Tag: corona virus

Telangana sees biggest spike with 169 new cases

In the biggest ever single day spike in Covid-19 cases in Telangana, 169 people tested positive while four more died due to the dreaded virus on Friday. Four fatalities took the death toll to 71. Those who died during the last 24 hours include a 59-year-old who was suffering from multiple myeloma. He was admitted […]

Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 tally touches 3245, death toll 59

VIJAYAWADA: The COVID-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh touched 3,245 with 128 fresh cases including 74 in ‘other states’ category reported in the last 24 hours (till 9 am) on Thursday. Meanwhile, the toll increased to 59 with one more death reported from Kurnool. The media bulletin by the State Command Control Room (health) said a […]

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan cross 61,000-mark, death toll soars to 1,260

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday crossed the 61,000-mark with 2,076 new coronavirus cases reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. As many as 36 more patients died of the deadly viral infection, bringing the total death toll in the country to 1,260. With 2,076 new infections, the nationwide tally of coronavirus cases now […]

Dil Raju Decides Not To Buy Distribution Rights!

Coronavirus pandemic that has done severe damage to film business is going to show its effect in the future too. Producers will find it hard to get buyers for their movies during this crisis time. Even top distributors like Dil Raju are going to stay away from buying distribution rights of the upcoming films until […]

Pakistan registers 1,446 new coronavirus cases; total count crosses 59,000-mark

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan registered 1,446 new coronavirus infections during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 59,151, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll reached 1,225 with 28 more patients succumbing to the disease, it said. Sindh reported the maximum number of 23,507 cases, followed by […]

KCR to decide on opening of shops, extending Covid lockdown today

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would decide whether or not to continue with the staggered opening of shops in GHMC areas, during a meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on Wednesday. Even though the entire GHMC jurisdiction, except for the containment zones, was declared a Green Zone, the Telangana government rolled out an odd-even plan for […]

Covid 19’s Biggest Lesson: Leader or Politician?

What is the difference between a leader and a politician? A leader puts the interests of the people above all whereas a politician puts himself before anything else. In other words, a leader has a people-centric approach whereas a politician has a self-centred approach but pretends to be otherwise. Now, why is this distinction important? […]

‘Newspapers Must Compete With New Media For Ads’

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, who holds the crucial portfolios of Information, Broadcasting and Environment, has the huge task of reaching out to people amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. A minister, who has the confidence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drive the government”s image building exercise at this time, Javadekar is also entrusted with conveying […]

Bars, restaurants return to full service in Czech as govt further eases COVID-19 restrictions

PRAGUE: Bars, restaurants and cafes are returning to full service in the Czech Republic as the government takes further steps to ease coronavirus restrictions. As of Monday, those establishments can serve customers in interior spaces. Hotels are also reopening together with public swimming pools, wellness centres and saunas. Sports, cultural and other public events for […]

AP, The No 1 State With 3 Lakh Tests

After two months of lockdown, it is pretty clear that coronavirus pandemic can’t be faced without massive testing to find out who have contracted COVID-19. If some leading nations have managed to keep their Corona cases and deaths tolls low, it is all because of high testing rate. While the low testing rate in several […]

Covid deaths, new cases continue to soar in Telangana

There was no let-up in the fatalities due to Covid-19 in Telangana as four more succumbed to the deadly virus while six more foreign evacuees were among 41 tested positive on Sunday. For the sixth day in a row, the state reported fatalities due to Covid-19, taking the toll to 53. The Health Department officials […]

Producer’s view on heroes remuneration for upcoming films

Corona virus has hit cinema industry very badly irrespective of the language. No work has been happening from the past 70 days and therefore from daily wage workers to movie producers all have been suffering since lock down impose. Now that there are indications movie industry might start working very soon, there is talk that […]

17 persons, who returned to Andhra from foreign countries, test positive for COVID-1

VIJAYAWADA: A total of 17 people, who returned from foreign countries to their native places in Andhra Pradesh, tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Apart from these returnees, 66 others tested positive for the virus taking the total number of positive cases to 2,780. The tally includes 153 people from other states […]