Maharashtra, Delhi among 10 states that account for 73.71 pc of new COVID cases: Govt
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Ten states including Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka accounted for 73.71 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. With a record daily rise of 4,01,003 COVID-19 cases, India’s total tally climbed to 1,91,64,969 on Saturday, according to ministry data. Kerala, […]
Extreme weather kills 11, injures 102 in eastern China
Beijing, May 1 (AP) An extreme thunderstorm hit an eastern Chinese city, leaving 11 dead and 102 injured, with strong winds causing buildings and trees to collapse. Nantong city, located in the eastern province of Jiangsu, was among the hardest-hit when the extreme weather swept the Yangtze Delta on Friday night, according to state-affiliated newspaper […]
Covid-19: Death toll in JK crosses 2300 mark as 25 more deaths reported
Srinagar, May 1: A 25-year-old youth was among 25 people who succumbed to the covid-19 since last evening in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. They said that sixteen of these deaths were reported from GMC Jammu while nine were reported from Kashmir. The 25-year-old youth from Natipora Srinagar died at SKIMS Soura, two […]
Heartbreaking scenes outside hospital after 18 die in blaze
Bharuch, May 1 (PTI) Wailing relatives of coronavirus patients who perished in the blaze at a Bharuch hospital in Gujarat gathered outside the building in the wee hours on Saturday, blaming the facility administration for the tragedy. There were chaotic scenes outside the Welfare Hospital as authorities tried to calm the agitated kin of the […]
COVID-19: India records highest-ever 4,01,993 new cases, 3,523 deaths
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 4 lakh new infections being reported in the last 24 hours, while the active cases crossed the 32-lakh mark, according to date updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The infection tally rose to 1,91,64,969 with 4,01,993 new […]
NGO offering to cremate COVID victims
New Delhi, May1 (PTI) United Sikhs, a human rights and advocacy organisation, is offering dignified cremation services here to those who have succumbed due to coronavirus, a statement said on Friday. The United Nations-affiliated group is approaching the families who are unable to arrange a funeral either because they are sick, scared or too weak […]
Man hailing from Banihal arrested 33 years after committing’ rape
Jammu, May 1 (PTI) Police on Friday arrested an absconder wanted in a 33-year-old rape case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, officials said. Ghulam Mohammad alias Gulla of Kherkote Banihal was underground and on the run for the last 33 years after registration of a rape and abduction case against him in police station […]
Suicide truck bomber hits Afghan guest house, killing 14
Kabul, May1 (AP) A powerful suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding as many as 90, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province, and there was no indication as to why […]
Boeing announces USD10 million aid for India’s fight against COVID-19
Washington, May 1 (PTI): Boeing on Friday announced a USD10 million emergency assistance package to support India’s COVID-19 response. The assistance from Boeing will be directed to organisations providing relief, including medical supplies and emergency health care for communities and families battling COVID-19, the company said in a statement. “The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities […]
Biden restricts travel to US from India
Washington, May 1 (PTI) US President Joe Biden on Friday issued a proclamation, restricting travel to the United States of all non-citizens who have stayed in India in the past 14 days. The proclamation, which comes into effect on May 4, has been issued due to the “extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating […]
