Day: May 21, 2021

Olympian boxer Sakti Mazumdar dies of heart attack

11:39 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: Former India boxer Sakti Mazumdar, who had represented India at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack. He was 89. “With profound grief, we regret to inform you that Mr Shakti Mazumdar passed away at Ballygunge, West Bengal today,” Asit Banerjee, President of Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation (BABF), […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Rain, cloud keep mercury in check in Delhi

11:34 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: A brief spell of rain and cloudy skies kept the mercury in check in Delhi on Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered the official marker for the city, recorded 3 mm rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm. The weather stations at Palam, Lodhi Road and Ayanagar […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Decline in COVID-19 positivity rate in Jammu: Admin

11:31 pm May 21, 2021

Jammu: Jammu district has seen a decline in overall COVID-19 positive cases below 7 percent from the 10 percent in the beginning of May, an official said on Friday. After new containment strategy and other measures being taken by the district administration, overall coronavirus positivity rate which was above 10 percent in the first week […]

UP to declare black fungus notifiable disease

11:27 pm May 21, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will declare black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act. During a meeting on Friday, the Uttar Pradesh CM said, “In compliance with the order of the central government, black fungus should also be declared a notified disease on the lines of COVID. Order in this regard should […]

DRDO develops COVID-19 antibody detection kit

11:24 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a COVID-19 antibody detection kit that offers results in just 75 minutes, the defence ministry said on Friday. The testing kit is called DIPCOVAN and it offers a “significantly faster turn-around-time as it requires just 75 minutes to conduct the test without any cross […]