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India’s COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh cases; death toll now 31,358

New Delhi, July 25: India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark, while the recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, according to the Union Health Ministry. With 48,916 fresh cases, the country’s coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while the […]

India sees record 49,000 new coronavirus cases, drug shortages in places

MUMBAI – India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases even as officials in some states complained of shortages of vital drugs for those hospitalized. As the number of cases neared 1.3 million […]

Indian banks’ bad debt ratio could hit nearly 15% by March in worst-case scenario – report

MUMBAI – Bad loans in the Indian banking system could soar to almost 15% of total loans by March 2021 as the coronavirus crisis leads to rising levels of household and corporate debt, the Financial Stability and Development Council said in a report published on Friday. Indian banks […]

3.5 magnitude quake hits Assam

Guwahati, Jul 24:  An earthquake of 3.5 magnitude hit Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Friday, the third quake to rock the state in past nine days, officials said. No loss of life and property was reported so far, the officials said. The earthquake occurred at 11.08 am and […]

COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 12,87,945

New Delhi, July 24: India saw a record single-day spike of 49,310 COVID-19 cases taking the country’s virus tally to 12,87,945 on Friday, while the recoveries surged to 8,17,208, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll mounted to 30,601 with 740 new fatalities reported in […]

India reports record 45,720 new coronavirus cases, deaths rise by 1,129

MUMBAI – India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million, the health ministry said on Thursday. India also reported 1,129 deaths for Wednesday, taking the death toll to 29,861. India has the third-highest number of […]

MP: Journalist dies after being shot over old rivalry

Niwari, Jul 23:  A 35-year-old journalist working for a Gwalior-based daily died after a group of persons allegedly shot him and attacked him with sticks over an old rivalry in Madhya Pradesh’s Niwari district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place near Putri Khera village in Sendri […]

UP: Woman gang-raped by two men

Pratapgarh (UP), Jul 23:  A 32-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in a village under Fatanpur police station area here, police said on Thursday. The victim lodged a complaint in which it is alleged that she had contacted Sangam Lal alias Lala and Dinesh for renting a house. Both […]

India cancels historic Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra as coronavirus cases mount

SRINAGAR, India – India has cancelled a historic Hindu pilgrimage to a holy cave high in the snow-capped mountains of contested Kashmir for the first time, as cases of the novel coronavirus continued to rise on Wednesday. There were 37,724 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, […]

Priyanka urges govt to provide all help to family of doctor who died of COVID-19

New Delhi, Jul 22: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged the government to provide all assistance to the family of a doctor, who died after contracting COVID-19 while working with Delhi’s National Health Mission. Javed Ali, a contractual doctor with Delhi government’s National Health Mission, died […]

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