India
10 States Contributing 75% of Active Cases Suggest Covid-19 Still Limited in Spread: Centre
Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said the current phase of the pandemic in India is on multiple trajectories across urban and semi-urban areas.
15 Deaths, 1,946 Fresh Virus Cases In Rajasthan
Fifteen people died from coronavirus in Rajasthan on Wednesday as the state reported a record 1,946 daily cases, taking the infection numbers to 1,20,739, according to a health bulletin. So far, 1,382 people have died from the infection in the state.
KKR Opt To Bowl Against Mumbai Indians In IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik won the toss and opted to field in their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians here on Wednesday. KKR opted for Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine as their overseas players...
Bajrang Dal Activists Stage Protest At YSR Congress Office In Hyderabad
Bajrang Dal activists on Wednesday staged a protest at the office of the YSR Congress here against the alleged "anti-Hindu policies" of the party government in Andhra Pradesh. Bajrang Dal activists, who arrived at the YSR Congress office at Lotus Pond...
Japan To Require COVID Tests For Athletes, But May Not Mandate Quarantine
Organisers of next year's delayed Tokyo Olympics will require coronavirus tests of foreign athletes upon their arrival in Japan, but may not mandate a twoweek quarantine period, according to draft measures released on Wednesday.
Honour Killing: 9-year-old Boy Kills Aunt In Pak's Punjab Province
In a suspected case of honour killing, a nine-year-old boy shot dead his aunt after being told by his family to commit the crime in a village in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday in Chak 104-SB villag...
Surat-based Doctor Who Removed His Oxygen Support to Help Elderly Patient Now on Road to Recovery
According to a release from MGM Healthcare, Dr Mehta,in his late 30s, was put on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO– heart-lung assistance) in a private hospital in Surat for "Covid-19 induced respiratory failure." Mehta "risked his life by removin...
C'garh: Naxal Camp Busted In Bijapur District; Jawan Injured
A jawan from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was injured while defusing an IED recovered at a Maoist camp busted by the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, police said. A joint patrolling team of Central Reserve Police Forc...
Soaring High: Varanasi's Flt Lt Shivangi Singh is Rafale Squadron's First Woman Fighter Pilot
Hailing from Varanasi, Flt Lt Shivangi Singh is presently on her way to becoming to a formal part of the 17 Squadron, ‘Golden Arrows’ in Ambala, and is undergoing her conversion training.
IOB Manager in Tamil Nadu Who Said 'Hindi Must for Loan' Transferred
The doctor, a senior citizen C. Balasubramanian also alleged that the Manager of the IOB had treated him and his engineer friend, who was accompanying him, without respect.
NTA Reactivates Online Portal to Download AILET 2020 Admit Card till 2 pm Today
NTA will conduct the AILET 2020 Exam on September 26, 2020, from 11 am to 12:30 pm. It is mandatory for candidates to carry their AILET admit card 2020 to the exam centre.
Horoscope today: Astrological predictions for you on September 23, 2020
Read the predictions for September 23, what’s in store for Aries, Leo, Virgo, Libra and other zodiac signs.
NDMC Rolls Out Tax Amnesty Scheme for Unauthorised Colonies' Residents in Delhi
The benefit of this amnesty scheme will be available only on filing of property tax return and making the payment of the aforesaid tax dues, without any interest and penalty, only till October 31.
Trump Says Will Announce His Supreme Court Nominee On Saturday
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will announce his nominee to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday evening. "I am getting very close to having a final decision made. Very, very c...
Canada Reaches Vaccine Agreement With Companies
London, Sep 22 (AP) Pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi have agreed to provide Canada with up to 72 million doses of their potential COVID-19 vaccine as governments buy up supplies of unproven treatments in hopes of ensuring supplies of whate...
COVID-19: 3,291 Cases, 96 Deaths In Pune, 1,614 Discharged
Pune district reported 3,291 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 2,57,797, while the death toll reached 5,870 after 96 people succumbed to the infection, an official said on Tuesday. A total of 1,614 people were disc...