Recoveries exceed active cases by 2.95 lakh, says health ministry
New Delhi: India’s actual COVID-19 caseload is 3,58,692, while close to 18,000 people have recuperated from the disease in 24 hours taking the the number of recoveries to 6,53,750 which exceed active cases by 2,95,058, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Medical attention is being provided to all active cases, either in home isolation […]
34,884 fresh cases push India’s COVID-19 tally to 10,38,716; death toll reaches 26,273
New Delhi: With 34,884 people testing positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 caseload surged to 10,38,716 while 6,53,750 patients have recovered from the disease so far, according to data by the Union Health Ministry. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 26,273 with 671 fatalities reported in a day, the […]
Woman, daughter attempt self-immolation outside UP CM’s office
3 cops suspended; 4 including Cong leader booked for 'criminal conspiracy'
Lucknow: A woman and her daughter set themselves on fire in front of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office here allegedly over police inaction in a land dispute case in Amethi. The mother-daughter duo sustained burn injuries and were admitted to the civil hospital where their condition was said to be critical, police said. The […]
Record single-day surge of nearly 35k COVID cases takes total tally past 10 lakh: Govt
New Delhi: 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 death toll mounted to 25,602 with the highest number of […]
COVID: 31.6 lakh people in quarantine across India, UP has the highest number
New Delhi: A whopping 31.6 lakh people are currently in quarantine across the country as authorities made concerted efforts to check the spread of the novel coronavirus which has infected over 10 lakh people so far, officials said on Friday. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of people in quarantine among states, followed by Maharashtra, […]
Modi’s ‘indiscretions’ weakened India, left it vulnerable: Rahul on border standoff
New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on the government over the LAC standoff, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday issued a video message sharing his thoughts on why did China choose to be aggressive now and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “indiscretions” have weakened the country and left it vulnerable. In the video message […]
Pilot, dissident MLAs get 4-day breather: Speaker’s action on hold till Tuesday evening
Jaipur: Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress dissident MLAs on Friday got a four-day reprieve from any action by the assembly Speaker on the disqualification notices served on them, after the Rajasthan High Court extended its hearing on the issue to next week. The division bench of the court, hearing the dissident MLAs’ petition against […]
India records over 32,000 COVID-19 cases in a day for first time
New Delhi : COVID-19 cases in India in a day crossed the 32,000 mark for the first time pushing the tally to 9,68,876 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 24,915 with 606 people succumbing to the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country saw a record increase of 32,695 cases […]
With steady decline, active COVID-19 cases now constitute a third of total tally: Health Ministry
New Delhi : India has 3,31,146 active COVID-19 cases, which is around a third of the country’s total tally that rose to 9.68 lakh on Thursday, the Union Health ministry said and credited targeted measures for the steady decline in active caseload. As the country witnessed a record single-day increase of 32,695 cases on Thursday, the […]
Pilot camp moves high court, challenges notice seeking MLAs’ disqualification from assembly
Jaipur : Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident leaders on Thursday moved the high court, challenging the notices from the Rajasthan Speaker over a Congress move to disqualify them from the state assembly. But as the matter was taken up for hearing by Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, their advocate Harish sought time to file a […]