
Maharashtra's Covid-19 deaths and new cases dropped on Saturday even as the recovery rate continued to be on the upswing, health officials said here....

Active coronavirus cases in Kerala totalled 96,004 on Saturday as 9,016 more people turned positive after tests on 52,067 samples. ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday won a landslide victory in the country's general elections held earlier in the day, securing her a second term in office....

The All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Saturday urged the Chief Justice of India to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy for making scandalous allegations against Justice N.V. Ramana, senior most judge of the Supreme Court and the judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court....

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to Dr Reddy's, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical human trials of the Sputnik V, a Covid-19 vaccine made by Russia....
Tripura and Mizoram beefed up security and promulgated prohibitory orders, even as the Tripura authorities stopped reconstruction of a temple at the dispured Phuldungsei village along the inter-state border....

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar on Saturday underwent an angiography that revealed he had no cardiac issues, but later he complained of back pain problem and was shifted to the state-run Medical College Hospital here....

US President Donald Trump joked that he will "fire" Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis if he does not win the 'Sunshine State' in the upcoming November 3 election....

With a spike of 62,211 new Covid-19 cases and 837 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally reached 74,32,680, the Union Health Ministry data said on Saturday....

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar on Saturday underwent an angiography that revealed he had no cardiac issues, but will now be under medical observation for another 24 hours before his likely discharge on Sunday....