The total number of samples tested up to July 4 is 97,89,066 of which 2,48,934 samples were tested yesterday: ICMR
09:42 AM
Odisha's famous Bahuda Rath Yatra concludes
The Bahuda Rath Yatra concluded on Saturday, marking the end of the 13-day long Rath Yatra, the annual chariot festival.
Bahuda Yatra marks the return of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath to the sanctum sanctorum of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in a special ritual called 'Niladri Bije.'
Only those servitors who had tested negative for COVID-19 were allowed to pull the chariots.
Due to coronavirus pandemic, scores of devotees this year were denied an opportunity to visit Puri to witness the mega event. They watched the proceedings on television in their homes.
09:24 AM
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08:50 AM
China reports eight new coronavirus cases in mainland
08:33 AM
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug trials among hospitalised COVID-19 patients
08:26 AM
Man in famous 9/11 photo dies from Covid-19 in Florida
A man photographed fleeing smoke and debris as the south tower of the World Trade Centre crumbled just a block away on Sept. 11, 2001, has died from coronavirus, his family said.The Palm Beach Post reported that Stephen Cooper, an electrical engineer from New York who lived part-time in the Delray Beach, Florida area, died March 28 at Delray Medical Centre due to Covid-19. He was 78.
08:20 AM
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08:08 AM
Assam Raj Bhavan Campus declared containment zone after detection of COVID-19 positive case
In view of detection of COVID-19 positive patient at Raj Bhavan Campus in Guwahati, the area with following boundary description has been declared as a containment zone on Saturday.
Kamrup Metropolitan District Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu has issued an order declaring Raj Bhavan Campus as a containment zone. He has directed the Circle Officer, Guwahati Revenue Circle to seal the area immediately.
The boundary of the containment zone is said to be till Hotel Belle View in North, Bonkowar Nagar in South, Borthakur Clinic in East and MG Road in West, stated the notice.
07:14 AM
Heavy rainfall, lightning and thunderstorm in Delhi
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07:12 AM
India recovery depends on controlling virus, warns Moody’s chairman
06:54 AM
California firm's rocket fails in launch from New Zealand
Rocket Lab, which specializes in putting small satellites into orbit, failed to deploy a payload of seven satellites during its 13th launch, the Long Beach, California, company said.
The failure occurred during the second-stage burn approximately four minutes after the Electron rocket lifted off from the company's launch site in Mahia on Saturday local time, New Zealand.
The liftoff and first-stage burn and separation were successful, Rocket Lab said in a statement.
06:38 AM
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Trump's angry words, virus darken US July 4th weekend
The United States marked an unusually somber Independence Day on Saturday, with President Donald Trump bashing domestic opponents and China -- but praising the country's coronavirus response, despite a record surge in cases.
Across the country, virus fears dampened or nixed Main Street parades, backyard barbecues and family reunions on a day when Americans typically celebrate their 1776 declaration of independence from Britain.
Instead of adopting a unifying tone, Trump -- facing a tough re-election and eager to mobilize his political base -- railed against protesters demanding racial justice after unarmed African American George Floyd was killed by a white police officer.
06:37 AM
Ghana's president self-isolates after close person tests positive for coronavirus
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo will self-isolate for 14 days on the advice of doctors after a person in his close circle tested positive for coronavirus, the government said in a statement late on Saturday.
06:36 AM
Australian Finance Minister Cormann to resign at end of year
Australian Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, one of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's most senior Cabinet members, says he is retiring from politics at the end of the year.
Belgium-born Cormann, who has been finance minister since 2013, entered federal politics in 2007 and became the leader of the government in the Senate, the upper house of Parliament, in 2017.
His decision to remove his support for former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and instead support Peter Dutton was seen as a major reason for the 2018 change that led to Morrison becoming the country's leader.