London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed a four-week delay to an end to all legal lockdown restrictions, which was previously set for June 21, as he said the link between coronavirus infections and hospitalisations remains at concerning levels due to the Delta variant. The last and fourth stage of the lockdown roadmap, dubbed “Freedom Day”, will now […]
New Delhi: About half of Indian consumers surveyed said they did not buy made-in-China products in the past 12 months as an aftermath of the border tensions with China, a report by online firm Local Circles on Monday said. The report is based on a survey, which was conducted during June 1-10 and covered 17,800 […]
Nagpur: Depressed over the death of his mother from COVID-19, a 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in his house in MIDC area of Nagpur on Sunday, police said. The deceased had an engineering degree, while his mother operated a mess from the house and had also rented out two rooms, an official said. “The woman […]
Shimla: Seven more people died of COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking the death toll to 3,375, while 237 new cases pushed the infection count to 1,98,550, an official said on Saturday. According to the state health department, the number of active cases stands at 4,777. The overall recoveries so far has reached 1,90,377 with 855 […]
Mumbai: Maharashtra on Saturday reported 10,697 new coronavirus infections, taking the case tally to 58,98,550, the health department said. As many as 360 deaths were recorded during the day, taking the death toll to 1,08,333. As many as 14,910 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the recovery count to 56,31,767. The state’s recovery rate is […]