New Delhi | Delhi on Thursday reported 15,097 fresh Covid-19 cases, a significant rise of 41 per cent from the previous day. This is the highest single-day rise after May 8 when the tally was at 17,364. The new cases have pushed the total infection tally to 14,89,463 in the city. Total 6 Covid deaths have […]
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Pune court orders police probe against Baba Ramdev’s ‘Coronil’ claims
Pune | In a New Year jolt to Baba Ramdev, a Pune court has ordered the police to investigate a criminal complaint against the yoga guru and his business associate Acharya Balkrishna, who is Chairman of the consumer giant, Patanjali Ayurved, for their claims on their Covid-19 cure medicine ‘Coronil’. Junnar Court’s Judicial Magistrate First Class […]
Mumbai schools, except Classes 10, 12, shut till Jan 31
Mumbai | Amid the rapid spread of Covid-19 and Omicron infections, Corporation (BMC) on Monday announced shutting all schools from Class 1 to 9 and Class 11. Classes 10 (SSC) and 12 (HSC) will not be closed considering the crucial board examinations which are due to start around a month later. However, BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal […]
84% of Delhi’s Covid cases of Omicron variant: Delhi Health Minister
New Delhi | As many as 84 per cent cases of Covid seen in the last two days of December 2021 are of the Omicron variant, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Monday, but stressed that there was no need to panic. Of total genome sequencing reports from Delhi’s three labs – ILBS, LNJP and […]
Partial lockdown, night curfew imposed in West Bengal
Kolkata | In wake of the sudden spike in Covid cases, West Bengal on Sunday announced certain restrictions on the movement of people and public transport from Monday onwards. Though Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said that there will not be a lockdown but keeping in view of the rising cases, the government decided to […]
Delhi govt declares ‘yellow alert’ amid rise in Covid cases
New Delhi | Restrictions under Level 1 of the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) will be imposed in Delhi as its Covid-19 positivity rate continues to be over 0.5 per cent for the past few days, Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday announced while declaring a yellow alert in the national capital. “Delhi is mostly recording mild […]
Man abducted with ‘toy gun’, released after Rs 50 lakh ransom
New Delhi | A man was abducted in the national capital with the help of a toy gun and a ransom of Rs 50 lakh was taken from his father, the police said on Saturday. The police informed that four people, including two women were arrested for the abduction of the man, identified as Kinshuk, […]
Five Tihar inmates dead in 8 days, probe ordered
New Delhi | Five prisoners at the high-security Tihar Jail in the national capital have died in the past eight days, a Delhi Police official said here on Saturday. Despite all the deaths appearing to be from natural causes, the official said that a “Magesterial inquiry under Sec 176 of the CrPC has been initiated in […]
Pune: Wrestler shot dead inside vehicle in full public view
Pune (Maharashtra) | In a shocking case, a wrestler was shot multiple times leading to his death as he was preparing to sit in his vehicle, police said here on Friday. The incident happened around 10.40 p.m. on Thursday in Chakan on the outskirts of the city when the victim Nagesh S. Karale was getting into […]
12 fresh cases of Omicron confirmed in Karnataka, tally now 31
Bengaluru | A total of 12 new cases of Omicron variant have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the state’s tally to 31, Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Thursday. The Omicron positive patients have returned from Ghana, Nigeria, Switzerland, Denmark, and UK, while some Bengaluru residents have also tested positive for the variant. The local infectees […]