Day: May 25, 2020

Akali leader shot dead in Punjab’s Batala

6:56 pm May 25, 2020

Batala (Pb): A 24-year-old local Akali leader was allegedly shot dead after an argument in Punjab’s Batala, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening at Chak Kulian village when victim Manjot and his two friends tried to stop one Joginder Singh from filling a pond with sand. The issue led to […]

COVID-19: 4 more deaths, 273 fresh cases reported in Uttar Pradesh

6:52 pm May 25, 2020

Lucknow: Four more people have died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking their number to 165 as 273 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state, a senior UP government official said on Monday. With this, the number of confirmed cases rises to 6,541, they said, adding that the count of active cases stands at 2,606. […]

Montenegro health minister urges citizens to help keep country ‘corona-free’

6:47 pm May 25, 2020

Podgorica (Montenegro): Montenegro’s health minister has urged citizens to help keep the small Balkan country “corona-free” in the future after authorities said there are no more cases of infection at the moment. Minister Kenan Hrapovic on Monday described the current situation in the country as a joint success of the health authorities and the citizen […]

Russia reports nearly 9,000 new coronavirus infections, 92 deaths

6:41 pm May 25, 2020

Moscow: Russia’s coronavirus caseload exceeded 350,000 on Monday, with health officials reporting almost 9,000 new infections over the past 24 hours and 92 deaths, which brought the overall death toll to 3,633. The country’s comparatively low mortality rate raises questions among experts both in Russia and in the West, with some suggesting the government may […]

Japan lifts coronavirus emergency in all remaining areas

6:34 pm May 25, 2020

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other remaining areas on Monday, ending the restrictions nationwide. Experts on a government-commissioned panel approved the lifting of the emergency in Tokyo, neighbouring Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures, and in Hokkaido to the north, which had remained under the […]