Day: May 16, 2020

Adam Sandler made a call to praise Jim Carrey during ‘Sonic’ screening

11:07 pm May 16, 2020

Los Angeles: Adam Sandler has revealed that he was so much impressed by fellow actor Jim Carrey’s performance in “Sonic the Hedgehog” that he called him during the screening of the film. The film, which released in February to overwhelming response from the fans, is an adaptation of Sega’s classic video game. It features a […]

Africa's 1st COVID-19 vaccine trial starting

COVID-19 & THE CITY: Future of Travel

10:29 pm May 16, 2020

By Dr Rajita Chaudhuri A city is very often described by its traffic. A neighbourhood by the cars parked on the curbs. It’s all going to change or probably has already changed to a large extent. A lot of European cities are opening up this month after the lockdown and the one thing they have […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

Coronavirus: 2 Pune returnees test positive in Bhandara

9:28 pm May 16, 2020

Bhandara: Two elderly people who returned from Pune on Thursday have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bhandara in Maharashtra, a health official said. The two are in the 60-65 age group and had gone to visit their children in Pune, he said. “They have been admitted in the district general hospital here. Their […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

Jammu and Kashmir reports 12th coronavirus death

9:24 pm May 16, 2020

Srinagar: A man from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir has became the twelfth fatality from COVID-19 in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. The person, hailing from Chadoora area of the central Kashmir district, died at SKIMS hospital in Soura area of the city here on Saturday, Medical Superintendent Farooq Jan told PTI. […]

COVID-19 patients in Indore can now video-call their kin

9:20 pm May 16, 2020

Indore: To fend off depression as well as boredom among coronavirus patients in hospitals here, the authorities have decided to provide them video-calling facility and TV sets. The pandemic has affected the Indore district the hardest in Madhya Pradesh. Over 1,100 patients are being treated for virus infection at the moment. “The feeling of loneliness […]