Poonam Singh

Washington: The coronavirus pandemic has hit the world like never before. Here are some updates on the COVID-19 cases and death toll from around the world on Thursday. The overall number of global coronavirus cases...

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 95 lakh on Thursday with 35,551 new cases, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 89.73 lakh pushing the national recovery...

Kendrapara:  Mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles has started at Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapada district, forest officials said on Thursday. Forest personnel on patrolling drives have sighted pairs of mating turtles. For...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank has asked HDFC Bank to temporarily stop all launches of the ‘Digital Business generating activities and sourcing of new credit card customers. “RBI has issued an order dated December 2,...

Bhubaneswar: As a measure towards livelihood support activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, Odisha government generated around 11 lakh mandays through sericulture activities in the state, said an official. Besides, products worth Rs 132.29 crore have...

Chennai: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Cyclone Burevi weakening into a deep depression over Gulf of Mannar close Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu. According to IMD, the deep depression is about 40 km southwest...

Washington: The total number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 65 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.50 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on...

New Delhi: The Centre has opposed the life ban on convicted politicians from contesting MP/MLA elections, forming a political party or becoming an office bearer of a party, telling the Supreme Court that the life...

New Delhi: India’s overall tally increased to 95,71,559 with 36,595 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 90 lakh pushing the...

New York: According to a study of electronic health records, chronic kidney disease is the leading risk factor for hospitilisation from COVID-19. For the study, the researchers examined the health records of 12,971 individuals who...

New Delhi: Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is launching a new feature that is aimed at reducing offensive comments on the platform The feature will warn users when their comment may be offensive to others,...

New Delhi: Addressing an all-party meeting on Covid vaccines delivery and distribution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 would begin as soon as a go-ahead from scientists is given, and...

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have asked their Brexit negotiators to resume talks between the two sides will reconvene in Brussels on Sunday. “Significant differences remain...

Washington: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis from around the globe on Sunday. The overall number of global coronavirus cases has crossed...

New Delhi: With 36,011 new Covid infections and 482 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s overall tally stood at 96,44,222, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 91...

New York: Researchers have urged policymakers to prioritise vaccination for individuals with diabetes as such people, once infected with Covid-19, are three times more likely to have a severe illness or require hospitalisation compared with...

New Delhi: To help users keep their accounts more secure, Twitter has rolled out hardware security key support for Android and iPhone devices. Now anyone with a security key set up on their Twitter account...

New York: In a first, a team of scientists has developed a new Covid-19 global surveillance system which can dynamically track not just where the virus is now, but where it is going, how fast...

Bhubaneswar: Rice bran, once considered not of much use beyond cattle feed and fuel in Odisha, has come as a boon for farmers because of agri-technology popularization initiatives taken up by the state government. Considering...

New Delhi: As the years comes to an end, HMD Global that makes and sells Nokia-branded phones, has introduced a budget smartphone Nokia 2.4 in the country. The Rs 10,399 device with dual rear camera...