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Bihar spreads net in the Ganga to fish out bodies floating in from U.P.
Bihar spreads net in the Ganga to fish out bodies floating in from U.P.

Thu May 13 2021

A day after 71 bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims were retrieved from the Ganga at Chausa in Buxar district of...

Nearly 90% India Has High Positivity Rate, Rural Areas A Worry: Centre
Nearly 90% India Has High Positivity Rate, Rural Areas A Worry: Centre

Wed May 12 2021

Close to 90 per cent of India is witnessing a high Covid positivity rate as 640 districts out of the...

"Propaganda": Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor On Centre's "Positivity" Push
"Propaganda": Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor On Centre's "Positivity" Push

Wed May 12 2021

The government's mega-push for "positivity" to fend off criticism, both in the country and abroad, has set up a new...

India reports 4,205 deaths, highest ever; total fatalities reach 2,54,197
India reports 4,205 deaths, highest ever; total fatalities reach 2,54,197

Wed May 12 2021

India reported 3,48,421 new Covid-19 cases and 4,205 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am on Wednesday, as...

Israel declares emergency in Lod as unrest spreads
Israel declares emergency in Lod as unrest spreads

Wed May 12 2021

Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict...

Nearly 100 bodies found floating in Ganga, spark panic in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Nearly 100 bodies found floating in Ganga, spark panic in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

Wed May 12 2021

At least 96 unidentified bodies – many of them decomposed and bloated – have been found floating in the Ganga...

Bodies Found Floating In Ganga In UP Day After Bihar Horror
Bodies Found Floating In Ganga In UP Day After Bihar Horror

Tue May 11 2021

Dead bodies washed up on the banks of Ganga were sighted for a second straight day today -- this time...

Pappu Yadav arrested for violating Covid-19 norms in Bihar
Pappu Yadav arrested for violating Covid-19 norms in Bihar

Tue May 11 2021

After he was arrested for violating Covid-19 norms, Jan Adhikar Party leader and former MP Pappu Yadav on Tuesday said...

As deaths go up 10 fold, worrying signs from smaller states
As deaths go up 10 fold, worrying signs from smaller states

Tue May 11 2021

SINCE April, the daily count of new cases has increased five times, from about 80,000 to more than four lakh...

Russia school shooting: Children and teacher killed in Kazan
Russia school shooting: Children and teacher killed in Kazan

Tue May 11 2021

Children and a teacher have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan.Reports over...

Deadly 'Black Fungus' In Covid Patients In India
Deadly 'Black Fungus' In Covid Patients In India

Tue May 11 2021

The government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or "black fungus" in COVID-19 patients as hospitals...

Union Labour Minister complains to U.P. CM on COVID-19 response
Union Labour Minister complains to U.P. CM on COVID-19 response

Mon May 10 2021

Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar flagged concerns over the...

Iraqi protesters reportedly set Iranian consulate on fire amid fury over assassination of activist
Iraqi protesters reportedly set Iranian consulate on fire amid fury over assassination of activist

Mon May 10 2021

Protesters have set the Iraqi city of Karbala ablaze following the killing of prominent activist Ihab al-Wazni. The demonstrators have...

Asked to rethink vaccine policy, Centre to SC: trust us, no need for court to interfere
Asked to rethink vaccine policy, Centre to SC: trust us, no need for court to interfere

Mon May 10 2021

The Centre on Sunday told the Supreme Court that its vaccination policy had been framed to ensure equitable distribution, with...

US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack
US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack

Mon May 10 2021

The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a...

India records more than 3.66 lakh new cases, over 3,700 deaths on May 10, 2021
India records more than 3.66 lakh new cases, over 3,700 deaths on May 10, 2021

Mon May 10 2021

India recorded 3,66,317 new COVID-19 cases until 11.37 p.m. on May 10. As many as 3,747 new deaths were also...

WHO's Top Scientist On Factors Behind India's Covid Explosion
WHO's Top Scientist On Factors Behind India's Covid Explosion

Sun May 09 2021

Soumya Swaminathan warned that "the epidemiological features that we see in India today do indicate that it's an extremely rapidly...

Delhi lockdown extended by another week; metro services to remain suspended
Delhi lockdown extended by another week; metro services to remain suspended

Sun May 09 2021

Delhi first announced a week-long lockdown this year on April 19. It has been extended every Sunday since, as cases...

China says Long March 5B rocket BURNED UP over Indian Ocean near Maldives
China says Long March 5B rocket BURNED UP over Indian Ocean near Maldives

Sun May 09 2021

The out-of-control Long March 5B rocket that so fascinated the Western media re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean and...

COVID-19 Virus Airborne, Can Spread Beyond 6 Feet: Top US Medical Body
COVID-19 Virus Airborne, Can Spread Beyond 6 Feet: Top US Medical Body

Sun May 09 2021

The risk for infection decreases with increasing distance from the source and increasing time after exhalation, said the US Centers...