Jerusalem, May 27 (IANS) The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported 23 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in Israel to 16,757. This is the highest single-day rise in the COVID-19 cases since May 18, when 26 new cases were detected in Israel, Xinhua reported citing officials. No new[Read More…]
Rome, May 27 (IANS) A further 78 COVID-19 patients have died in Italy, bringing the country’s toll to 32,955, out of total infection cases of 230,555. Nationwide, the number of active infections dropped by 2,358 to 52,942 cases, according to the Civil Protection Department on Tuesday, Xinhua reported. Of those[Read More…]
Addis Ababa, May 27 (IANS) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent surpassed 115,616 as the death toll from the ongoing pandemic surged to 3,479, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said. The Africa CDC, in its latest continental situation update report[Read More…]
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Namashi Chakraborty will soon make his Bollywood debut in Rajkumar Santoshi’s “Bad Boy”, and people have already started talking about his resemblance with his father, eighties superstar Mithun Chakraborty. “I am ready for comparisons. Comparison is a way of honour. People will[Read More…]
London, May 27 (IANS) Another 134 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 37,048, the Department of Health and Social Care has said. The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community. As of Tuesday[Read More…]
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, May 27 (IANS) Global investment bank JP Morgan is forecasting a “very strong rebound” in Indian markets for the second half of the year while it remains “worried” about what it describes as deterioration in the country’s public finances, social disruption and the limits of[Read More…]
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Since early March, the pandemic of the novel coronavirus has killed 28,530 people in France, while the numbers of patients in hospitals and in intensive care units continue to drop, according to data released by the Health Ministry. A total of 18,195 patients have died in[Read More…]
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) Actress America Ferrera, who recently welcomed her second child — daughter Lucia — is enjoying being the mother of two children. A few days ago, she celebrated the birthday of her two-year-old son Sebastian. Taking to Twitter, America shared a few pictures of the birthday[Read More…]
New York, May 27 (IANS) US stocks finished noticeably higher on Tuesday, following solid gains in the previous week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 529.95 points, or 2.17 per cent, to 24,995.11. The S&P 500 was up 36.32 points, or 1.23 per cent, to 2,991.77. The Nasdaq Composite Index[Read More…]
Washington, May 27 (IANS) Katie Miller, US Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, said she returned to work on Tuesday, more than two weeks after contracting the coronavirus. “Back at work today after three negative COVID tests,” she tweeted, Xinhua reported. After Miller tested positive for the coronavirus on May[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be interacting with Ashish Jha, a globally recognised public health professional, and Johan Giesecke, well-known Swedish epidemiologist on Wednesday. The talk show would be live streamed at 9 a.m. “In this episode, the conversations cover a wide range of subjects[Read More…]
New York, May 27 (IANS) The US dollar dipped in late trading on Tuesday as risk sentiment returned to the market amid a reopening world economy, subduing demand for the safe-haven currency. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.88 per cent at 98.9044 in[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) The South Western Railway (SWR) zone has ferried 4,853 migrants in three Shramik special trains to their native place in Jharkhand and Bihar from Karnataka, an official said on Tuesday. “Tuesday’s first Shramik special from SWR left from KSR Bengaluru at 1.17 p.m. to Barkakhana with[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) After creating a political stir by saying his party is not the key player in Maharashtra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has claimed that his statement was “distorted”. In a late Tuesday night tweet along with the video, the former Congress president said “paid media distorts[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court, while dismissing a petition filed by Delhi University student allegedly caught cheating during the examination, observed that “copying and cheating” in examinations is like a “pandemic which can ruin society and the educational system of any country”. “Copying and cheating in[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The South-East district administration on Tuesday sealed a part of the Pillanji Village in Kotla Mubarakpur here after Covid-19 cases were reported from the area. In an order issued on Tuesday, the administration directed for containment of the area between house number 1942 and 1945[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (IANS) Confusion persisted on if whether the sole Union Minister from Kerala, V. Muraleedharan, attended a meeting on Covid-19 called by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, through video conference, on Tuesday morning, as the former said he did not take part, while the latter said he was present.[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) A day after India resumed domestic flight services, a total of 608 aircraft ferrying 41,673 passengers were operated till 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that smooth operations were witnessed on Tuesday. According to the minister,[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed 30 employees of LG Polymers India Ltd to supervise “round-the-clock safety measures” at its sealed plant in Visakhapatnam, where a gas leak early this month killed 12 people. A bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, M.M. Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran[Read More…]
Noida, May 26 (IANS) The Gautam Buddha Nagar administration has come up with a renewed containment plan in the urban areas of the district, concentrating on containment of an area instead of sealing an entire multi-storey society or the entire sector. In an order issued on Tuesday, the Gautam Buddha[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday sparked off a row as he announced that with the number of Covid-19 cases witnessing an upswing with arrival of Keralaites from abroad, they will now have to pay for the quarantine. “The rates will be affordable to all,”[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Veteran singer Hariharan, along with various other artistes, have teamed up to release an anthem, “Phir tera time aayega” to uplift the spirit of people in the time of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The song features playback singers Roopkumar Rathod and Sunali Rathod, Mika Singh, Neeti[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS) As many as 50 dogs will be inducted into the police dog squad in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore to strengthen the force, an official said on Tuesday. “Fifty dogs will be adopted and inducted into the dog squad at a cost of[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS) Amid uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has disrupted school education in Karnataka, the state government is seeking the help of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to televise classes, a state minister said on Tuesday. “We request you to provide minimum three channels[Read More…]
Gurugram, May 26 (IANS) With 33 more people including 12 cops tested positive of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in Guguram touched 317. The 12 police personnel who were tested positive were deployed in different containment zones while 21 others came in contact with patients who[Read More…]
