Militants Abduct Off-duty Policeman In Kashmir’s Shopian, Freed Later
A policeman, who was abducted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian on Thursday evening, has been freed by security forces, sources said. According to sources, Javed Jabbar, who was posted in Srinagar, had gone home on leave in Shopian’s Mingipora, from where he was abducted by the militants. As soon as the news was […]
Four-month-old Baby Dies Of Coronavirus In Kerala
A four-month-old coronavirus positive baby girl passed away at the state-run Medical College hospital in Kerala on account of heart failure. This is after a six-month old died in Chandigarh a day ago. The baby was under treatment at a private hospital from April 17 to 21, at Manjeri in Malappuram district. Later she developed […]
8 am to midnight, it’s ‘out-of-sight’ Amit Shah who’s quietly managing India’s Covid crisis
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was managing most of the coronavirus-related work from a control room at his residence and via video conferences, is now back in his office in the North Block. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which Shah heads, is the nodal ministry for all Covid-19-related work. Sources in […]
Coronavirus Cases Soar In North Delhi As 46 Test Positive In Jahangirpuri; Hospital Sealed After 14 Medics Infected
At least 46 people from a containment zone in north Delhi’s Jahangirpuri have tested positive for Coronavirus while a hospital in the same district has been sealed after 14 staff members were found infected, officials said. Forty-six people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jahangirpuri on Thursday, a few days after 31 members of […]
Trump rejects ‘incorrect’ reports on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health
US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ailing, criticizing his frequent nemesis CNN for running the story. “I think the report was incorrect, let me just put it that way,” Trump told reporters. “I’m hearing they used old documents.” Trump declined to say if he had […]
Over 23,000 Covid-19 cases recorded in India, death toll at 718
More than 23,000 people have been infected by Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, and 718 have died in India, according to the Union health ministry data on Friday morning. With 17,610 active cases, 4749 people cured or migrated and 718 deaths, India’s Covid-19 tally crossed the grim 23,000 mark at 23,077, according to the […]
I am sure BCCI will be open-minded in helping other countries: Sachin Tendulkar
Every cricketing nation will have its own problems to solve and has suffered due to the absence of international cricket during the lockdown across the world, says Sachin Tendulkar. In an interview to The Indian Express the batting great talks about how the game could change because of the pandemic and why everyone should chip in. Do you think sport […]
Ramzan to begin from Saturday in Pakistan, moon not sighted
The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Pakistan has announced that the Ramazan will begin from Saturday as the moon for the holy month was not sighted. “No acceptable and Shariah-compliant testimonies of moon sighting were received from any part of Pakistan,” Chairman of the committee Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced was quoted as saying by The Tribune […]
Tweaking patient’s immune cells to target the virus could be potential therapy: Scientists
New Delhi: With more than 26 lakh cases and over 1,84,000 deaths, scientists across the world are looking for new weapons everywhere — from our immune cells to viruses that infect plants — to kill the coronavirus. Here are some of the latest research developments from around the world on the Covid-19 front. Treatment by engineering […]
Govt says India working with foreign labs to develop remdesivir, the new Covid-19 hope
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday that the government was facilitating collaboration between Indian and foreign agencies in research and development towards potential Covid-19 treatments, including remdesivir and PLX cells. Remdesivir is an experimental drug that failed to cure Ebola but is now being touted as the “best shot” against coronavirus, while PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cells are […]