Day: June 9, 2021

Plant, fish based diet linked with less COVID-19 severity: Study

2:32 pm June 9, 2021

Washington : Vegetarian and fish based diets may be associated with lower odds of developing moderate to severe COVID-19 infection, suggest the findings of a six-country survey based on self-reported symptoms. The researchers noted that the survey is observational, and does not establish a causative relation between diet and COVID-19 severity, and caution is needed in the […]

Ambulance driver attempts to rape COVID-19 patient in hospital

2:27 pm June 9, 2021

Kalaburagi: A driver of a private ambulance allegedly attempted to rape a COVID-19 patient at a government hospital here, following which he was arrested. According to police, the accused entered the cardiology department of the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Science, where the 25-year-old victim was undergoing treatment and tried to rape her on Tuesday night. […]

Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP

2:25 pm June 9, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year. He joined the BJP in presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal and its chief spokesperson Anil Baluni. The 47-year-old Prasada, […]

Carry out ‘surgical strike’ on coronavirus: HC to Centre

2:21 pm June 9, 2021

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Centre’s approach against coronavirus, which is the society’s biggest enemy at present, should be “like a surgical strike” instead of standing at the borders waiting for the virus to come out. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said the […]

Myanmar junta to start court case against Suu Kyi next week

2:16 pm June 9, 2021

Naypyidaw (Myanmar): Myanmar’s military junta will begin presenting its case against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in court next Monday, her lawyers said. The military arrested Suu Kyi in February when it overthrew her elected government. Public resistance to the coup remains strong and in recent months has taken the form of a low-level armed […]