Live: India reports 7,145 Covid cases and 289 deaths
India on Saturday reported 7,145 Covid cases and 289 deaths. The active caseload reached 84,565, which is the lowest in 569 days. Stay with TOI for latest updates:
PM Modi to launch construction of Ganga e-way: Key points
After inaugurating the Purvanchal expressway and laying the foundation stone of Jewar airport, PM Narendra Modi will be rolling out the construction of ambitious Ganga Expressway project from Shahjahanpur on Saturday. The move could lend…
Omicron: Urgent need to scale-up public health, social measures to curtail spread, says WHO
NEW DELHI: With seven countries in the South-East Asia Region confirming cases of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization on Saturday stressed on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its…
LG Manoj Sinha pays obeisance at the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji
Today paid obeisance at the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji. Prayed for peace, progress, prosperity and well-being of the people of Jammu Kashmir, tweets office of LG J&K Today paid obeisance at…
COVID-19: Ladakh records 17 new cases, 1 more death
Leh, Dec 18: One person died of coronavirus in Ladakh, while 17 new cases pushed the infection tally to 21,903, officials said on Saturday. The fatality was reported from Leh on Friday, pushing the death toll…
J&K, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze As Srinagar Sees Season’s Coldest Night At Minus 6.0°C
Srinagar, Dec 18: Cold conditions intensified in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far at minus 6.0°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that the mercury…
Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 84,565
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) India logged 7,145 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,33,194, while the active cases declined to 84,565, according to the Union health ministry data updated…
BSF intercepts Pakistani drone at Punjab’s Ferozpur
Punjab, Dec 18: Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted and downed a Pakistani hexacopter (drone) flying at a low height in the Ferozpur area of Punjab near the international border on Friday night. According to BSF,…
Demolition of existing structures not way to meet modern needs: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said “demolition (todna phodna)” of existing structures while transforming urban areas is not the way to meet the changing needs of modern times, presenting the example of the redevelopment…