“The fatality rate has continuously decreased. At the current 1.52%, it is the lowest since March 22, “said the Ministry of Health. The Union Health Ministry on Friday delegated teams to Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, which have been reporting an increase in the number of new COVID-19 …
Read More »High holiday season threatens to push India’s coronavirus burden beyond the US to the highest in the world in a fortnight
Already on track to overtake the United States with the world’s newest coronavirus infections, India is bracing for a surge in cases in the coming weeks, as it heads into its main holiday season with an economy free of virus restrictions . Kerala’s recent experience, which was praised for its …
Read More »Dawood Ibrahim, D Company has ties to Kerala gold smuggling case, says NIA
Dawood Ibrahim archive image. The agency said the defendants have visited Tanzania several times, where the underworld has an extensive network. News18.com Last update: October 15, 2020 11:45 am IST FOLLOW US: India’s most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and his D Company may have ties to the Kerala gold smuggling …
Read More »These 4 states lag behind in India’s fight against Covid
India crossed its Covid peak almost a month ago. Since Sept. 17, when the seven-day average of new cases peaked at 93,199, the numbers have fallen steadily, save for a small spike on Oct. 1. And this has happened while the corresponding average for the tests increased from 10.6 lakh …
Read More »Kerala Congress faction (M) decides to leave UDF and end decades-long ties
The rift in the United Democratic Front (UDF) came to light on Wednesday when the faction led by José K Mani announced its departure. Mani, the head of Kerala’s Congress (M), also announced his resignation from Rajya Sabha and joined the ruling Left Democratic Front or LDF. The KC (M) …
Read More »India becomes the first nation to receive Blue Flag certification for 8 beaches in a single attempt
Operated by the Foundation for Environmental Education, Denmark, Blue Flag is an iconic voluntary award for beaches, marinas and sustainable boating tourism operators that is awarded to those who meet and maintain the criteria of a number of strict environmental, educational requirements , security and accessibility. In a first, eight …
Read More »Covid-19: India in second place after the United States in exceeding 7 million cases; last million increase in 13 days | India News
NEW DELHI: India became the second country after the United States to cross seven million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. It also recorded its six million recovery on the day and the ninth consecutive day of decline in active cases. Daily cases have remained below the 80,000 mark for …
Read More »Active Covid-19 Cases Below 9 Lakh For Second Day In A Row | India News
NEW DELHI: India’s active Covid-19 cases remained below the nine lakh mark for the second day in a row and now constitute only 12.65 percent of the total number of cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday of the Union. Total Covid-19 recoveries have risen by nearly 60 lakhs (59,88,822) …
Read More »Idli lovers unite after a British teacher called Idli ‘the most boring thing’
The outrage over idli quickly turned into a sambhar war over which state does better. A British professor’s tweet brings South Indians together on the social media platform. No, the history teacher wasn’t talking about colonialism, not even about cricket. The academic’s dig into the humble idli, a basic breakfast …
Read More »Active covid cases decline in 23 states in two weeks, but Kerala’s biggest hotspot
But all is not well in the state that had early success in taming the virus. Kerala’s active case load has more than doubled in the past two weeks, to 92,246. This is one-tenth of the total count in India. Only Maharashtra and Karnataka have more, but their spread is …
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