West Bengal: Like last year, no entry to Durga Puja pandals for visitors
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Like last year, no visitor will be allowed inside the Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Rapid decline in public health conditions, WHO warns
Oct 01, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Healthcare provision is deteriorating fast in Afghanistan, the UN health agency warned on Wednesday, with cases of measles and diarrhoea shooting up, and polio becoming a “major risk”.
India reports 26,727 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 01, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike, India reported 26,727 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 277 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Friday.
New Zealand registers 19 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Oct 01, 2021, at 03:21 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 19 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the country's community outbreak to 1,268.
Chinese mainland reports 24 imported COVID-19 cases
Oct 01, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 24 imported COVID-19 cases and ten locally-transmitted infections on Thursday, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
Bengaluru doctors remove 8kg plus tumor from Odisha man's face
Sep 30, 2021, at 09:24 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: A team of doctors at Aster CMI Hospital successfully removed a humongous tumor from the face of 31-year-old Manbodh Bagh from Odisha.
Jammu and Kashmir govt constitutes Poplar Commission
Sep 30, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Jammu/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday constituted a Poplar Commission headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to advise on various aspects of introduction, cultivation, utilization, and regulations of poplars in the Union Territory.
India reports 23,529 COVID-19 cases, 311 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 30, 2021, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike in daily coronavirus cases, India reported 23,529 new infections while the toll increased by 311 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
Kolkata: BM Birla upholds clinical excellence this World Heart Day
Sep 30, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kolkata: Kolkata'sBM Birla Heart Research Centre conducted an interactive session on World Heart Day highlighting clinical excellence and nuances in the treatment of cardiology in the post covid time when experts said there is a need to raise the awareness of maintaining a healthy heart.
Leopard caged in Assam’s Dibrugarh
Sep 29, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Guwahati: A full-grown leopard was caged on Wednesday at Dikam tea estate in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
IIT Guwahati researchers develop Water Repellent Material for Wearable Motion Sensors
Sep 29, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) researchers have developed a novel water repellent material that can be used for real-time monitoring of human movements.
New global meningitis strategy aims to save 200,000 lives a year
Sep 29, 2021, at 06:23 pm
New York: More than 200,000 lives could be saved annually if the goals of a new global strategy to defeat meningitis are achieved, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
India records 18,870 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 29, 2021, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation that witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, registered 18,870 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Drugs used by some Type 2 diabetics may lessen their risk for severe COVID-19 complications: Study
Sep 29, 2021, at 01:41 am
New York: A type of drug already used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes, when taken six months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19, was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization, respiratory complications and death in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Pakistan lowers Coronavirus vaccination age to above 12
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan has decided to inoculate COVID-19 vaccines to citizens of 12 years old and above, Chairman of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Asad Umar said on Tuesday.
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 18,795 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
WHO's clearance to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin delayed: Reports
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has further delayed the emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Covaxin, the COVID vaccine developed in India by pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech, media reports said.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake leaves one dead in Crete
Sep 28, 2021, at 12:11 am
Athens/UNI/Sputnik: One person died and nine others were injured in the aftereffects of a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Crete in the early hours of Monday morning, the Greek Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said.
Sep 28, 2021, at 12:08 am
London: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since World War II in Western Europe and exceeded those observed around the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc in central and Eastern European countries, according to research published today, led by scientists at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science.
Cyclone Gulab: Heavy downpour batters coastal Andhra Pradesh districts
Sep 27, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Under the influence of Cyclonic storm Gulab, heavy downpour battered districts in Coastal Andhra Pradesh inundating several residential colonies, crops in thousands of acres submerged in rain water and road connectivity disrupted to many villages.
India records 26,041 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 26,041 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Cyclone Gulab weakens into deep depression: IMD
Sep 27, 2021, at 01:55 pm
Hyderabad: Cyclone Gulab, which made landfall on Sunday, has now turned into a deep depression and it is currently located over north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
Cyclone Gulab makes landfall, crosses north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:06 am
Hyderabad: Cyclone Gulab, which started its landfall process earlier in the evening, has crossed north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts on Sunday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Landfall process of Cyclone Gulab starts: IMD
Sep 27, 2021, at 12:37 am
Hyderabad: The landfall process of Cyclone Gulab over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha commenced on Sunday evening, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Bangladesh: 21 people die due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Sep 27, 2021, at 12:15 am
Dhaka:Bangladesh registered 21 fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Cyclone Gulab set to landfall in between Kalingapatnum and Gopalpur tonight
Sep 26, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Bhubaneswar: Cyclone storm Gulab lay centred over the north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, about 180 KM east of Kalingapatnum 135 Km south-east of Gopalpur, as it is set to make a landfall in between Kalingapatnum and Gopalpur in the midnight on Sunday.
India logs 28,326 new COVID cases, 260 deaths in last 24 hours
Sep 26, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 28,326 people tested positive for COVID-19 during the past 24 hours in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Assam: 57 poachers surrender along with arms in Kokrajhar
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Guwahati: As many as 57 persons, who were involved in destruction of forests, killing animals, are now coming out to protect nature, environment and wild animals.
Pakistan registers 2,060 new COVID-19 cases
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan reported 2,060 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.
PCB starts first e-waste collection drive across Kashmir
Sep 25, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: To decrease electronic waste pollution, the J&K Pollution Control Board (PCB) started the first-ever door-to-door waste collection of discarded gadgets and devices.