Image Source : AP/ REPRESENTATIONAL. Sri Lanka records highest COVID deaths, hospitals exceed capacity. Sri Lanka is to face the worst ever Covid-19 outbreak as the island nation has recorded the highest number of single-day deaths, with hospitals exceeding capacity. The health authorities announced on Wednesday that 82 deaths were reported with 4,727 new cases. … Read more
Around 50% of the total daily deaths due to COVID-19 in the country belong to Kerala. In an alarming situation, the state now reports the highest fatalities per million per week in India with an average daily death of about 20% to 25% of the countrywide toll. On Monday, the state recorded the most number … Read more
KOCHI: Kerala now reports the highest deaths per million per week in the country. Between July 25 and 31, Kerala reported 24 deaths per million per week, while Maharashtra came second with 12 deaths per million per week, followed by Odisha’s 9 deaths per million per week. India’s average is about 2 deaths per million … Read more
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed and black-topped the highest motorable road in the world at 19,300 ft at Umlingla Pass in Eastern Ladakh, The road has been constructed at an altitude higher than Mount Everest Base Camps in Nepal Last Updated:August 04, 2021, 18:29 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has … Read more
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed and black-topped the highest motorable road in the world at 19,300 ft at Umlingla Pass in Eastern Ladakh, The road has been constructed at an altitude higher than Mount Everest Base Camps in Nepal Last Updated:August 04, 2021, 22:04 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has … Read more
Amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases, the focus is back on whether states are conducting enough Covid-19 tests. Kerala, which has been reporting a high number of cases, is also conducting the maximum number of tests. Among larger states with a seven-day average of 4,587 tests per million, Kerala is leading the list while … Read more
NEW DELHI: The goods and services tax (GST) collection for the month of July was Rs 1,16,393 crore, data released by finance ministry showed on Sunday. The tax mop-up regained the six-figure mark after falling below Rs 1 lakh crore last month due to partial lockdown imposed in several states during May. Out of the … Read more
Apple saw its highest second-quarter revenue share at 41 percent and a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 30 percent, despite fewer shipments compared to the previous quarter, as per the latest data from Counterpoint. The Cupertino giant’s iPhone 12 series once again saw a strong demand. Xiaomi became the second largest smartphone brand globally thanks to … Read more
Monsoon may have arrived late in Delhi, but it is inundating the capital now. The city has recorded 381 mm rainfall so far this month, the highest for July since 2003 and the second-highest ever. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded 100 mm rainfall in just three hours on Tuesday … Read more
NEW DELHI: The pandemic has sent what was once India’s only profitable airline, IndiGo, in deep red. The low cost carrier (LCC) on Tuesday reported a loss of Rs 3,174.2 crore in April-June, 2021, as against a loss of Rs 2842.6 crore in same period last year. The airline’s scrip closed 1.8% lower at Rs … Read more