1.48 crore Covid vaccine doses administered, India sees 12k new cases

March 3, 2021

India reported 12,286 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday and the tally has climbed to 1,11,24,527 while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,07,98,921. The death count has gone up to 1,57,248 in the country with 91 more fatalities reported in the last 24 hours. Over 1.48 crore doses of...

INDIA SEES 106 COVID DEATHS IN 24 HOURS

March 2, 2021

India on Monday expanded the nationwide vaccination against coronavirus, opening registrations for people above 60 years and those aged 45 in the second phase of the inoculation drive which began on 16 January. With 15,510 fresh cases, India’s Covid-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,12,241, while the number of recoveries has...

On 2 May, Mamata will be out, BJP in: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

March 1, 2021

Ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hardened its stand against the ruling Trinamool Congress, with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday saying that there’s a wave of change in the state and that the Mamata Banerjee-led party will be...

Kolkata Police arrests BJP leader Rakesh Singh

February 24, 2021

It was a high-octane day for politics of West Bengal, and started during the day and continued till late evening. In the evening, at around 9.30 pm on Tuesday, Kolkata Police arrested BJP leader Rakesh Singh from Galsi in Burdwan district in connection with its investigation of a drug seizure...

BENGAL HAS MADE UP ITS MIND FOR ‘PORIBORTON’: PM MODI

February 23, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that poll-bound West Bengal has made up its mind for “poriborton” (change). During his second visit to the state this month, Prime Minister inaugurated the extension of Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar and flag off the first service on this 4.1 km...

INFECTIONS AT 3-WEEK HIGH, MUMBAI HIRES MARSHALS TO ENFORCE COVID PROTOCOLS

February 20, 2021

With 13,193 cases, the country reported on Friday its biggest jump in new Covid-19 infections in three weeks. In recent days, almost three-fourth of India’s new cases have been reported from Kerala and Maharashtra. The two states already have the highest number of reported infections. While experts believe that the...

INDIA SEES 11,649 NEW COVID INFECTIONS, TOTAL CASES 1.09 CRORE

February 16, 2021

India’s tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 1,09,16,589 with 11,649 new infections, including 1,55,642 deaths. A total of 1,06,11,731 people have recuperated from Covid-19 so far. There are 1,37,567 active cases in the country as of date, which comprises 1.26 percent of the total caseload. India’s recovery rate continues to...

India reports 12,194 new Covid cases, total number 1.09 crore

February 15, 2021

India reported 12,194 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, while less than a hundred deaths due to the virus were recorded for the eighth time this month. The total number of cases now stands at 1.09 crore. According to the figures released by the Union Health Ministry, the total number...

INDIA’S FATALITY RATE STANDS AT 1.43% WITH 87 NEW DEATHS

February 13, 2021

India’s Covid-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,80,603 with 9,309 new cases in a day, while 1,05,89,230 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.32 per cent on Friday. There are 1,35,926 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 1.25 per cent of...

India’s Covid fatality rate at 1.43% after 108 more succumb to virus

February 12, 2021

With the novel coronavirus virus claiming 108 lives in a span of 24 hour, the COVID death toll in India rose to 1,55,360, taking the case fatality rate to stand at 1.43 percent. The country’s infection tally climbed to 1,08,71,294 with 12,923 new cases recorded during the day. Meanwhile 1,05,73,372...