Actor Vivek passed away in Chennai in the early hours of Saturday after brief hospitalisation. He was 59.
<p>Houston, Apr 17 (PTI) A 39-year-old nurse in the US state of Florida has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to media reports on Saturday.</p>
With over 2,00,000 fresh cases for the past three consecutive days, India has surpassed Brazil to be the second worst-affected nation and has already begun to overwhelm the hospitals and crematoriums.
Though it's behind Mumbai and Delhi at this time, experts say in a week or two the city could see very big numbers in terms of cases.
PM Modi said that all necessary measures must be taken to ramp up the availability of hospital beds for Covid patients.
The minister requested all those who had come in contact with him in the past 2-3 days to get themselves tested.
Both the BJP and the TMC are trying hard to ensure that the other does not get political mileage out of the Sitalkuchi deaths and the Covid-19 pandemic.
<p>Washington, Apr 17 (PTI) US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have pledged to work with India and Australia to strengthen the Quad to build a free, open, accessible, diverse and thriving Indo-Pacific, as the two leaders discussed the impact of China’s actions on peace and prosperity in the region.</p>
To deter crowds from gathering during the pandemic, the entire procession and funeral will take place within the grounds of the castle.
Al Jazeera out the hypocrisy in how the government dealt with the Tablighi Jamaat gathering earlier.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): World number one in the 65kg weight category, Bajrang Punia on Saturday had to settle for a silver medal in the Asian Wrestling Championships after pulling out of the final due to an injury.
Looking at the crumbling health infrastructure now, people are left wondering where all that preparation went.
<p>Washington, Apr 16 (PTI) Ten Democratic Senators led by influential Bernie Sanders have urged US President Joe Biden to support India and South Africa's proposal to the WTO to temporarily lift certain intellectual property barriers and allow countries to locally manufacture COVID-19 diagnostics and vaccines, arguing that this is key to end the pandemic and a strong American recovery.</p>
Post testing positive, all the members were duly put under quarantine, informed show producer Asit Kumarr Modi.
Lalu is presently at AIIMS Delhi undergoing treatment for his ailments.
<p>New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) The Pakistan cricket team, led by Babar Azam, will have no difficulty in travelling to India for the ICC World T20 in October as the government is set to grant visas to the players from the neighbouring nation.</p>
Rhea Chakraborty will soon be seen in the upcoming movie Chehre, a crime thriller directed by Rumi Jaffery.
The online application process is open and will close on June 7. Shortlisted applicants will be informed by June 11 and they will have to submit their fee.
The WHO panel also suggested all countries to conduct safety surveillance on all available Covid-19 vaccines and share the information with local authorities and the WHO global database which is needed to support evidence-based recommendations on these life-saving vaccines.
West Bengal reported the highest single-day spike of 7,713 COVID cases taking the tally to 6,51,508, while the death toll touched 10,540 with 34 fresh fatalities.
