COVID-19

New Delhi: For the first time in 70 days, India reported less than 90,000 daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The country logged 84,332 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the…

Colombo: Sri Lanka, which is facing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday reported the detection of two highly contagious variants of the virus — B.1.1.7 (Alpha) and B.1.617.2…

New Delhi: India reported 91,702 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 2,92,74,823 on Friday, the Union Health Ministry reported. Incidentally, this is…

New Delhi: Contrary to his earlier derision for COVID-19 vaccines, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has now said he will soon get himself vaccinated and urged others to take the jab too. Ramdev also…

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will battle former world champion Viswanathan Anand in a game of chess, a Twitter handle dedicated to the game called Chess.com has announced.…

Berhampur: The residents of Hinjili in Ganjam district will get at least 5% discount while purchasing groceries from shops in the town. The condition is that the buyer seeking the discount…

Berhampur: For 47-year-old Prasanta Sethi, the Neelakantheswar crematorium in the Silk City has turned into a second home. He has cremated around 1,700 bodies in the past 30 years. A…

Dhenkanal: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated a 100-bed COVID-19 hospital facility developed by Tata Steel BSL in Dhenkanal district. The new facility is built on the…

New Delhi: India reported 86,498 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours on Tuesday. The count of less than one lakh cases was recorded for the first time in 66 days, according to the Union…

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the last date for uploading the marks of practical/ internal assessment for Class XII exams that have been…