India’s democracy will function in accordance with Constitution, echo voice of people: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said democracy in the country will function in accordance with the Constitution and echo the voice of the people, who will reject the BJP’s “conspiracy of deceit and deception”. He was participating in the Congress’s “SpeakUpForDemocracy” online campaign to expose what it called the designs of the […]
India’s COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh cases; death toll now 31,358
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakh 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 death toll rose to 31,358 with 757 more […]
COVID-19 testing hits record high of 4.20 lakh samples a day
New Delhi: India has gradually ramped-up its testing capacity for COVID-19 and conducted over 4.20 lakh tests in a day, the highest ever, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday, crediting the increase in number of labs for the achievement. India had only one lab for testing samples for the disease in January but it has […]
‘Significant numbers’ of ISIS terrorists in Kerala, Karnataka: UN report
United Nations: A UN report on terrorism has warned that there are “significant numbers” of ISIS terrorists in Kerala and Karnataka, noting that the al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent terror group, which reportedly has between 150 and 200 militants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, is planning attacks in the region. The 26th report of […]
Adityanath visits Ayodhya, reviews preparations for Ram Temple ‘bhoomi pujan’
Lucknow/Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday visited Ayodhya and placed the idols of Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughan on the new ‘asans’ at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple site. The chief minister reached Ayodhya in the afternoon and took part in a ‘puja’. He also offered prayers at the Hanumangarhi Temple and inspected the […]
India adds record 49,310 cases in single day, recoveries surge to 8,17,208
New Delhi: India saw a record single-day spike of 49,310 COVID-19 cases taking the country’s 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 a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. There […]
India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate drops to 2.38%; recovery rate rises to 63.34%
New Delhi: For the third day in a row, the number of COVID-19 recoveries in a 24-hour span saw another record high, with 34,602 patients having recuperated pushing the recovery rate to 63.45 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The case fatality rate has further declined to 2.38 per cent, it said. […]
India has one of world’s lowest COVID-19 infection, death rate: Vardhan at SCO health ministers’ meet
New Delhi: At 864 cases and less than 21 deaths per million population, India has one of the world’s lowest COVID-19 infection and death rate, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said underlining that the recovery rate among coronavirus-infected patients in the country is 63.45 per cent and the mortality is 2.3 per cent. […]
Babri demolition case: L K Advani deposes via video link
Lucknow: Veteran BJP leader L K Advani on Friday recorded his statement before a special CBI court in the Babri mosque demolition case. The statement of the 92-year-old former deputy prime minster was recorded through video conferencing in the court of special Judge SK Yadav in the presence of his counsel Vimal Kumar Srivastava, KK Mishra […]
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 12-lakh mark, record 1,129 fatalities in single day
New Delhi: With the highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark on Thursday, while the death toll mounted to 29,861 with a record 1,129 fatalities in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country crossed the 12-lakh mark, just three days after it went past the […]
