Day: March 16, 2021

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

First patient with S Africa variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Delhi

11:59 pm March 16, 2021

New Delhi: A33-year-old man, currently admitted at LNJP Hospital here, has become the first confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by the South Africa variant of the novel coronavirus in Delhi, sources said on Tuesday. He was brought to the hospital about a week ago, and has been kept isolated in a separate unit, a source said. The LNJP Hospital had […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro names 4th health minister during pandemic

11:57 pm March 16, 2021

Sao Paulo: With COVID-19 still raging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro picked his fourth health minister since the pandemic began, this time the head of the country’s cardiology society who in the past has spoken favourably of the country’s conservative leader. Marcelo Queiroga will replace Eduardo Pazuello, an active-duty army general with expertise in logistics who landed the position last May […]

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

11:54 pm March 16, 2021

Kotulpur: In a major outreach to the Hindu backward communities of the state, BJP national President Jagat Prakash Nadda Tuesday promised to include all the ‘left out’ Hindu castes in the OBC list if voted to power in West Bengal. Mocking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Nadda said that after practising politics of appeasement for years, the TMC supremo has started reciting Sanskrit slokas to assert her Hindu identity. […]

Visva-Bharati shits from tradition, holds spring festival ahead of Dol Purnima

11:52 pm March 16, 2021

Santiniketan: In a departure from tradition, the Visva-Bharati authorities organised the annual Basanta Utsab (spring festival) on Tuesday, instead of the usual day of ‘Dol Purnima’ on March 28, in a scaled down manner. Only a handful of students and teachers of the central university were present at the programme which usually draws thousands of people from across […]

England beat India by 8 wickets in 3rd T20I

11:35 pm March 16, 2021

Ahmedabad: England defeated India by 8 wickets in the third T20I to move 2-1 up in the five-match series here on Tuesday. Invited to bat, skipper Virat Kohli pulled India out of trouble with an unbeaten 46-ball 77 as the hosts posted 156 for six. Jos Buttler then smashed an unbeaten 52-ball 83 to take […]

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