Day: May 14, 2020

Maharashtra COVID-19 tally up by 2,553 to 88,528; 109 more die

Cop dies of COVID-19; sixth death in Mumbai police force

5:49 pm May 14, 2020

Mumbai: A 45-year-old police naik, who had tested positive for COVID-19, succumbed to the infection in neighbouring Navi Mumbai on Thursday, an official said. The deceased policeman was posted at Shivajinagar police station and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the last few days, the official said. So far, six policemen from Mumbai […]

MP COVID-19 count rises by 184; seven more patients die

131 new COVID-19 cases in Indore; tally rises to 2,238

5:42 pm May 14, 2020

Indore: As many as 131 more people tested positive for coronavirus in Indore, taking the total number of such cases in the Madhya Pradesh district to 2,238, a health official said on Thursday. Besides, a 58-year-old man succumbed to the disease on Tuesday, raising the death toll in the district to 96, Chief Medical and […]

Mumbai case surge: Dharavi to get 2 COVID care centres

Dharavi’s journey to becoming Mumbai s COVID-19 hotspot

5:35 pm May 14, 2020

Mumbai: Among the most populated and congested areas of Mumbai, Dharavi may have had a delayed entry into the COVID-19 health crisis, but with over 1,000 cases, it has certainly found itself in a precarious position. In less than 45 days, Asia’s largest slum has recorded 1,028 cases and 40 deaths, indicating the extent and […]

Leopard sighted near Hyderabad, efforts on to rescue it

5:29 pm May 14, 2020

Hyderabad: A leopard was spotted on a road on the city outskirts on Thursday, triggering panic among locals and motorists, even as efforts were on to safely rescue the wild animal, which later escaped into a farmland. According to forest officials, the feline, which appeared to be injured was seen lying beside the median of […]

Sensex plummets 886 pts; Nifty cracks below 9,200

4:18 pm May 14, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged 886 points on Thursday, tracking heavy losses in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins, Infosys and ICICI Bank amid a selloff in global markets. Further, market players were disappointed as the immediate spend out of the government’s Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus package was seen to be relatively small, […]