India

Indian Covid variant can spread like wildfire among unvaccinated people, says UK Health Secretary

The coronavirus strain that was first discovered in India has the potential to "spread like wildfire" among those who have not been vaccinated. The current situation has "given the virus some extra legs in that race," according to UK Health Secretary Matt Hannok.

May 17, 2021

Covid Impact: First black fungus patient in Meerut dies; ICMR advisory

Mucormycosis, or black fungus, has claimed the life of the first patient in Meerut, a 59-year-old Muzaffarnagar resident. He'd only just recovered from his illness with Covid. Covid patients with uncontrolled diabetes have been found to have mucormycosis, a fungal infection.

May 17, 2021

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "Tauktae" to hit Gujarat Monday evening, evacuation underway

Cyclone Tauktae on Sunday intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" over Eastcentral Arabian Sea, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It is very likely to intensify further during the next 12 hours, and reach the coast of Gujarat on May 17.

May 17, 2021

Journalist brutally attacked over COVID reporting in UP district; draws ire [viral video]

Netizens condemned not just the attack but the police statement which termed the attack by the mob as a fight between two sides of journalists.

May 16, 2021

Decade-old prophecy on COVID-19 says pandemic will end abruptly but...

A photo of an excerpt from the book, 'End of Days: Predictions and prophecies about the end of the world', is once again going viral across social media platforms and is spooky enough to reach for that box of tissues to wipe your sweat and is definitely spine chilling.

May 16, 2021