Day: April 30, 2020

Book explores life and times of king Krishnadevaraya

6:40 pm April 30, 2020

New Delhi: The life of king Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara embodies all the vibrant dynamism of his era, a time that witnessed radical transformations in the social, cultural and political life of South Asia, and the world at large, says a new biography of the iconic ruler of south India. Author Srinivas Reddy says his book […]

Finland to take 130 refugees, mostly children, from Greece

3:28 pm April 30, 2020

Athens: Greece’s migration ministry says Finland has agreed to take in 100 unaccompanied refugee children and 30 adults, expanding the number of European countries which have begun taking in young asylum-seekers from Greece. Greece’s Migration and Asylum ministry said Thursday the agreement came in a call between deputy minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos and Finnish Interior Minister […]

Have augmented number of ICU beds, AAP govt to HC

Maharashtra: 23 new COVID-19 cases reported in Thane city

3:06 pm April 30, 2020

Thane: As many as 23 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra‘s Thane city, taking the tally here to 279, an official said on Thursday. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Kalyan Dombivli Municipal limits recorded 18 and 13 new cases respectively, while no fresh cases were reported from Mira- Bhayandar area in 24 hours, […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,074; cases 33,050

3:03 pm April 30, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 after 66 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed to 33,050 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 23,651, while 8,324 people have recovered, and one patient has […]

1,118 fresh COVID-19 cases; 26 more deaths in Delhi

COVID-19 death toll in Indore rises to 68

2:55 pm April 30, 2020

Indore: The death toll due to coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh‘s worst-hit Indore rose to 68 after three more people succumbed to the disease, a health official said on Thursday. Three men, aged 40, 64 and 69, died of complications due to COVID19 in different hospitals of the district in last 12 days, Indore’s Chief Medical […]