Aishwarya Jain

India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 6-lakh mark

July 3, 2020

With over 19,000 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total tally of coronavirus cases has reached 607,344 cases, with the death toll rising to 17,873. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka are the 10 states which account for...

Maharashtra, TN, Delhi occupy top three Covid spots

July 2, 2020

As Unlock 2.0 began, India reported 18,653 new cases of coronavirus and 507 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 5,85,493 with around 17,400 deaths. There are 2,20,114 active cases and around 3,47,978 people have recovered from the disease. Around 59.43% of people have recovered so far. Maharashtra remains...

Recovered Covid cases near 60%: Health Ministry

July 1, 2020

With the recovery rate of Covid-19 patients in the country nearly 60%, the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has attributed the fact to the collective and focussed efforts of the Centre and states for containment and management of the pandemic. As on date, there are 1,19,696 more recovered...

India fourth worst-hit country with 5.48 lakh corona cases

June 30, 2020

With 19,459 new patients infected from Covid-19 infection, India’s coronavirus tally has reached 5,14,318. The death toll rose to 16,475 with 380 casualties in the last 24 hours. Over 3.2 lakh patients have recovered, while 2.1 lakh infections are still active. With the big spike, India is now the fourth...

13-year-old Mumbai racer gets selected for ‘Girls on Track’ project

June 29, 2020

A great moment for women in Indian motorsport as Mumbai’s rising racing star Aashi Hanspal has been shortlisted for FIA’s ambitious “Girls on Track: Rising Stars Project”, the Federation of Motor Sports Club of India (FMSCI) announced. The 13-year-old has been selected along with 19 others in the age group...

Not easy to stay away from tennis: Bopanna

June 3, 2020

Q. How have been the past two months of lockdown for you? A. I have enjoyed most of my lockdown period and I am back here with my family in Coorg. It has been 25 years ever since I spent so much of time here with my family, so I...

Resume hockey practice in controlled environment: Rijiju

May 15, 2020

Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has said hockey practice can be resumed by the senior men’s and women’s teams soon in a controlled environment. Rijiju held a series of online meetings with athletes and national sporting federations to get sports back on track. He interacted with the...

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