Category: India News

No change in Pranab Mukherjee’s health: Hospital

New Delhi, Aug 23: There is no change in the health of former President Pranab Mukherjee and he continues to remain on ventilator support, the Army’s Research and Referral hospital said on Sunday. Doctors attending on the 84-year-old Mukherjee said his vital parameters are stable. Mukherjee was admitted […]

COVID-19 caseload in India crosses 30-lakh mark

New Delhi, Aug 23: India’s COVID-19 tally sprinted past the 30-lakh mark, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while 22,80,566 people have recuperated in the country so far pushing the recovery rate to 74.90 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. With a single-day spike […]

Fourteen hospitalized after ammonia gas leak in Andhra Pradesh – report

Fourteen people were hospitalized in Andhra Pradesh following an ammonia gas leak from a dairy unit, Reuters partner ANI reported early on Friday. The gas leak has been contained at the dairy, according to the ANI report. (bit.ly/2CLq9jD) The latest incident comes three months after a deadly gas […]

India coronavirus cases jump by record as tally nears 3 million

MUMBAI – India reported a record daily jump of coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total near 3 million and piling pressure on authorities to curb huge gatherings as a major religious festival began. The 69,878 new infections – the fourth straight day above 60,000 – take India’s […]

Death toll in Air India Express flight crash rises to 20

Kozhikode, Aug 22: A 53-year-old man, injured in the Air India Express plane crash here on August 7, died at a hospital on Saturday, taking the toll in the mishap to 20. V Ibrahim from Wayanad district died here this noon, a senior district official said. Eighteen people, […]

India panel to quiz Facebook amid row over political posts: source

NEW DELHI – An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook (FB.O) executives on how the social media giant regulates content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday, following a controversy over political posts. Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, have faced […]

India COVID-19 cases near 3 million as Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai approaches

MUMBAI – A jump in coronavirus infections on Friday pushed India closer to the 3 million mark, piling pressure on authorities to prevent huge gatherings this weekend as Mumbai celebrates the Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesh. For most of western India, especially the country’s financial capital, Ganesh Chaturthi marks […]

Mayawati appeals to all UP legislators to rise above party politics, raise issues of public interest

Lucknow, Aug 21:  With the UP Assembly in session, BSP chief Mayawati Friday urged all legislators to rise above party politics and raise issues of public interest and focus on the “dismal” state of law and order. “It is my strong appeal to MLAs, both of the ruling […]

Millions likely infected by coronavirus in New Delhi, survey finds

MUMBAI – Almost 30% of the population in India’s capital of New Delhi likely have been infected by the novel coronavirus, according to a serological survey of 15,000 people conducted by the local government, a figure that indicates infection numbers are much higher than those recorded. The survey, […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload crosses 28-lakh mark

New Delhi, Aug 20:  India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections […]

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