COVID-19

India’s COVID-19 tally of cases crosses 60-lakh mark

11:14 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload sprinted past the 60 lakh on Sunday night, 12 days after it crossed the 50-lakh mark, while the total number of recoveries too surged to 50,02,959, according to data from states and union territories. The Union health ministry data updated on Sunday 8 am showed a single-day spike of 88,600 […]

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Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment

11:01 pm September 27, 2020

Washington: The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive. Ming Wang, 71, and his wife were on a […]

Senior Thane civic official booked for theft of files

11:26 pm September 26, 2020

Thane: An FIR was registered on Saturday against an assistant municipal commissioner (AMC) and another person in connection with the theft of important files of Thane municipal corporation and two computers from its ward office at Mumbra, police said. The files pertaining to unauthorised constructions and purchase documents of accessories and equipment for COVID-19 treatment […]

Nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu dies of COVID-19

6:18 pm September 24, 2020

Kolkata: Veteran atomic scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr Sekhar Basu succumbed to COVID-19 early on Thursday at a private hospital here, a health department official said. He was 68. “Dr Basu was suffering from COVID-19 and other kidney ailments. He died at 4.50 am,” the official told PTI. A mechanical engineer, […]

Union Cabinet condoles MoS Suresh Angadi’s demise

2:18 pm September 24, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday condoled the demise of Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, and said the nation has lost an eminent leader, educationist, distinguished parliamentarian and able administrator. The cabinet, which met under Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing, observed a two-minute silence in honour of Angadi, and passed […]