After social media, govt eyes e-commerce firms, ‘flash sales’ may be banned

June 23, 2021

The government has suggested modifications to the country’s e-commerce legislation in order to combat fraud and unfair trade practices. The government has recommended regulations that include a ban on certain sorts of flash sales and action against e-commerce platforms that do not comply. In the draft of the new rules,...

HOSPITALS SCRAMBLE FOR BEDS AS DAILY COVID CASES CROSS 2L

April 16, 2021

As India hit a record high with 2,00,739 new Covid-19 cases in a single day, hospitals were left jostling for beds and oxygen supplies. At Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP), one of the country’s largest Covid-only centres with more than 1,500 beds, patients were forced to share beds...

SOUTH AFRICAN, BRAZILIAN VARIANTS OF COVID-19 ENTER INDIA: GOVT

February 17, 2021

India has detected both the South African and Brazilian coronavirus variants and people returning from those countries may be tested more aggressively, health officials said on Tuesday. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found a total of 192 Covid-19 cases of the new variants of mutated SARS-CoV-2 in...

12.5k new Covid cases in India, lowest in 7 months

January 13, 2021

India recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in around seven months, taking the country’s Covid-19 caseload to 1,04,79,179. The death toll increased to 1,51,327 with 167 fatalities in last 24 hours. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,11,294 pushing the national Covid-19...

India’s Covid cases cross 80-lakh mark, Delhi’s daily tally crosses 5K for first time

October 29, 2020

Delhi’s daily infection tally crossed the 5,000-mark for the first time as the national capital recorded 5,673 fresh cases of Covid-19 cases. This is the highest single-day spike till date, and has taken the capital’s total caseload to over 3.7 lakh. Forty new fatalities were also recorded in the last...

Active cases below 7.5-lakh mark for 2 days in a row

October 22, 2020

On Wednesday, India’s Covid-19 case tally rose past the 76-lakh mark, while active cases fell below the 7.5 lakh mark. The number of new coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the third consecutive day, taking India’s Covid-19 caseload to 76,51,107. A...

PM Modi to interact with Kohli, Aditi Chauhan & Milind Soman on FitIndia anniversary

September 24, 2020

In order to raise the importance of fitness, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with fitness influencers and citizens during the Fit India Dialogue today. The event will be held online and is being organised to celebrate the first anniversary of the Fit India Movement. Given the ongoing health crisis...

1L cured in 24 hours as India’s Covid tally crosses 55-lakh mark

September 23, 2020

For the first time, India reported over 1 lakh coronavirus recoveries in a single day, improving the country’s recovery rate to 80.86 percent. The number of fresh cases also dropped below 76,000 after two weeks. Meanwhile,1,01,468 Covid-19 patients recuperated, while 75,809 new cases were also recorded in the last 24...

I would love to see Messi in LaLiga and Barcelona, says Garcia

July 14, 2020

Former Barcelona footballer Luis Garcia is hopeful that Lionel Messi will continue to stay with the Catalan club. “I would love to see Messi in LaLiga and Barcelona of course. Even though sometimes people think they struggle, that’s part of the game. I hope he stays,” Garcia, who played for...

India now third worst-hit Covid country after U.S. and Brazil

July 6, 2020

With the record spike of 24,000 Covid cases on Sunday, India surpassed Russia to become the third worsthit nation, with the number of cases standing at 6,90,396. India is now behind the US and Brazil, which have recorded 28,41,124 and 15,77,004 cases respectively. India also recorded 600 deaths on Sunday....