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Pak shells forward areas along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri

Jammu, Jul 19: Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday evening, a defence spokesman said. Indian Army retaliated befittingly and the cross-border shelling between the two sides in Sunderbani sector was […]

India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 10,77,618, recoveries stand at 6,77,422

New Delhi, July 19: India saw a?record single- day jump of?38,902 COVID-19?cases?pushing its tally to?10,77,618?on Sunday, while the total number of recoveries increased to 6,77,422, according to the Union Health Ministry data.? The death toll due to the disease rose to?26,816?with new 543 fatalities?even as 23,672?patients?have recuperated in the […]

AIIMS panel nod to human clinical trial of Covaxin

New Delhi, Jul 18:The AIIMS Ethics Committee on Saturday gave its nod for a human clinical trial of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin following which the premier hospital is likely to begin the exercise by enrolling healthy volunteers from Monday. AIIMS-Delhi is among the 12 sites […]

At India’s largest COVID-19 hospital, doctors ready to tackle second wave of virus

NEW DELHI – Doctors at India’s largest hospital treating coronavirus patients said on Friday they are prepared if infections increase again in the capital, while rising cases in other parts of the country pushed the number of infections past one million on Friday. The 2,000-bed Lok Nayak Jai […]

Aishwarya Rai and daughter in hospital with COVID-19: media

July 18 – Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter are in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus this week, days after her husband and father-in-law were admitted, the Times of India reported on Saturday. Rai’s father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, 77, and her husband Abhishek Bachchan, 44, also major […]

Raje says Raj people paying for discord in Cong, asks it to not shift blame on BJP

Jaipur, Jul 18:  It is unfortunate that the people of Rajasthan are paying for the discord within the Congress, BJP national vice president and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje said on Saturday in her first reaction on the spiralling political crisis in the state. The Congress is trying […]

Indian defence minister hoping for a resolution to border row with China

NEW DELHI – India’s defence minister said on Friday he hoped talks could bring some sort of resolution to a border standoff with China that led to a deadly clash last month, though India would not cede an inch of territory. Top commanders have been holding lengthy talks […]

Over 1 million: India joins U.S., Brazil in grim coronavirus club

MUMBAI – India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread further into the countryside and smaller towns. Given India’s population of around 1.3 billion, experts […]

COVID-19 UPDATES

Recoveries increase to more than 6.35 lakh, Recovery Rate to 63.33% Close to 23,000 cases cured in the last 24 hours open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 17: The “Test, Track and Treat” strategy of the Centre being implemented by the State/UT governments is proving to be […]

Record single-day surge of nearly 35k COVID cases, total tally crosses 10 lakh: Govt

New Delhi, July 17:  With a record single day surge of 34,956 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past ten lakh on Friday, just three days after it crossed the nine-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data The total coronavirus caseload in the country surged to?10,03,832, while […]

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