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The Tricity reported six Covid deaths on Sunday. UT: Two deaths, 808 new cases Chandigarh reported 808 new cases and two deaths on Sunday, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases in the UT to 85,692. The total number of active cases is 8,064 and deaths due to Covid are 1,102. The positivity rate was … Read more
Dr Gagandeep Kang also asked the doctors to practise better medicine. (File) New Delhi: India’s top virologist, Dr Gagandeep Kang has called the prescription of monoclonal antibody therapy by the doctors in the private hospitals of the country for the treatment of Omicron variant of COVID-19 patients “unethical, immoral and unscientific” and asked the medical … Read more
AFTER announcement of just 47 candidates for Punjab polls, differences have started emerging between two Left parties and the farmers’ front Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM). They had initially decided to contest polls together. Now, both CPI (ML) Liberation and CPI have decided to contest on their own symbol. While CPI (ML) Liberation will go alone … Read more
A total of 25,586 people have died due to Covid in Delhi so far, said officials. (Representational) New Delhi: A total of 21,914 families who have lost their loved ones to COVID-19 in Delhi have received a one-time financial aid of Rs 50,000 from the Delhi Disaster Response Fund (DDRF), officials said on Sunday. This … Read more
India failed to avoid a series whitewash against a South African team in transition despite Deepak Chahar’s scintillating 34-ball 54, losing the third One-day International by four runs here on Sunday to end a disastrous tour of the ‘Rainbow Nation’. Asked to take first strike, South Africa were all out … Read more
Uttar Pradesh on Sunday reported 19 more fatalities due to COVID-19 as the death toll rose to 23,056, while 13,830 new cases pushed the infection tally to 19,46,819, officials said. Of the 19 deaths, three were reported from Chandauli, while two each were reported from Meerut and Mathura, they said. … Read more
Once Hakim Ziyech’s curling, dipping strike landed in the Tottenham goal, Chelsea never looked back. Sure, it took until two minutes into the second half to break the deadlock. But the space gifted for Thiago Silva’s header in the 55th minute to seal a 2-0 win on Sunday was a snapshot of this most lopsided … Read more
The Bengal BJP leaders had participated in a meeting by Union minister Santanu Thakur. (Representational) Kolkata: Days after attending a press meet of Union Minister and BJP MP from Bongaon Santanu Thakur, two senior BJP leaders were on Sunday issued a showcause notice by the state unit. BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar told news agency … Read more
Rafael Nadal survived an epic 28-minute tiebreak to seal his spot in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and top seed Ashleigh Barty joined him with victory over giant-killer Amanda Anisimova on Sunday. Nadal will now face Canada’s 14th seed Denis Shapovalov after he stunned third seed and Olympic champion Alexander Zverev – who said … Read more
With occupancy rate in hospitals remaining within manageable levels during the ongoing third wave of the pandemic, industry lobby group Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged state governments to lift restrictions on economic activities. It has written to chief ministers to consider curbs at micro-containment zones only when hospitalisation … Read more