Bollywood stars, tycoons, IPL cricketers and those who can afford to fly are leaving to places like Britain and Dubai, amid concerns of travel restrictions being imposed New Delhi, April 27 (KMS): India’s mounting crisis surrounding a surge in coronavirus infections is prompting wealthy families to flee the country by …
Read More »West Bengal, Delhi register record COVID-19 deaths
This is the fifth day straight that Delhi has recorded over 300 virus deaths Web New Delhi, April 27 (KMS): New Delhi recorded the highest single-day rise in its COVID-19 death toll with 380 succumbing to the infection on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at over 35 per cent, …
Read More »Western Australia premier terms India ‘epicentre of death and destruction’
Mark McGowan urges federal govt of Australia to ban all flights from India Melbourne, April 27 (KMS): Western Australia premier Mark McGowan has urged the federal government to suspend flights out of India, describing the South Asian nation as the “epicentre of death and destruction”. Mr McGowan on Tuesday said …
Read More »Malaysia bans Indian visitors
Kuala Lampur, April 27 (KMS): Malaysia’s Transport Ministry will halt entry of Indian nationals and passengers as well as implement strict controls for ships docking at the ports. Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said in a Facebook posting that he has informed port operators as well as domestic and foreign …
Read More »Twitter censors tweets critical of Modi regime’s COVID response
Washington, April 26 (KMS): Twitter has said that it took down dozens of tweets in India after the Modi government requested the American microblogging and social networking service to remove dozens of tweets critical of the country’s pandemic response, which has drawn global attention as case numbers and deaths continue …
Read More »JKPL seeks political prisoners’ release amid spike in COVID cases
Srinagar, April 24 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) has urged the Indian authorities to release all the illegally detained Hurriyat leaders and activists on humanitarian grounds amid spike in COVID-19 cases. The JKPL General Secretary Naseer-ul-Islam addressing a meeting of …
Read More »First case of COVID-19 mutant strain detected in Kashmir valley
Srinagar, April 24 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in a disturbing development, the lesser-known N440K mutation of COVID-19 has been detected in the Kashmir Valley. The N440K mutation was found in a sample sent from IIOJK for genetic sequencing to India’s SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG). This …
Read More »Kuwait suspends commercial flights from India
Dubai, April 24 (KMS): Kuwait’s directorate general of civil aviation said early on Saturday that it had suspended all direct commercial flights coming from India, effective April 24 and until further notice. The move was on the instructions of health authorities after an evaluation of the global coronavirus status. All …
Read More »A COVID triple-mutant found in India could be much more deadly, and may be resistant to existing vaccines
New Delhi, April 24 (KMS): As India contends with its second major wave of COVID cases and a double-mutated variant of the virus, it now faces a new threat – a triple-mutant variant. Scientists found two triple-mutant varieties in patient samples in four states: Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh. Researchers …
Read More »India Covid crisis: Did election rallies help spread virus?
New Delhi, April 24 (KMS): India is reeling from a record rise in Covid-19 cases, with the health system struggling to cope. Some are blaming the country’s political parties for pressing ahead with crowded campaign rallies for state elections. The ruling BJP has said there is no link. “High cases …
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