New Delhi: India recorded its highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases this year with 72,330 new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 1,22,21,665, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The single-day rise in cases is the highest recorded since October 11, […]
In a move to boost the ongoing protest against the new agricultural laws, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced that farmers will block the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway on April 10 for 24 hours and also hold a march to Parliament in May. Unveiling its plan for the next two months, the SKM, an umbrella […]
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Tuesday said the situation of Novel Coronavirus in India is going from “bad to worse” over the last few weeks and the whole nation is potentially at risk. “Trends show the virus is still very active… just when we think we can control it, it sparks back… We […]
New Delhi: As many as 53,480 fresh infections pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to 1,21,49,335, while 354 new fatalities, the highest single-day spike so far this year, took the death toll to 1,62,468, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The country had recorded 355 deaths on December 17. The active caseload increased to […]
Amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases throughout the country, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday directed airport authorities to consider imposing fines on passengers found flouting covid-19 norms. This development comes just days after the DGCA had directed airlines to deplane passengers who do not wear their masks […]
Amid uproar over the death of an 82-year-old “mother of a BJP worker” in West Bengal, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee questioned why Union home minister Amit Shah remains silent whenever such cases of women being “tortured to death” occur in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh. The chief minister also added that she does not support violence against […]
Dismissing the possibility of imposing another lockdown in Delhi, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said it was not a solution to check the spread of the coronavirus that is again surging rapidly. He said the earlier lockdown was imposed because nobody knew how the virus propagates. “It follows a 14-day cycle — between a person catching […]
New Delhi: India saw 62,258 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,19,08,910, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. Registering a steady increase for the 17th day in row, the active cases have increased to 4,52,647 comprising 3.80 […]
While addressing an election rally Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP will enact laws to tackle the “menace of love and land jihad” in Assam if it is voted to power. Shah said appropriate laws and policies will be put in place to strengthen Assamese culture and civilisation. The manifesto also […]
Recording its single-day rise so far this year, India saw 53,476 new coronavirus infections in a day, taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,17,87,534, according to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Registering a spike for the 15th day in a row, the active caseload was recorded at 3,95,192 comprising 3.35 […]