- Sunday, April 06, 2025
India registered a record jump of 8,909 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,07,615 on Wednesday, while the toll rose to 5,815 with 217 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mounted 1,01,497 and 1,00,302 people…
INDIA reported 8,171 new Covid-19 cases and 204 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total tally climbed to 198,706 and the death toll reached 5,598 on Tuesday (2), the health ministry said. India registered over 8,000 cases since Sunday. The active cases of the Covid-19 climbed to 97,581…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India will definitely get its economic growth back as the government continues to pursue various reforms. Speaking at industry association CII's annual session, he said the government has taken tough steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic and has also taken care of the…
INDIAN automobile major Tata Motors on Tuesday (2) said it has resumed operations across all its manufacturing plants in India. The company has restarted operations at all plants with Jamshedpur facility also getting approval on May 27, Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing. Around 59 per cent of company’s passenger vehicle showrooms,…
The UK’s Covid-19 death toll neared 50,000 on Tuesday (2), confirming its place as one of the worst-hit countries in the world. The toll now stands at 49,646, including death certificate data for England and Wales released on Tuesday up to May 22, previously published figures for Scotland and Northern…
AN NHS dentist has initiated legal action against Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Public Health England over his father’s death due to Covid-19. Dr Minesh Talati’s father Navin Talati, 80, had died on April 18 at the Royal London Hospital after a 28-day battle for life. The implant surgeon claimed…
Indian paceman Jasprit Bumrah said cricket should seek an “alternative” for shining the ball if the game’s governing body ban the use of saliva during the coronavirus pandemic. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to implement a ban for the game’s return when they meet next week after receiving…
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s NGO Meer Foundation has come forward to help the baby whose video of trying to awaken his dead mother at the Muzaffarpur railway sation in Bihar went viral on social media. The video last week was among the most heart-wrenching images to have emerged out of…
INDIA’s government said on Tuesday (2) it has approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir for emergency use in treating Covid-19 patients. Remdesivir is the first drug to show improvement in Covid-19 patients in formal clinical trials. It was granted emergency use authorisation by the US Food and Drug Administration…
After Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, Bollywood has lost one more gem. Music composer Wajid Khan of Sajid-Wajid fame has passed away. It is said that he was COVID-19 positive and was being treated at Surana Hospital in Chembur, Mumbai. Music composer Salim Merchant told PTI, “He had multiple issues.…
