“Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal, Buldana, Wardha and Nagpur are the six districts (in Vidarbha) that have reported a steady increase in coronavirus numbers. The other two districts where cases have increased are Mumbai and Pune, although this could be due to migration, not maintaining the COVID-19 protocol such as wearing masks, …
Read More »Covid-19 cases in India: daily cases exceed 14k, the highest in 27 days | India News
NEW DELHI: Daily Covid-19 cases in India rose to a 27-day high on Friday, crossing the 14,000 mark for the first time since January 23, as the sharp rise in infections continued in Maharashtra, while in States like Madhya Pradesh and Punjab also saw a spike in cases. India recorded …
Read More »‘I had a chat with him’: Kohli reveals how Tendulkar’s advice ‘opened’ his mind
Kohli has played in 31 ODIS (including the 2011 ODI World Cup) and 17 events with Tendulkar between 2009 and 2013. UPDATED FEBRUARY 20, 2021 08:07 AM IST India’s captain Virat Kohli, who revealed he went through a slump while touring England in 2014, said a mental health conversation with …
Read More »PM to discuss with CMs today’s plan to make India a manufacturing hub | India News
NEW DELHI: Making India a hub of manufacturing through state-level changes and reforms along with “reinventing agriculture”, which includes a renewed farming pattern with a attention on exports, will be key aspects of the “National Development Agenda” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss with ministers in chief of state …
Read More »8 months later, China admits that 4 soldiers died in the clash in the Galwan Valley | India News
NEW DELHI: Eight months after the wild clash in the Galwan valleyChina finally admitted on Friday that soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army had been killed in hand-to-hand combat that resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers. The Chinese Cusp Central Military Commission (CMC) awarded a posthumous honorary degree …
Read More »Supreme Court sets 6 months for RBI to frame new bank lockers rules
Banks cannot open the locker without informing the customer, the superior court said. (Figurative) New Delhi: Banks are the custodians of public property and “cannot leave their clients in the lurch” by alleging ignorance of the contents of their lockers, the Supreme Court said today, noting that “(the) current state …
Read More »Bitcoin hits $ 1 trillion market cap, soars to another record
NEW YORK / LONDON: Bitcoin It hit a $ 1 trillion market capitalization when it hit another record Friday, countering analysts’ warnings that it is an “economic spectacle” and a poor hedge against a drop in stock prices. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency jumped to an all-time high above $ …
Read More »Greta Thunberg reacts for the first time since Disha Ravi’s arrest
Six days after the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi from her residence in Bengaluru, international climate activist Greta Thunberg reacted to the arrest. Extending her solidarity with Disha Ravi, Greta said that a person’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful protest and assembly are non-negotiable. “Freedom of expression and …
Read More »In the deaths of girls from Unnao, two Uttar Pradesh policemen were arrested
Police said the deaths were related to a relationship that had broken down. Lucknow: A man and a boy have been arrested for the deaths of two girls in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. A massive investigation was launched after three 16-, 15- and 14-year-old girls, all cousins, were …
Read More »5 days after Disha Ravi’s arrest, Greta Thunberg tweets about human rights
Greta Thunberg Tweeted in Support of Arrested Activist Disha Ravi New Delhi: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has extended her support to Disha Ravi, 22, in India, who is in jail for alleged sedition and other charges for editing a “toolkit” that police say was used to conspire against the …
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