Twelve migrants, including two women, fell seriously ill after having dinner at their quarantine centre in Sheikhpura of Bihar, an official said.
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in Jharkhand have donated blood to save the life of a Maoist, apprehended in an injured condition after an encounter with the force, on ‘humanitarian’ grounds, officials said.
Pieces of raw meat, which was presumed to be pork, were found strewn near two temples here by miscreants on Friday, triggering tension in the area.
Ajit Jogi, the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and a mass leader who dominated the State’s politics for long, died at a private hospital here today.
There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, government sources said today.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,65,799 Friday, registering an increase of 175 deaths and a record jump of 7,466 cases since Thursday 8 am, the Union Health Ministry said.
Nearly 50 per cent of people who contract COVID-19 may experience altered or lost sense of taste, according to a review of studies.
Citing a sharp increase in coronavirus cases during the past one week in Haryana districts adjoining Delhi, State’s Home Minister Anil Vij issued fresh orders for sealing borders with the national capital.
Nearly 30 groups in India, ranging from big industry players to individual academics, are trying to develop vaccines to fight coronavirus, Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan said. Of these 30, 20 are working at a good pace, he said.