India reports 23,529 COVID-19 cases, 311 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 30, 2021, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike in daily coronavirus cases, India reported 23,529 new infections while the toll increased by 311 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
Kolkata: BM Birla upholds clinical excellence this World Heart Day
Sep 30, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kolkata: Kolkata'sBM Birla Heart Research Centre conducted an interactive session on World Heart Day highlighting clinical excellence and nuances in the treatment of cardiology in the post covid time when experts said there is a need to raise the awareness of maintaining a healthy heart.
Leopard caged in Assam’s Dibrugarh
Sep 29, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Guwahati: A full-grown leopard was caged on Wednesday at Dikam tea estate in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
IIT Guwahati researchers develop Water Repellent Material for Wearable Motion Sensors
Sep 29, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) researchers have developed a novel water repellent material that can be used for real-time monitoring of human movements.
New global meningitis strategy aims to save 200,000 lives a year
Sep 29, 2021, at 06:23 pm
New York: More than 200,000 lives could be saved annually if the goals of a new global strategy to defeat meningitis are achieved, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
India records 18,870 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 29, 2021, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation that witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, registered 18,870 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Drugs used by some Type 2 diabetics may lessen their risk for severe COVID-19 complications: Study
Sep 29, 2021, at 01:41 am
New York: A type of drug already used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes, when taken six months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19, was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization, respiratory complications and death in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Pakistan lowers Coronavirus vaccination age to above 12
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan has decided to inoculate COVID-19 vaccines to citizens of 12 years old and above, Chairman of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Asad Umar said on Tuesday.
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 18,795 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
WHO's clearance to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin delayed: Reports
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has further delayed the emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Covaxin, the COVID vaccine developed in India by pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech, media reports said.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake leaves one dead in Crete
Sep 28, 2021, at 12:11 am
Athens/UNI/Sputnik: One person died and nine others were injured in the aftereffects of a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Crete in the early hours of Monday morning, the Greek Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said.
Sep 28, 2021, at 12:08 am
London: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since World War II in Western Europe and exceeded those observed around the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc in central and Eastern European countries, according to research published today, led by scientists at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science.
Cyclone Gulab: Heavy downpour batters coastal Andhra Pradesh districts
Sep 27, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Under the influence of Cyclonic storm Gulab, heavy downpour battered districts in Coastal Andhra Pradesh inundating several residential colonies, crops in thousands of acres submerged in rain water and road connectivity disrupted to many villages.
India records 26,041 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 26,041 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Cyclone Gulab weakens into deep depression: IMD
Sep 27, 2021, at 01:55 pm
Hyderabad: Cyclone Gulab, which made landfall on Sunday, has now turned into a deep depression and it is currently located over north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
Cyclone Gulab makes landfall, crosses north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:06 am
Hyderabad: Cyclone Gulab, which started its landfall process earlier in the evening, has crossed north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts on Sunday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Landfall process of Cyclone Gulab starts: IMD
Sep 27, 2021, at 12:37 am
Hyderabad: The landfall process of Cyclone Gulab over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha commenced on Sunday evening, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Bangladesh: 21 people die due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Sep 27, 2021, at 12:15 am
Dhaka:Bangladesh registered 21 fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Cyclone Gulab set to landfall in between Kalingapatnum and Gopalpur tonight
Sep 26, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Bhubaneswar: Cyclone storm Gulab lay centred over the north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, about 180 KM east of Kalingapatnum 135 Km south-east of Gopalpur, as it is set to make a landfall in between Kalingapatnum and Gopalpur in the midnight on Sunday.
India logs 28,326 new COVID cases, 260 deaths in last 24 hours
Sep 26, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 28,326 people tested positive for COVID-19 during the past 24 hours in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Assam: 57 poachers surrender along with arms in Kokrajhar
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Guwahati: As many as 57 persons, who were involved in destruction of forests, killing animals, are now coming out to protect nature, environment and wild animals.
Pakistan registers 2,060 new COVID-19 cases
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan reported 2,060 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.
PCB starts first e-waste collection drive across Kashmir
Sep 25, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: To decrease electronic waste pollution, the J&K Pollution Control Board (PCB) started the first-ever door-to-door waste collection of discarded gadgets and devices.
SKIMS journal dissects pandemic in Kashmir
Sep 25, 2021, at 08:49 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The first-ever issue of SKIMS Medical Journal on the Pandemic was released Thursday detailing the scientific analysis of various facets of the pandemic ranging from its impact on the psyche of the people to the access of emergency surgical procedures.
‘Save as many lives as possible, and leave no one's health behind’: Japan’s message to the world
Sep 25, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New York: Announcing the donation of up to 60 million COVID-19 vaccines to the UN-led COVAX facility, Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s Prime Minister, said that his country is determined to lead the global efforts to end the pandemic.
India reports 29,616 COVID-19 cases, 290 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 25, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 29,616 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 290 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Saturday.
WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail - with equal access, price cut
Sep 25, 2021, at 04:29 pm
New York: The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of treatments for COVID-19 patients, the UN agency said on Friday, before underscoring the need for lower prices and equitable distribution.
Odisha reports 639 new covid positive cases in last 24 hours
Sep 24, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The Covid caseload in Odisha on Friday dipped a little in comparison to yesterday with 539 people tested positive for the Covid during the last 24 hours against 644.
Pakistan records 50 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Sep 24, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Islamabad: Fifty people died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, a country which has witnessed several critical wave of the pandemic, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday.
Chinese mainland registers 30 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Sep 24, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 30 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.