Day: April 2, 2021

Karnataka clocks 4,991 fresh COVID cases, 6 deaths

10:02 pm April 2, 2021

Bengaluru: The surge in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka continued with the state on Friday logging 4,991 cases, the bulk of it from Bengaluru, pushing the caseload to just over 10 lakh, while six deaths took the toll to 12,591, the health department said. Bengaluru alone accounted for 3,509 cases and five deaths. The other fatality […]

Delhi records 3,594 fresh cases of COVID; 14 deaths

9:53 pm April 2, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 3,594 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest daily count this year, while 14 more people died due to the infection, taking the death toll to 11,050, according to the city health department. The positivity rate also mounted to 4.11 from 3.57 per cent a day before, amid a massive surge […]

UP cop tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after second vaccine shot

3:46 pm April 2, 2021

Bareilly: A senior police officer, who took his second coronavirus vaccine dose last month, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. Inspector General of Police (IG) Rajesh Pandey shared a Facebook post on Thursday, saying he, his wife and a policeman deployed for his security have tested positive for the disease. The officer also requested all […]

It’s very different from ‘Joker’ in many ways: Emma Stone on ‘Cruella’

3:39 pm April 2, 2021

Los Angeles: Oscar winner Emma Stone has shot down the comparison between her upcoming movie ”Cruella” and Joaquin Phoenix-starrer ”Joker”. The first trailer of Stone’s much-awaited ”Cruella” dropped in February following which many social media users started comparing the movie with ”Joker”, which helped Phoenix earned his maiden Oscar at the 2020 Academy Awards. Many noticed the thematic similarities […]

Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 36, injuring dozens

3:23 pm April 2, 2021

Taipei: A vehicle rolled down a hill and smashed into a passing train, partially derailing it outside a rail tunnel in Taiwan and killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens. Survivors climbed out windows and onto roofs to reach safety in Taiwan’s deadliest railway disaster. Officials in Hualien county said rescue efforts were continuing on the […]