Wednesday

Concern over lack of protective gears for healthcare professionals

Over 5,500 in Surat asked to observe home isolation

11:42 pm March 25, 2020

Surat: Over 5,500 persons, mostly textile traders and their employees, were asked to stay in home quarantine on Wednesday after a 62-year-old man who worked in a textile market tested positive for coronavirus. All those who came in contact with the COVID-19 patient could have been infected, and therefore they were asked to isolate themselves […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Bike-rider hits police officer patrolling streets

7:29 pm March 25, 2020

Palghar: A police officer patrolling the streets to ensure lockdown for containing coronavirus suffered head injuries when a motorbike-rider knocked him down in Maharashtra‘s Palghar district on Wednesday, officials said. A police team spotted a 20-year-old man, identified only as Rajbar, riding a two-wheeler near Evershine Nagar but when they tried to stop him, he […]

54-year old COVID-19 patient dies in Tamil Nadu

4:00 pm March 25, 2020

Madurai: A 54-year-old man infected with the coronavirus died at a hospital here in the early hours of Wednesday, Tamil Nadu’s first recorded death due to the disease, state Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said. The man had a medical history of prolonged illness with uncontrolled diabetes. “Despite our best efforts, the COVID19 positive patient at […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Beyond human toll, coronavirus could shake up global politics

2:54 pm March 13, 2020

Washington: Thousands of people have died, the US response has infuriated European allies, and China has gone on a propaganda offensive. The new coronavirus is shaping up to be a cataclysmic event with far-reaching consequences in global politics. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected more than 130,000 people globally, strikes a world already in flux […]

UP: Two youth dead after their bike hits bullock cart

4:13 pm March 12, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Two youth died after their bike rammed into a bullock cart near Baseda village here, police said. Niraj Kumar (24) and Vinod (22) were killed in the incident that took place on Barla-Baseda road under Chapar police station limits in the district on Wednesday, police further said.