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Delhi reports 66 COVID-19 cases, two deaths

7:01 pm July 25, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital reported 66 COVID-19 cases and two deaths due to the infection on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.09 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 14,35,910. Of this, over 14.10 lakh […]

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

6:58 pm July 25, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Several parts of Kerala witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday morning as predicted by the Meteorological department. According to the met department forecast, moderate to heavy rainfall was expected in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. A yellow alert had been issued for all these […]

COVID-19:India adds 39,742 new cases

6:52 pm July 25, 2021

New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 39,742 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,13,71,901, while the death toll rose to 4,20,551 with 535 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The active cases have declined to 4,08,212 and comprise 1.30 per cent of […]

Tokyo Games: India’s lone gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All Round finals

6:49 pm July 25, 2021

Tokyo: India’s lone gymnast at Tokyo Olympics, Pranati Nayak failed to qualify for the All Round finals of Artistic Gymnastics competition here on Sunday. The 26-year-old from West Bengal recorded a total score of 42.565 over the four categories — floor exercise, vault, uneven bars and balance beam — at the Ariake Gymnastic centre. She […]

EDMC kicks off month-long anti-dengue campaign

11:59 pm July 24, 2021

New Delhi: A month-long campaign to raise awareness on prevention of dengue was started in east Delhi by the area’s mayor on Saturday. Over 40 cases of dengue have reported in the national capital this year. Mayor of East Delhi Shyam Sunder Aggarwal kicked off ‘Anti-dengue Month’ campaign from West Azad Nagar in east Delhi, […]