India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) stood at 332,424 after 11,502 new cases were recorded between Sunday and Monday, the Union health ministry data showed. This is the third consecutive day that there have been more than 11,000 Covid-19 cases in the country. There were 325 fatalities in the […]
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India records 11,929 Covid-19 cases, 311 deaths in 24 hours; tally over 3.2 lakh
India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reached beyond 3.2 lakh on Sunday after nearly 12,000 new cases and 311 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active Covid-19 cases now stands at 149,348 and the death toll is at 9,195 so […]
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India sees record jump of Covid-19 cases at 11,458 in one day
India, the fourth worst-hit country in the world, recorded more than 11,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 386 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry on Sunday. There were 11,458 new Covid-19 cases and 386 deaths between Friday and Saturday, taking India’s infection tally to […]
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Covid-19: 7 states above 10,000 as India records biggest single-day spike
In yet another spike – over 10,000 for the first time – the number of coronavirus disease cases in India reached 2,97,535 on Friday. But there are seven states where the situation is grim. These are Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh. In Maharashtra, […]
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India side-steps issues in Nepal border row
The external affairs ministry on Thursday side-stepped issues that have complicated a border row with Nepal, holding up the importance of long-standing bilateral relations and ongoing cooperation amid the Covid-19 crisis. The move was perceived in diplomatic circles as an effort to dial down tensions that have spiralled in recent […]
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Difference with UK narrows as India records big jump in Covid-19 cases, 357 deaths in 24 hours
India came a step closer to the Covid-19 tally of fourth worst-affected country, the UK, on Thursday after the total number of cases reached 2,86,579. The UK has 2.9 lakh Covid-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. According to the Union health ministry update at 8 am, the country recorded […]
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Indigestion drug may help treat Covid-19 symptoms, say researchers
A new research examined a medicine used for gastric troubles on Covid-19 patients to see its effects in subsiding the symptoms of the coronavirus disease. The patients who were experiencing cough or shortness of breath, felt better after taking famotidine, which is safely used for suppression of gastric acid production, […]
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One-third of India’s over 2.76 lakh Covid-19 cases recorded in first 10 days of June
The number of Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 2.76-lakh mark on Wednesday, and a third of them have been reported in the first 10 days this month. The country has been recording close to 10,000 cases every day since June 1. This means that nearly 90,000 cases have been […]
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Covid-19: Number of recoveries exceed active cases for first time
The number of recovered Covid-19 patients has exceeded the total active cases in India for the first time on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India reported close to 10,000 new instances of the infection in the last 24 hours till Wednesday 8 am, pushing the country’s cumulative caseload to […]
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India nearly 11,000 short of Covid-19 tally of fourth worst-hit UK
India is inching towards the Covid-19 tally on the United Kingdom, with record daily cases. India has been recording close to 10,000 cases for eight days and it’s tally reached 2,76,583 on Wednesday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of Covid-19 cases in the UK is 2,87,403, according […]
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274 deaths, 9,985 cases in 24 hours: India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 2.76 lakh
India’s Covid-19 tally saw a record addition of nearly 10,000 cases on Wednesday to cross 2.76 lakh as hundreds more tested positive for the dreaded virus in several states and union territories. The country recorded 9,985 cases in the last 24 hours. According to Union health ministry update at 8 […]
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Covid-19: After deadliest day, another big spike of nearly 10,000 cases in 24 hours
India on Tuesday reported another surge in the number coronavirus disease cases. The country recorded 9,987 cases in the last 24 hours, which took the overall tally to 2,66,598, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active cases in the country is 1,29,917, while 1,29,214 have been cured […]
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2 arrested in Rajasthan for sharing confidential details with Pakistan
The special branch of Rajasthan Police on Monday arrested two civil defence employees on espionage charges. Both the employees – Vikas Kumar (29) and Chimal Lal (22) – were passing information to the Pakistani intelligence agency, the police said. They work at an Army Ammunition Depot in Sri Ganganagar district. […]
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India working on two roads in Ladakh amid border row
India is working on two key roads near the China border in eastern Ladakh — the site of a tense weeks-long border stand-off with its northern neighbour — to provide connectivity to an important forward area that the military calls Sub-Sector North (SSN), two senior officers familiar with the developments […]
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Chinese army carries out large-scale drill to check preparedness at border with India
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has carried out a large-scale drill involving thousands of paratroopers to check its preparedness in transporting soldiers and armoured vehicles from a central Chinese province to border areas to the northwest of the country. The largescale “maneuver operation” was done in the backdrop […]