The number of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Wednesday crossed the 150,000-mark after 6,387 new infections were reported across the country in the last 24 hours, Union health ministry data showed. This is the sixth day in a row that India has reported more than 6,000 cases of […]
India’s Covid-19 tally over 1.45 lakh, death toll at 4,167
India reported 145,380 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 6,535 new infections were reported between Monday and Tuesday morning, the Union health ministry said. The health ministry data at 8am showed that 146 people, down from 154 fatalities on Monday morning, also died after contracting Covid-19. So far, 4,167 […]
70,000 cases in 15 days: Tracking the rapid spread of Covid-19 across India
The rate of infection of the coronavirus disease has been increasing in the country, an analysis of the infection data by Hindustan Times’ Hindi language publication Hindustan shows. Nearly 7,000 cases were reported on Monday, taking the overall tally to 1,38,845. The infection has been steadily rising in Maharashtra, Tamil […]
China may have posted 5,000 soldiers across LAC, officials say as tension grows along border
China may have marshalled close to 5,000 soldiers on its side of the disputed border in the Ladakh sector where India has also sent military reinforcements to strengthen its defences as growing tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) threatens to plunge the bilateral relationship to a new low, […]
Mixing patients may worsen Covid-19 spread, warn private hospitals
Reserving beds for Covid-19 patients in hospitals treating people with other ailments might lead to a further spread of the infection, warned private hospitals and doctors, who are writing to the government to review its decision. The Delhi government had on Sunday directed 117 hospitals – with 50 beds or […]
China to evacuate citizens from India amid pandemic, rising border tension
China is planning to evacuate its citizens from India amid the spreading Covid-19 pandemic in the country, a notice issued by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Monday. The notice, published on the embassy website said that students, tourists and businessmen who have been stranded in India will […]
With nearly 7,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, India records biggest surge for 4th day
The number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases hit a new high on Monday in the country as India reported 6,977 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of infections to 138,845, data from the Union health ministry showed. Monday is the fourth-straight day that India has reported […]
India hails 3-day Taliban truce call in Afghanistan, hopes for peace
India has joined countries such as the US, Germany and Iran in welcoming a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying it hopes the truce will be further extended in order to address the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. The Taliban announced the ceasefire for Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday evening. Afghan President […]
India now among 10 worst countries in Covid-19 cases
With the highest one-day national surge of 6,634new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, India on Sunday overtook Iran to become the 10th biggest hot spot of the pathogen, which has rapidly swept the globe, claiming new epicentres across continents and leaving health care systems overwhelmed in its wake. The number of […]
With 6,767 new Covid-19 cases, India records another highest single-day spike
India reported more than 6,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases for the third straight day in 24 hours, taking the tally of infections to 131,868, according to the data released by the Union health ministry on Sunday. In another biggest single-day spike in the numbers, 6,767 new Covid-19 cases were […]
Lipu Lekh: The past, present and future of the Nepal-India stand-off
Two of the world’s closest neighbours, India and Nepal, are locked in a cartographic, diplomatic, and to an extent, a political stand-off. The dispute is over the ownership of nearly 330 sq km of land called Kalapani near Nepal’s western tri-junction with India and China. The dispute was triggered in […]
India records another biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 125,101
India on Saturday reported another highest single-day spike with 6,654 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 125,101, according to data released by the Union health ministry. This is the second time in a week that the tally of Covid-19 […]
Another biggest single-day spike, over 6,088 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) stood at 118,447 on Friday as 6,088 new cases, the second biggest single-day surge in a week, were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of Covid-19 cases had risen by 5,611, the country’s biggest single-day […]
21 dead as Cyclone Amphan leaves behind trail of destruction in India, Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan, which barrelled through Odisha and West Bengal on Wednesday, has killed 21 people. The storm began its landfall at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, with sustained wind speeds of 155-165 kmph spiralling up to 185 kmph. The storm weakened as it moved ahead and is currently centred over Bangladesh. […]
Second-biggest single-day spike takes Covid-19 cases in India to over 1.1 lakh
The nationwide Covid-19 tally crossed 1.1 lakh on Thursday with 5,609 new cases getting detected in the last 24 hours. This is the second-biggest single-day spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country. According to the Union health ministry update at 8 am, the total number of cases […]