdown as a last resort, comparing the tool to “a nuclear deterrent” in a Sunday newspaper interview. Johnson, who is hoping Britain can return to “normality” by Christmas despite fears of a second wave of cases…

Fast bowlers will have to be more careful on resumption:…

Former India pacer Irfan Pathan feels the fast bowlers will take at least four to six weeks to get back into rhythm when they return to action after the coronavirus hiatus. Most of the cricketers in India haven’t been able to practise since March due to the countrywide lockdown imposed…

Muslim clerics seek ban on release of film on Prophet…

Muslim clerics in India on Saturday (18) demanded a ban on the digital release of Iranian film Muhammad: The Messenger of God’, claiming its screening would be “an insult to Islam”. They said they will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the film is not released in India.…