Thursday

AP logs 758 fresh COVID-19 cases, four deaths

8:46 pm March 25, 2021

Amaravati: In a continued surge, Andhra Pradesh reported 758 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Thursday, the highest in four months after the 1,031 on November 26. The state’s caseload now moved up to 8,95,879 from 1.48 crore tests with an overall positivity rate of 6.02 per cent. While […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

COVID: 172 new cases in Jammu and Kashmir

8:35 pm March 25, 2021

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 172 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the infection count to 1,29,203, officials said. No fresh coronavirus-related death was reported in the past 24 hours, they said. Of the new cases which included 46 travellers, 41 were from the Jammu division and 131 were from the Kashmir division, officials said. […]

716 new COVID cases in Delhi, highest this year

10:30 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 716 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest daily count this year, while four more people died from the pathogen, the Health Department said. The number of active cases rose to 3,165 from 2,924 a day ago and 6.32 lakh people have recovered so far. The positivity rate jumped to 0.93 […]

Toddler raped by 13-year-old boy: police

11:37 pm March 18, 2021

Ballia (UP): A 13-year-old boy allegedly raped a two-year-old girl here after watching a pornographic film on a mobile phone, police said on Thursday. She was living in her maternal grandparents’ home in a village in Revati block, around 30 km from the district headquarters. The toddler had gone to a neighbour’s house while playing […]

Max temp 31.2 deg C in Delhi

7:51 pm March 13, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 31.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday, two notches more than normal, the India Meteorological Department said. The minimum temperature settled at 15.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. On Friday, light rains and cool, strong winds had brought the mercury down to 30.7 degrees Celsius. […]