India

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju will be having a two-day video conference on the roadmap for the development of grassroot sports.

This is the third consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country increased by more than 26,000.

The spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases was witnessed after people started coming here from hotspot districts with restrictions being eased and many patients from outside the state capital are being admitted to city hospitals, BMC commissioner P C Chaud...

In pursuance to the Supreme Court's order, different state governments of the northeastern region including Assam have taken several steps to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in jails.

Jaishankar, who is part of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19, said that when the pandemic started assuming global proportions, the choice that every country faced was how to respond while playing to their own strengths.

As part of COVID-19 guidelines in disposing of those succumbing to the infection, the bodies are sent in an ambulance with a police escort.

In her letter, the chief minister said the July 6 guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) will adversely affect the interests of students.

Johnny Paul Pierce, living in Kochi for five months, has approached the state High Court seeking to convert his tourist visa into a business visa, enabling him to stay here longer.

The BSF should provide information to the Meghalaya government about the people who have returned in the last 14 days, who have tested and their results thereof.

Itolizumab is the first novel biologic therapy to be approved anywhere in the world for treating patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 complications, it added.

The Prime Minister gave the direction during a COVID-19 review meeting he chaired to take stock of the coronavirus situation across the country and the preparedness of different states.

Mercedes-Benz said it witnessed positive momentum in June 2020 sales, which showed first signs of a gradual recovery buoyed by a rejuvenated SUV portfolio that accounted for 57 per cent of sales.

The total cases on Friday reached 33,700 of which 21,787 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection while 11,024 active are still active.

Naik, who is also Union AYUSH minister, said all households in the state would be given immunity boosters through local MLAs.

The woman, Rajbala, had gone to the rooftop of her house in Kuftadhar for some work. Suddenly some monkeys attacked her and in an attempt to save herself she fell down, they said.

District Magistrate Suhas L Y wrote to officials of the administration, including deputy collectors, road transport, labour department and nagar panchayat among others, and asked them to ensure compliance of the orders across Noida and Greater Noida.