- Saturday, April 05, 2025
THE death toll due to the Covid-19 pandemic in India rose to 7,135 and the number of cases climbed to 256,611, after it registered 206 fatalities and a record single-day spike of 9,983 cases till Monday (8), the health ministry said. Now, India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the…
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday said he is honoured to be named this year’s recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award as he has been a huge fan of the world-renowned English evolutionary biologist in whose name the recognition is bestowed. Akhtar became the first Indian to be given the…
Former India star Yuvraj Singh on Friday apologised for making a casteist remark against Yuzvendra Chahal during an Instagram chat, saying he “unintentionally” hurt public sentiments. It was during one of the Instagram Live sessions with Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma that Yuvraj made the offensive comment about Chahal while talking…
An inquiry has been initiated against staff of a private hospital in Rajasthan’s Churu district after receiving screenshots of a purported WhatsApp chat in which they allegedly discussed about not attending to Muslim patients affected by COVID-19, police said on Sunday. Screenshots of the chat between the hospital staff had…
India and China have agreed to “peacefully resolve” a latest border flare-up that has heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours, New Delhi said Sunday, after a high-level meeting between army commanders. Tensions have flared in recent weeks between the two regional powers over their 3,500-kilometre (2,200-mile) frontier, which has never…
An acute shortage of workers has turned the roar of machines to a soft hum at a footwear factory near New Delhi, just one of thousands in India struggling to restart after an exodus of migrant workers during the virus lockdown. India is slowly emerging from strict containment measures imposed…
Traditional funeral pyres have been drafted in to burn the bodies of coronavirus victims in the Indian capital as crematorium furnaces struggle to keep up with the mounting death toll. Smoke from the open-air blazes stings the eyes of waiting mourners and workers at Nigambodh Ghat, New Delhi's biggest and…
THOUSANDS of people ignored coronavirus warnings to join anti-racism protests in the UK on Saturday (6). “No justice, no peace, no racist police,” they chanted, while some placards read: “There is a virus greater than Covid-19 and it’s called racism”. The demonstrations held in solidarity with US protests in the…
At least five militants were killed in an encounter which broke out in Reban area of Shopian district on Sunday morning. The identity of the militants has not been revealed as of now. Going by the reports, a joint troops of 178 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force, Rashtriya Rifles and…
2019 was a great year for Akshay Kumar, he starred in four blockbusters like Kesari, Mission Mangal, Housefull 4 and Good Newwz. And now, the actor has made it to the Forbes list of highest-paid celebs in the world. He is at No. 52 in the list with pre-tax earnings of $48 million.…
