COVID-19 cases

Rupee settles 3 paise down at 75.18 against US dollar

3:18 pm July 16, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee settled 3 paise lower at 75.18 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday tracking strengthening American currency amid worries over mounting COVID-19 cases. Forex traders said rupee traded in a narrow range as strong dollar, foreign fund outflows and rising COVID-19 cases dragged the local unit down, while positive domestic equities supported […]

India’s COVID tally climbs to 9,36,181

12:48 pm July 15, 2020

New Delhi: India saw a record single-day jump of 29,429 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 9,36,181 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 24,309 with 582 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This is the fourth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 28,000. The number of […]

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to 8,78,254

4:27 pm July 13, 2020

New Delhi: India saw yet another record single-day jump of 28,701 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally to 8,78,254 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,53,470, while there are 3,01,609 active cases of […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

TN records 3,680 new COVID-19 cases,64 deaths

8:27 pm July 10, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Friday recorded 3,680 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of those affected by the contagion in the state to 1,30,261, the health department said on Friday. With 64 fatalities reported, the death toll has gone up to 1,829, a health department bulletin said. There was a significant jump in recoveries […]

CISCE declares class 10, 12 results; no merit list this year

8:21 pm July 10, 2020

New Delhi: The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Friday announced results for class 10 and 12 exams even as it decided against bringing out a merit list this year in view of “exceptional circumstances”. While the board recorded a pass percentage of 99.34 per cent for class 10 exams, up by 0.8 […]