Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Random tests would be conducted in 10 districts across Karnataka, which have been coronavirus-free till date, to ascertain the health status of their residents, a senior official said on Saturday. The 10 districts, considered as green spots, are Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara,[Read More…]
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IPL: Dhoni & Rohit named joint best captains of all time
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) On the 13th anniversary of VIVO IPL, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his Mumbai Indians counterpart Rohit Sharma were declared joint Greatest of All Time (GOATs) captains of the IPL, whilst AB de Villiers emerged as the GOAT in the batsmen category and[Read More…]
Request you to take back your statement: Jwala to Babita
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Former India badminton player Jwala Gutta called for wrestler-turned politician Babita Phogat to take back her statement on the spread of coronavirus in India. “Sorry babita I don’t think this virus sees race or religion..I request you to take back ur statement …we are sportspersons[Read More…]
IIT-D startup unveils indigenous N95 similar mask at Rs 45
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Amid rising demand for N95 masks, an IIT-Delhi startup has developed an indigenous and cheaper solution. According to an IIT-Delhi statement, the ‘Kawach’ mask is at par with the N95 mask in effectiveness, but costs just Rs 45 a piece. “The cost of N95 mask[Read More…]
26 of Delhi family test corona positive
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) At least 26 members of an extended family living in Jahangirpuri in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus. The members of the extended family live in different houses in Jahangirpuri’s area that’s already declared a corona hotspot by the Delhi government and sealed. Chief Minister[Read More…]
Can AI become the future of mass testing?
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) With the country busy battling the coronavirus pandemic, mass testing has been the talk of the town for a while now. With a population of around 1.33 billion people, the world’s largest democracy is looking at mass testing a major factor in combating the coronavirus[Read More…]
75.3% dead are over 60 yrs; HCQ side-effects research is on: Govt
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said 83 per cent of coronavirus cases had comorbidities and 75.3 per cent people who succumbed to the viral infection are above 60 years. The mortality rate due to COVID-19 in India is around 3.3 per cent and research[Read More…]
Andhra urges Assam to allow hassle-free movement of seafood trucks
Amaravati, April 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday urged his Assam counterpart to take steps to ensure hassle-free movement of seafood meant for export from Andhra in the northeastern state. Reddy spoke to Sarbananda Sonowal over phone, following which the latter assured him of[Read More…]
Carey still hopeful of having IPL later in the season along with WT20
Melbourne, April 18 (IANS) With the BCCI having to postpone the 13th edition of the IPL due to the coronavirus outbreak, quite a few players are sad even though they understand that there is no other option at present and one of them is Delhi Daredevils recruit Alex Carey. But[Read More…]
3 CRPF men killed in terror attack in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Three CRPF men were killed in a militant attack on a CRPF party at Sopore in north Kashmir on Saturday. According to sources, the militants fired at the CRPF party at Ahad Sahab bypass in Sopore, 50 km from Srinagar. The area has been cordoned and[Read More…]
COVID 19: Four new cases in Kerala, 140 under treatment (Ld)
Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Saturday said that four new coronavirus positive cases were reported in the state, taking the total number of active cases under treatment to 140. In all, the affected and cured cases total 399 in Kerala. “There are 66,686 people under[Read More…]
Hyundai Motor India develops automatic ambu bag actuator prototype (Ld)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, April 18 (IANS) India’s second largest car maker Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) will be submitting its third prototype of mechanical ‘ambu bag actuator’ or an automated ambu bag to the Tamil Nadu government for approval, said a senior company official. He also said the company[Read More…]
NDMC disinfects office after engineer found corona positive
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The entire NDMC building located near Jantar Mantar in the heart of the national capital was disinfected on Saturday after an engineer working with the civic body was tested positive with COVID-19. According to senior officials in the New Delhi Municipal Council, the engineer showed[Read More…]
Indian editor accused of espionage, influencing Canadian politicians against Khalistanis
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) An editor of a national news outlet has been accused of working for Indian intelligence agencies to “covertly influence” Canadian politicians against Khalistanis. The revelation was reported by Canadian newspaper Global News, which claimed to accessed documents related to a federal court proceedings in a[Read More…]
Haven’t seen a better player in life than Dravid: Swann
London, April 18 (IANS) He might have dismissed Rahul Dravid in Test cricket, but for former England spinner Graeme Swann, Dravid was the best player he had seen. In fact, having played against the former India skipper in county cricket, Swann said that he felt like a rookie in front[Read More…]
John Abraham lauds India’s spirit of unity during COVID-19 battle
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Action star John Abraham lauds India in a new video created by his “Satyameva Jayate” director Milap Milan Zaveri. John says he wanted to be a part of this gesture that tells people how strong they have become by uniting during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As[Read More…]
Karnataka to partially relax lockdown from April 21
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Karnataka would partially relax the extended lockdown from April 21 across the state, excluding the coronavirus-hit hotspots to restore normal life gradually, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Saturday. “The extended lockdown will be partially relaxed from April 21 across the state except in containment zones[Read More…]
Andhra to spend Rs 16,000 cr to revamp hospitals
Amaravati, April 18 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government would invest Rs 16,000 crore to revamp hospitals, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said, here on Saturday. At a review meeting with the Health Department officials, he sought details on development of village clinics, primary healthcare centres, community health centres, area[Read More…]
How Amethi remains only district to report nil corona case
By Navneet Mishra New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) At a time when India is fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi is the only district in the country to have reported zero Covid-19 case. Two young officers — District Magistrate Arun Kumar and SP Khyati Garg — have worked hard[Read More…]
Malaika Arora doesn’t want Arjun Kapoor to use his phone
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Actress Malaika Arora does not want her rumoured boyfriend, actor Arjun Kapoor, to use his phone much. Arjun took to Instagram Stories, where he shared a video of himself using the “To do” filter. The filter scrolls a lot of actions and then stops. “Stop using[Read More…]
Covid-19 pandemic hits Bihar dairy farmer hard
By Manoj Pathak Patna, April 18 (IANS) The coronavirus outbreak has hit dairy farmer in Bihar hard as the prices of feed have increased, they are neither able to sell nor getting fair price for milk. Lakhan Yadav of Korma village in Gaya said, “I get 60-70 litres of milk[Read More…]
Zoom Out: India plans to develop ‘desi’ version of video-conferencing app
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Centre is planning to bankroll the development of a ‘desi’ video-conferencing mobile application, which will initially cater to the Central and state government entities. Significantly, the development comes at a time when the Centre has red-flagged an international video-conferencing mobile application[Read More…]
Akhtar doesn’t mind Indians remembering Sachin hitting him for a six
Lahore, April 18 (IANS) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has been very active on social media ever since the coronavirus outbreak brought the world to a standstill and while Indian fans remember how Sachin Tendulkar cut him for a six in the 2003 World Cup encounter, the pacer has said[Read More…]
Alaya F pulls off a complicated inversion yoga pose
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Actress Alaya F took to Instagram and posted a clip where she is seen striking an inversion yoga pose. She got the complicated pose right after a few failed attempts, she informed, adding that she was inspired by Jacqueline Fenrnandez and celebrity fitness trainer Kuldeep Shashi.[Read More…]
AMU alumnus develops testing kit to detect Covid-19
Aligarh, April 18 (IANS) An alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University has developed a coronavirus testing kit in response to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) call to all the countries to ramp up Covid-19 tests, the varsity management said on Saturday afternoon. Nadeem Rahman has developed the antibody based testing kit[Read More…]