The human nature is such that people are often fascinated by death and tragedy. That is not to say that people have no remorse, but there is curiosity that knows no bounds. It is this curiosity that takes people to places across that world that have had the unfortunate opportunity to meet a calamity. We …
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Though we may never know why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was missing for almost three weeks, a newspaper has claimed that he is indeed alive and at a fertiliser factory, where the most recent picture of him was taken. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a fertilizer factory completion ceremony, state media reported on Saturday, his first public …
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While the coronavirus pandemic has put the world on its knees, healthcare workers are selflessly putting their lives at risk to help us overcome these times of desolation. In Israel, an Arab doctor Khitam Hussein, is leading her hospital’s fight against COVID-19. Every day she wakes before dawn to rush to a job on the frontline of the country’s fight against the …
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Five of the eight northeast states – Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura – have been declared coronavirus-free by the central government. Don’t Miss: Contribute To Indiatimes Fundraiser To Help India Fight COVID-19 Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram had 8, 11 and 1 Covid-19 cases respectively, and were waiting for them to test negative, Minister of State for Development of …
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While India is under lockdown until at least May 3, people are finding it difficult to get their hands on alcohol and weed as the supply runs dry. But the restrictions in place haven’t dissuaded people from finding innovative ways to satisfy their mounting cravings. Recently, an unidentified drug smuggler sneaked some cannabis from the US to India in a …
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Things are going from bad to worse for Indian origin middle-eastern businessman BR Shetty after UAE ordered to freeze all his bank accounts and his family and has also blacklisted several firms associated with him. The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) issued the advisory following a complaint filed by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, alleging “fraud and forgery” against six …
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India is looking straight at Lockdown 3.0, as many would call it, after witnessing a spike in coronavirus positive cases and deaths. In a meeting with state chief ministers yesterday, prime minister Narendra Modi asked states to try to convert the Covid-19 challenge into opportunities through administrative reforms, and form their own policies on relaxing the lockdown based on ground …
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Delhi, one of the hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is starting to see positive results as over 800 COVID-19 patients have been cured till Thursday, with 735 of them recovering from April 18-23, according to data shared by the city health department. AP The total number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital on Thursday rose to 2,376, while the …
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The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat have reached 2,815 with 191 new cases and 15 deaths on Friday. With this figure, Gujarat has overtaken New Delhi and is now the second worst-affected after Maharashtra. Out of 191 positive cases reported in the past 24 hours, as as 169 cases were reported in Ahmedabad alone, followed by Surat(6), Vadodara (5), …
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As Mumbai is grappling with a rising number of coronavirus cases, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, the civic transport service, has converted seven of its AC mini buses into ambulances to ferry patients. According to a report, these semi-ambulances will be used to ferry suspected coronavirus patients, or those who have only mild infection, to COVID-19 Care …
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