Delhi Police on Monday issued a Look-out-Circular (LoC) against two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, who is absconding after being named in the murder of a 23-year-old former junior national champion in North West Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium. As per sources, on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a quarrel had broken between wrestlers at Chhatrasal […]
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe Covid-19 patients. It has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (Inmas), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad. […]
Three days after eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad were found Covid positive, two lionesses have contracted the infection at Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh. Both the animals have been kept in isolation and the safari park has already been shut for public, said the park’s director. “Sixteen samples of 14 Asiatic lions at the […]
Legendary music composer and National Award winner Vanraj Bhatia, 93, passed away on Friday. The Padma Shri awardee was facing old age issues and was mostly bedridden. As per reports, his health further deteriorated in the last couple of months while he remained with only a little activity at his home, where he ultimately passed […]
Bollywood star Anupam Kher won the Best Actor award at the New York City International Film Festival for the short film titled ‘Happy Birthday’. The film also bagged the Best Short Film award at the prestigious film festival. Happy Birthday, which was one of the much-anticipated short films of the year, starring actor Anupam Kher […]
Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for Covid-19. This is the first case of lions or any other animals testing positive in an Indian zoo. All eight have been isolated and are responding well to treatment, the Forests and Environment Ministry said on Tuesday. On April 24, caretakers noticed that […]
Twitter on Tuesday suspended actor Kangana Ranaut’s account after her post on alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal. Ranaut had targeted chief minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee in her post and called upon Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi to rein in her. Kangana Ranaut wrote, “This is horrible… we need super gundai to kill gundai… she […]
As Delhi grapples with an acute shortage of medical oxygen, Delhi got its first Covid care centre with its own oxygen plant at the Commonwealth Games village Sports complex. A plant with a capacity to produce around 1,500 litres of oxygen has been installed at the Commonwealth Games village Covid centre. The oxygen plant can […]
Top US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has suggested a lockdown for a few weeks in India as an immediate step to contain the spread of Covid-19 as its second wave shows no signs of ebbing. He said looking at the magnitude of the crisis, India should look at putting together a crisis group that would meet […]
Sitar maestro Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri passed away on Saturday due to Covid-19 related complications. The Padma Bhushan awardee was 85. One of the leading proponents of the Senia Gharana, Chaudhuri was considered a leading name among sitar players. Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri’s son Prateek Chaudhuri took to Facebook to share the news of his father’s demise. […]