India
Northeast’s Only 'Pure Veg' Covid Care Centre Spurs Vegetarians in Guwahati to Get Tested
For a single room here, a patent has to pay Rs 3,850 while the rooms with double occupancy come for Rs 4,900 each.
Hathras Gang-rape: Security Beefed Up Outside Safdarjung Hospital
Security has been beefed up outside the Safdarjung Hospital where the Congress and Bhim Army activists are staging a protest over the gang-rape of a 19-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras who died here on Tuesday. There were heated arguments bet...
India Faring Better Than Many Developed Nations in Fight Against Covid-19, Says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
This is the result of combined efforts of all the organisations and citizens of the country, Vardhan said as he along with Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment released a booklet on 'COVID-19- Safe Workplace Guidelines...
Lokayukta Declares Goa Minister `unfit' To Hold Office
The Goa Lokayukta has held Solid Waste Management Minister Michael Lobo to be "unfit to hold his post" while passing an order on a complaint against him, and said it should be conveyed to the chief minister. Though making such recommendations is `futile...
UP Reports 63 COVID-19 Deaths, Over 4,000 Fresh Cases
Uttar Pradesh reported 63 deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, pushing the death toll to 5,715, while 4,069 fresh cases took the tally to 3,84,856. Additional Chief Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad the number of active COVID-19 cases in the...
With No Ram Lila, Sita will be in Salon, Ravan Selling Garments This Year
More than missing out on the Ram Lila this year, what is worrying the actors is the focus on virtual Ram Lila by the state government.
Ahmedabad Woman Falls in Love with Sperm Donor but He Walks Away with 'His Sons'
Unable to conceive naturally, through IVF treatment, she gave birth to twin sons and the couple was leading a good life until the husband began drinking.
Delhi Police SI Arrested For 'Shooting At Female Friend, Killing Father-in-law'
The Delhi Police has arrested its sub-inspector Sandeep Dahiya who allegedly shot at and injured his female friend here and later killed his father-in-law in Rohtak, officials said on Tuesday. "Sandeep Dahiya has been arrested. He was picked up from Rohin...
Saliva Tests Could Quickly Detect Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases, Study Says
Researchers suggest that the results give good indication that mass screening using self-collected saliva and rapid RT-LAMP testing could provide easy, quick and relatively accurate results, with minimal risk.
As Sonia Gandhi Asks States to Pass Laws to Negate Effects of Farm Bills, Here's a Look at Article 254(2)
Though states could come out with their own Bills to some extent to override the statutes passed by Parliament, none of those bills would be effective unless the President accords his consent to them.
News18 Afternoon Digest: Hathras Rape Victim Dies, Amnesty Shuts India Operations and Other Top Stories
These are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: Hathras rape victim succumbs to severe injuries day after being admitted to AIIMS; Amnesty shuts down India operations over government “witch hunt”; BJP leader says talks between Sanjay Raut and De...
India's Feluda Covid-19 Test Cheaper, Faster Alternative to RT-PCR, Say Scientists
Similar to a pregnancy strip test, Feluda changes colour if the novel coronavirus is detected and doesn’t need expensive machines for detection.
New Adviser Giving Trump Bad Information On Virus, Top U.S. Officials Say
Two senior U.S. public health experts have raised concerns that White House adviser Scott Atlas is providing misleading or incorrect information on the coronavirus pandemic to President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Monday.
US To Distribute 150 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests: Trump
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to distribute a whopping 150 million 15-minute rapid COVID-19 tests in the coming weeks, a decision he said is aimed at supporting efforts to reopen economies and schools immediately. Today, I'm pleased to re...
Assam Reports 12 More COVID-19 Fatalities, 3644 Fresh Cases
Assam reported 12 more COVID-19 fatalities on Monday, pushing the death toll to 667, while 3,644 fresh cases raised the tally to 1,73,629, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The deaths were reported from Sivasagar, Golaghat, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh,...
RCB Win Super Over, Kishan And Pollard Win Hearts Of MI Fans
Mumbai Indians' 'man for all seasons" Kieron Pollard's scintillating strokeplay found its match in maverick Ishan Kishan as they nearly pulled off a Houdini Act before Navdeep Saini's spectacular Super Over saw Rpyal Challengers Bangalore win an IPL humdi...