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We don't label people of other states staying in Bengal for ages as outsiders: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at poll rally in Bishnupur. PTI SUS ACD ACD
In a shocking incident, a 52-year-old woman died in Greater Noida after she set herself on fire on Thursday morning. The woman, identified as Archana, was apparently upset that she tested coronavirus positive. Her family said she had gone unusually silent on Wednesday. She lived with her husband, a retired Air Force personnel Jaiprakash Sharma, a son, and two daughters.
The Quint spoke to Riddhi Vinayak Multispeciality and Vinayaka Hospital staff in Nalasopara to gauge the crisis.
ECI has asked him to explain his stand within 24 hours.
The minister requested all those who had come in contact with him in the past 2-3 days to get themselves tested.
<p>Nottingham, Apr 16 (PTI) India's Test specialist Hanuma Vihari had a forgettable English county debut for Warwickshire, failing to trouble the scorers against Nottinghamshire here.</p>
The novel coronavirus emerged at China's central Wuhan city in December 2019 and became a pandemic, upending life across the globe.
Actor Sonu Sood confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently under home quarantine.
In view of the rising cases, Banerjee also tweeted an appeal for the EC to hold the remaining phases of the eight-phased Assembly poll in "one go"
Actor Vivek passed away in Chennai in the early hours of Saturday after brief hospitalisation. He was 59.
Domestic flight operations commenced from May 25 after two months of the Covid-19 shutdown last year.
Speaking to CNN News18 after the Supreme Court ordered a CBI probe into the conspiracy behind persecution of the former ISRO scientist, Nambi Narayanan reminisced on what could have been and what he still can do.
Rublev clinched his first win against third-seeded Nadal on his first match point with a typically powerful winner on forehand — a weapon Nadal struggled to contain all match.
Washington DC [US], April 16 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with China on multiple fronts, US lawmakers are seeking tighter restrictions on sales of chip-making tools to Chinese companies which can be used for military hardware such as hypersonic weapons.
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Bollywood actor Saiyami Kher, who was last seen in the anthology film 'Unpaused' by Amazon Prime, recently talked about her critically acclaimed movie 'Choked' and the happenings of last year, mentioning how difficult and bizarre it was.
TMC leaders joining the BJP is not the cause for saffron surge. They are shifting allegiance because the ground has shifted.
Indianapolis [US], April 17 (ANI): A significant number of workers at FedEx processing centre (near Indianapolis airport), where the shooting took place on Thursday night are from the Sikh community, the Indianapolis Police Chief Randal Taylor has said.
<p>New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal.</p>
At the Nigambodh Ghat, Delhi's largest crematorium, funeral workers are cremating bodies around the clock to keep with the rising number of Covid-19 deaths.
The Pakistan cricket team beat South Africa in the fourth T20I to seal the series by a 3-1 margin.Pakistan were terrific with the ball, bowling out South Africa for just 144 in 19.3 overs.Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf claimed three wickets each.In reply, the visitors rode on Fakhar Zaman's 60-run knock to win the match.Here are further details.
The tusker named Lakshmi can be seen shaking her legs, head, trunk and tail in sync with the tune of the superhit Bollywood song.