NEW DELHI – Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) has come across a first-of-its-kind case of white fungus which causes multiple perforations “throughout the intestine” in a COVID-19 patient, doctors said on Thursday. “White fungus (Candida) causing multifocal perforations in the food pipe, small bowel and large bowel in COVID-19 infection has not been reported […]
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 2,73,69,093 as 2,11,298 more people tested positive for the disease in a day, while the country’s recovery went up to 90 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. The death toll due to the disease rose to 3,15,235 with 3,847 fresh fatalities being […]
NEW DELHI – Responding to WhatsApp’s petition in the Delhi High Court, the Centre on Wednesday said it respects the citizens’ right to privacy and that it has no intention to violate it when seeking the origin of a particular message. “Such requirements are only in case when a particular message is required for prevention, […]
NEW DELHI – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday threw his weight behind the people of Lakshadweep as he accused the “ignorant bigots in power” of destroying the islands. His statement came a day after the Congress demanded the immediate removal of Lakshadweep administrator Praful Patel, alleging he is not only destroying the peace and […]
NEW DELHI – India on Wednesday recorded 2.08 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, maintaining the ongoing declining trend, though the 24-hour tally registers a slight increase from the number of cases reported on Tuesday. With this, the total tally reaches 2,71,57795, with a daily positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, the health ministry’s bulletin showed. India’s […]
NEW DELHI – WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook unit to break privacy protections, sources said. The lawsuit, described to Reuters by people familiar with it, asks the Delhi High Court to […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Narrating the situations in Lakshadweep, a native of the island has expressed concerns that apart from anti-people measures, administrator Praful K Patel is also implementing unscientific decisions as if he wanted to force people to leave the island. A contract worker, the youth preferred to maintain anonymity fearing vindictive measures from the administration […]
The new administrator of Muslim-majority Lakshadweep has been accused of moving to ban beef-eating and cattle transport, cracking down on protests and destroying the fishing infrastructure, with politicians alleging he wants to turn the Union Territory into “another Kashmir” and MPs writing to the President against him. Praful Khoda Patel, formerly Gujarat home minister under […]
NEW DELHI – At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last evening to select the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chief Justice of India NV Ramana reportedly emphasised a rule that eliminated at least two key candidates shortlisted by the government, sources say. After a 90-minute meeting, the high-powered […]
NEW DELHI – After two police teams descended on Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurgaon, the Congress on Monday alleged that the “cowardly raid” on the microblogging site’s offices by the Delhi Police “exposes lameduck attempts” to hide a “fraudulent toolkit” by BJP leaders. The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Monday sent a notice to […]