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She deserves silver medal: Sachin Tendulkar backs Vinesh Phogat's appeal against Olympics disqualification | Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh | 'Sarpanch Saab': PM Modi calls Indian hockey team after historic Olympics Bronze medal win | Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh interim govt | Amid Sheikh Hasina's asylum speculation, EAM Jaishankar speaks to UK Foreign Secretary | Modi govt tables Waqf bill in Lok Sabha, Congress-led Opposition protests | Vinesh Phogat disqualification issue in Parliament: Opposition demands discussion, walks out after denied by Chairman | Vinesh Phogat retires after Paris Olympics disqualification, says 'I have no more strength' | Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away at 80 | Vinesh Phogat to appeal in Court of Arbitration for Sport against Olympics' decision to disqualify her, asks for silver

India: Over 83,000 new COVID-19 cases registered in past 24 hours

Sep 15, 2020, at 03:22 pm

New Delhi: India registered 83, 809 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday revealed.

Countries must ‘get their hands dirty’ to stem COVID and prevent future pandemics

Sep 15, 2020, at 03:05 pm

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, unleashing catastrophic health, social and economic consequences along with irreparable harm to humanity, according to UN-backed report published on Monday.

COVID-19: 11 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Sep 15, 2020, at 02:52 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: The National Health Commission said Tuesday that 11 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Monday.

Manish Sisodia self isolates after testing Covid-19 positive

Sep 15, 2020, at 03:09 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday informed that he is self-isolating after testing positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 comes from Wuhan lab: Chinese virologist claims

Sep 15, 2020, at 02:04 am

A Chinese virologist has claimed that she has scientific proof that the COVID-19 virus originated from a Wuhan laboratory. 

Will take 4-5 years until everyone gets COVID-19 vaccine, says Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla 

Sep 14, 2020, at 11:40 pm

Pune: Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, has said it will take four to five years until everyone gets the COVID-19 vaccine on this planet.

Nearly 21,000 chickens die of suffocation in fire in central France: Reports

Sep 14, 2020, at 11:25 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Some 21,000 chickens have asphyxiated in a storehouse due to a fire that broke off the ventilation system in the building located in the Creuse department in central France, the France Bleu broadcaster reported on Monday.

India reports over 92,000 Covid-19 cases, 1,136 deaths in 24 hours

Sep 14, 2020, at 04:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Monday reported 92,071 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections to cross 48-lakh mark.

New Zealand prolongs COVID-19 restrictions for one more week

Sep 14, 2020, at 04:10 pm

Wellington/Sputnik: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday an extension of coronavirus restrictions for one more week, until September 21.

Meghalaya: 30 Raj Bhavan staffers test positive for COVID-19, Governor not infected

Sep 14, 2020, at 03:41 am

Shillong/UNI: About thirty staff members at Raj Bhavan here have contracted COVID-19, while Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has tested negative for the viral infection, Raj Bhavan officials said on Sunday.

COVID-19 toll in West Bengal touches 3,945

Sep 14, 2020, at 03:39 am

Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 3,945 with the death of 58 persons on Sunday , while the tally touched 2,02,708 with 3215 new confirmed cases.

Chinese mainland reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases

Sep 14, 2020, at 03:00 am

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 10 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,635, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Bangladesh adds 1,476 COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths

Sep 14, 2020, at 02:11 am

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh recorded 1,476 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths in the past 24 hours, Directorate General of Health Services said on Sunday.

Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred hospitalised Coronavirus patients

Sep 13, 2020, at 11:03 pm

New York: As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax – a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.

India records 94,372 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,114 deaths in last 24 hrs

Sep 13, 2020, at 04:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported a single-day spike of 94,372 cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours pushing the country's total tally to 47,54,356, the Union Health Ministry revealed on Sunday morning.

Brazil reports more than 33,500 new COVID-19 cases

Sep 13, 2020, at 02:15 pm

Rio De Janeiro/UNI: Brazil confirmed 33,523 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, along with more than 800 new deaths in that period, the country’s Health Ministry informs.

Seven people confirmed dead in wildfires in US state of Oregon

Sep 13, 2020, at 02:07 pm

San Francisco/Xinhua: Seven people have been confirmed dead, dozens more are unaccounted for and hundreds have lost their homes as historic wildfires continue to burn throughout the US state of Oregon, officials said.

Iraq reports 4,106 new COVID-19 cases, 286,778 in total

Sep 13, 2020, at 01:54 pm

Baghdad/Xinhua: The Iraqi Health Ministry reported 4,106 COVID-19 new cases, raising the total nationwide infections to 2,86,778.

Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate shows 'robust immune responses' in animal study

Sep 13, 2020, at 04:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Bharat Biotech that has been working on coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN has said a study on animals has shown that the vaccine candidate has helped develop a strong immune response to the highly infectious pathogen.

Oxford Vaccine trials resume in UK days after pause over volunteer's illness

Sep 13, 2020, at 02:48 am

London/IBNS: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Saturday resumed the trials of Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom after a brief halt following a volunteer's illness, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: SKUAST introduces 'Hail Net System' to protect high-density apples

Sep 13, 2020, at 12:01 am

Srinagar: In a bid to protect high-density apples in Jammu and Kashmir, scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have introduced the 'Hail Net System'.

COVID-19: 81,533 patients recover in India in last 24 hours

Sep 12, 2020, at 11:10 pm

New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded the highest ever single-day COVID-19 recoveries of 81,533 in the last 24 hours, officials said.

WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

Sep 12, 2020, at 03:34 pm

New York: Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Biggest jump: India registers 97570 new COVID-19 cases, 1201 deaths 

Sep 12, 2020, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi: India registered the biggest single-day spike as 97,570 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health released data revealed on Saturday.

India may have reported 6.4 million Covid-19 cases by May, says ICMR's Sero Survey

Sep 12, 2020, at 02:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, may have reported 64 lakh infections by May while the country was in the lockdown mode, said a Sero Survey conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), media reports said.

Leaders pledge ‘quantum leap’ towards fully funding COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

Sep 11, 2020, at 11:01 pm

New York: Global leaders, including more than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, have underlined their commitment towards fast-tracking the development and production of COVID-19 tests, medicines and vaccines, that will be available for anyone, anywhere, who needs them.

Bangladesh registers 1,792 fresh nCoV cases, with 34 deaths

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:52 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has reported 1,792 fresh novel coronavirus cases and 34 fresh deaths on Friday, pushing the tally to 334,762 and death toll at 4,668, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

Serious knowledge gaps must be bridged to battle deadly sepsis infections

Sep 11, 2020, at 05:50 pm

New York: Efforts to tackle sepsis, which can damage multiple organs and result in death, are hampered by “serious gaps in knowledge”, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report launch on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO).

4.3 magnitude earthquake hits J&K, no casualty

Sep 11, 2020, at 05:46 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A mild quake occurred in the Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Friday, a Metrological department spokesman said here.

‘Essential lessons’ from HIV fight can help coronavirus response, says UNAIDS

Sep 11, 2020, at 05:43 pm

New York: Decades of global experience in tackling AIDS can help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new UN report published on Wednesday has revealed.