Tag: India

Sydney: India have qualified for the final of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup after their semi-final clash against England got washed out at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. Persistent rain since morning delayed the toss and eventually the semi-final had to be called off without a ball being bowled. India have made it […]

New Delhi: Sony India on Friday announced a new 4K handycam ‘FDR-AX43’ featuring a universally acclaimed in-built gimbal mechanism, Balanced Optical SteadyShot technology for capturing smooth video footage. The handycam will be available across all Sony Centre, Alpha Flagship stores, Sony authorized dealers and major electronic stores across India for Rs 83,490. According to the […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who is one of the highest paid actors in India, has a lavish villa in Goa. He often visits the beach state to spend quality time with his family. According to gqindia.com, the house, which is located on a white sand beach, was bought by the “Kesari” actor a decade […]

New Delhi: The Union government has issued a Global Invite for Expression of Interest for disinvestment in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) from prospective bidders with a minimum net worth of $10 billion as of Saturday. The EoI submissions can be made till May 2, whereas investor queries will be entertained till April 4. Another […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Five more people from Kerala, three with recent travel history to Italy, have tested positive for coronavirus following which the state has been put on high alert, Health Minister KK Shailaja said here on Sunday. The three, a couple and their son had evaded health screening at the airport on their return about a […]

New Delhi: Stepping up border control measures with Covid-19 cases on the rise, India on Wednesday cancelled all visas, except for a few official categories, till April 15. Even outgoing travel is being cautioned against and a minimum of 14 days’ quarantine will be mandatory. An official statement said all existing visas, except diplomatic, official, […]

New Delhi: Death toll due to coronavirus across the globe crossed 5,000 mark today. As per data released by worldometers.info, total number of deaths across the world were recorded to be 5,082 out of 138,275 total cases. While, a total of 3,177 deaths have been recorded in China, Italy recorded 1,016 deaths. The first coronavirus […]

New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 107 on Sunday, with 12 fresh cases in Maharashtra, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of cases include two persons who died in Delhi and Karnataka. While a 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia died on […]

New Delhi: With three patients from Rajasthan cured, the total number of patients freed from the Coronavirus has reached 13 in India. The Union Health Ministry said till Sunday night, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India were 110, including the foreign nationals. “A total of 12,76,046 passengers were screened at the airports […]

New Delhi: All the 263 Indians evacuated from Rome in an Air India national passenger carrier on Sunday morning have been shifted to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) quarantine centre here. Soon after the evacuees landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) from Rome at around 9.15 a.m. and went through a proper medical […]

Mumbai: Amid the Coronavirus outbreak in India, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has set up first dedicated COVID-19 hospital with 100-bed capacity in a short span of just two weeks in the country. Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up the COVID-19 facility at Seven Hills Hospital […]

Beijing: China applauded India’s aid during Beijing’s battle against Coronavirus on Monday and has confirmed to assist India and share its experience in handling the COVID-19 outbreak and preventing the spread of the deadly virus. India sent about 15 tonnes of medical assistance comprising masks, gloves and other emergency medical equipment to the coronavirus-hit Wuhan […]

New Delhi: Recommending priority vaccination of teachers and school staff, a Covid task force has said that a safe opening for the education sector can be done by July. The…

Geneva: Praising India for eradicating two silent killers – Smallpox & Polio, World Health Organization (WHO) has backed India to take aggressive action against the global pandemic coronavirus or COVID-19 that has claimed over 16,000 lives across the globe so far. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Michael J. Ryan, WHO Executive Director said the […]

New Delhi: The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India is different from the first one in September 2020 as the rate of increase in new cases is significantly…