COVID-19

Noida: 140 new COVID cases, discrepancy in death data

8:56 pm October 15, 2020

Noida (UP): Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 140 new COVID-19 patients on Thursday, pushing the district’s case tally to 15,567, official data showed. Discrepancy appeared in the death toll as per the data released by the UP Health Department which showed the district’s fatalities at 64 with one more person succumbing to the virus […]

Theatres open after seven months in COVID-19 shadow

5:33 pm October 15, 2020

New Delhi: Cinemas in several parts of the country opened after almost seven months on Thursday, ushering in a new era of contactless’ movie watching in the shadow of a pandemic with alternate seating, 50 per cent capacity and packaged snacks. While theatres and multiplexes will remain closed in states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala […]

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

Karnataka reports 9,265 cases and 75 deaths

11:57 pm October 14, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 9,265 fresh COVID-19 cases and 75 related deaths, taking the total infection count to 7,35,371 and the toll to 10,198. The day also saw 8,662 patients getting discharged after recovery, the health department said in a bulletin. Bengaluru Urban district continued to account for the most number of infections with […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Rising Pollution, Winter Could Worsen COVID-19 Situation

10:38 pm October 11, 2020

Written By Aditya Vikram Singh: Studies from China and Italy show that in areas where there is increase in PM 2.5 levels, it leads to a surge of at least 8-9% in coronavirus cases. The study conducted by Ocean and Climatic Sciences at IIT-Bhubaneswar have revealed every degree rise in temperature corresponds to a 0.99% […]

Three held for student’s death in go-kart accident

11:09 pm October 9, 2020

Hyderabad: Three people were arrested on Friday on charges of negligence,a day after an engineering student died of head injuries suffered when her hair got entangled in a wheel of a go-kart she was riding at a play zone here, police said. The arrested are two managing partners and a worker, according to police. Investigation […]