India reports 16,156 Covid cases, 733 deaths

October 28 In the last 24 hours, India registered 16,156 new Covid-19 cases and 733 fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. The new fatalities increased the death toll to 4,56,386. The recovery of 17,095 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,36,14,434. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at […]

India logs 9% growth in job postings in September: Report

Bengaluru: October 19:As India reopens after a long spell of pandemic and lockdowns, job postings in the country were improved by 9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in September this year, a report said on Tuesday. According to Monster.com, compared to August, the month of September saw a stable monthly growth of 1 per cent in […]

Babul Supriyo resigns as BJP MP after meeting LS Speaker

New Delhi: October 19:Former BJP leader Babul Supriyo met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla here on Tuesday and submitted his resignation. After meeting the speaker, Supriyo said, “I thank the Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah and party chief for the confidence shown in me. I thought that if I am not a part of the […]

Revenge dining during Durga Puja forced Kolkata eateries to down shutters early

Kolkata: October 19:Owing to year-long lockdown and Covid restrictions for more than 18 months, a huge rush of people to bars and restaurants in Kolkata during Durga Pujas forced many of the premiere dine-outs in the city to go for a forced closure even before the scheduled hours because of a shortage of food and […]

Chinese PLA increases exercises along LAC, India enhances survelliance: Lt Gen Manoj Pande

By Sumit Kumar Singh Rupa, (Arunachal Pradesh): October 19: Eastern Army commander Lieutenant General Manoj Pande said that there has been an increase in the number of exercises by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the Tibet autonomous region in the last few months as India considers alternate border management. Speaking to the media at […]

India logs 13,058 new Covid cases, 164 deaths

New Delhi: October 19: India reported 13,058 new Covid cases on Tuesday, the lowest in 231 days, and 164 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. With the new fatalities, the overall death toll has increased to 4,52,454. The recovery of 19,470 patients in the same period has increased the […]

Prez Kovind, PM Modi convey Eid greetings to nation

New Delhi: October 19:President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday greeted the country on the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad celebrated as Eid-Milad-un-Nabi. President Kovind said, “Good wishes to all fellow citizens, especially to our Muslim brothers and sisters on Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Let […]

Odisha registers 340 fresh Covid +Ve cases & 508 recoveries

Bhubaneswar: October 18: 340 new Covid Positive cases were found in Odisha during last 24 hours. With this, Total Positive Cases (since the beginning of the pandemic) rose to 10,35,417 and of which, 10,22,250 patients have recovered from the disease including 508 new recoveries reported during 24 hours. Of 340 cases, 50 belong to 0-18 […]

India logs 13,596 new Covid cases, lowest in 230 days

New Delhi: October 18:In the last 24 hours, India registered 13,596 new Covid-19 cases, which was the lowest single-day spike in 230 days, according to the Union Health Ministry’s latest update on Monday. In the same period, there were 166 new fatalities, which increased the overall death toll to 4,52,290. The recovery of 19,582 patients […]

Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh arrested, released on bail; reports

New Delhi: October 18:Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was reportedly arrested by the Hansi Police in Haryana on Saturday in a case lodged against him for using a casteist slur against spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. According to reports, Yuvraj was interrogated for three hours before being released on interim bail. “Yuvraj Singh was arrested under section […]

Played just two games as a group and we beat Bangladesh: Coetzer

October 18: Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer has said that the six-run upset win over Bangladesh came about because of a “lot of planning behind the scenes”, given that the side had barely played any competitive games coming into the ICC T20 World Cup and the pandemic leaving their preparations in a disarray. Scotland sent shockwaves […]

India logs 15,823 new Covid cases, 226 deaths in a day

Delhi: October 13: India on Wednesday reported 15,823 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Total 226 deaths have also been reported in the same time span, pushing the death toll at 4,51,189, the Union Health Ministry said. The recovery of 22,844 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of […]

Odisha reports 615 Covid Cases & 7 deaths in a day

Bhubaneswar: October 13: Odisha registered 615 new Covid Positive cases in last 24 hours and with this, State’s total increased to 10,33,288. During the same time period, 546 patients recovered from the disease and total recoveries reached10, 19,764. 7 more deaths recorded in 24 hours and with this, total death toll increased to 8268. Of […]

Tikait announces agitation if Teni is not dismissed, arrested

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): October 12:Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said that the farmers would launch a major agitation if union minister of state for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, who is charged under 120B IPC, is not dismissed and arrested. “The minister and his son must be lodged in separate barracks in Agra […]

Divya Dutta comes out with her second book titled ‘Stars In My Sky’

Mumbai: October 12: National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta, who turned an author in 2017 with her memoir ‘Me and Ma’, is now all set to release her second book titled ‘Stars In My Sky’. Her second book ‘Stars In My Sky’, will have her emotional journey of becoming an actor along with some of her […]

Former HRD Secretary Khare appointed advisor in PMO

New Delhi: October 12: Former Human Resource Development Secretary Amit Khare was on Tuesday appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Khare’s appointment on contract basis on terms and conditions as applicable to re-employed officers of Secretary level. An IAS officer […]

India reports 18,132 fresh Covid-19 Cases; 193 deaths

Delhi: October 11: India on Monday reported 18,132 fresh Covid cases, the lowest single-day infections in the last 215 days, and 193 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said. The new fatalities have increased the overall death toll to 4,50,782. The recovery of 21,563 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of […]

Odisha records 448 new Covid-19 cases; 6 deaths

Bhubaneswar: October 11: Odisha registered 448 fresh Covid-19 cases and 438 new recoveries during last 24 hours. In the same time period, 6 more deaths have been recorded and total death toll rose to 8255. Total Covid-19 cases in Odisha (since the beginning of the pandemic) increased to 10,32,144. Out of which, 10,18,749 cases have […]

Lashkar terrorist behind civilian killing gunned down in J&K encounter

Srinagar: October 11:The terrorist killed in a gunfight with the security forces in the Hajin area of Jammu and Kashmir’ Bandipora district has been identified as a Lashkar-e-Taiba member, officials said on Monday. Police said he was affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and was involved in the recent killing of a civilian […]

Gaikwad willing to bat 20 overs gives me confidence: Dhoni

Dubai: October 11: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that what gives him immense confidence in the abilities of young batter Ruturaj Gaikwad is that fact that he is “willing to bat 20 overs”. On Sunday the 24-year-old Gaikwad (70 off 50 balls) and Robin Uthappa (63 off 44 balls) played important […]

Covid-19 in Odisha: 593 new cases & 4 deaths in 24 hours

Bhubaneswar: October 6: 593 new covid positive cases were found in Odisha during last 24 hours and with this, State’s total cases(since the beginning of pandemic) increased to 10,29,412. In the same time period, 557 new patients recovered from the disease and total recoveries reached 10,16,165. Of 593 cases, 346 were in quarantine and 247 […]

India records 18,833 fresh Covid cases, 278 deaths

New Delhi: Oct 6:India on Wednesday reported 18,333 fresh Covid cases and 278 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. A total of 24,770 patients also recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally of recoveries to 3,31,75,656. India’s recovery rate stands at 97.94 per cent – the highest […]

407 new Covid Positive Cases in Odisha, Active caseload declines

Bhubaneswar: October 4 : 407 new Covid Positive cases were found in Odisha in last 24 hours. In the same time period, 606 patients have recovered from the disease. With this, total Covid +Ve cases in Odisha (since the beginning of pandemic) increased to 10,28,366 and out of that, 10,15,018 recoveries reported so far. Active […]

India logs 20,799 fresh Covid cases, 180 deaths

New Delhi: October 4: In the past 24 hours, India reported a total of 20,799 fresh Covid-19 cases, as well as 180 deaths, according to the latest report issued by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The new fatalities pushed the overall death toll to 4,48,997, the report said. The recovery of 26,718 patients in […]

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das on oxygen support

Lucknow: October 4: Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, the chief of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, has been put on oxygen support. The Mahant was admitted to the Medanta hospital in Lucknow on Sunday evening, after his oxygen level dropped dramatically. His close disciple, Kamal Nayan Das, said that Mahant was complaining of breathlessness, […]

CJI Ramana offers prayers at Puri Jagannath

Bhubaneswar: September 25: Chief Justice N.V. Ramana visited the Lord Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha, on Saturday and offered prayers. The CJI is in Odisha on a two-day visit. Ramana along with Justice Vineet Saran paid obeisance to the sibling deities at the temple. The chief justice was seen wearing a traditional dress and face […]

Odisha records 602 new Covid Cases, 7 deaths

Bhubaneswar: September 25 602 new Covid Positive Cases were reported in 24 hours and State’s total increased to 10,23,735. In the same time period, Odisha witnessed 492 fresh recoveries and total recoveries (since the beginning of the pandemic) reached 10,09,582. 79 new cases are in the age group of 0-18. Also, it is reported that, […]

Active Covid cases drop below 1% as India logs below 30K

New Delhi: September 25: India on Saturday reported 29,616 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours. Of these, the highest number was reported from Kerala with 17,983 new infections and 127 fatalities. In the same time the entire country reported 290 total deaths, as per the Union Health Ministry health bulletin. The Covid toll […]

Rajasthan the most unemployed state after Haryana

Jaipur: September 21: In its latest figures released as part of the unemployment rate report by the CMIE (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, May-August, 2021), Rajasthan is the most unemployed state after Haryana in terms of overall unemployment. According to the report, 55.75 per cent of the graduates and youths with higher education degrees are […]

Venkatesh played with fantastic control in win over RCB: Morgan

Abu Dhabi: September 21:Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Eoin Morgan heaped praise on Venkatesh Iyer, the 26-year-old who was making his debut for the side, for playing fearless brand of cricket as the side defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Iyer scored an unbeaten […]

Daily Covid cases in Odisha decline to 462; 5 more deaths registered

Bhubaneswar: September 21:462 new Covid-19 Cases were found in Odisha during last 24 hours, taking Odisha’s total (since the beginning of pandemic) to 10,21,216. 600 people recovered from the disease in last 24 hours and total recovered cases number increased to 10,07,666. 70 cases are in the age group of 0-18. Also, as informed by […]

India Covid-19: 26,115 new Cases found; 252 deaths in 24 hours

Delhi: September 21: Daily Covid Positive Cases in India declined to 26,115 on Tuesday. Also, 34,469 patients recovered from the disease in last 24 hours and with this, cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) went up further to 3,27,49,574. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at97.75%. 252 patients succumbed to the […]