More than six crore people have taken advantage of tele medicines and received advice from specialist doctors across the state.
Indian software engineer Soham Parekh, currently in the eye of the storm for moonlighting for multiple Silicon Valley startups, has defended himself by saying that he was forced to work for 140 hours a week due to financial constraints.
A madrasa student in Bangladesh was assaulted for a social media post criticising the 2024 July uprising, as locals and students in Tongi in Gazipur district near Dhaka cut off his hair before handing him over to the police, local media reported on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump hailed the passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill", describing it as the beginning of America’s “new Golden Age,” and announcing a signing celebration at the White House on Friday evening.
The death toll in the fire and explosion at Sigachi Industries Ltd's manufacturing unit in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad rose to 39 on Friday as one of the injured succumbed at a hospital.
As of Thursday morning, Spain's overall Covid caseload and death toll stood at 10,502,141 and 94,931, respectively.
North Korea has so far not received any coronavirus vaccines amid its prolonged border controls against the pandemic.
However, the number of foreign tourist arrivals this year would remain below the pre-pandemic levels, it said.
In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, "Today is the first phase of voting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. I request all the voters to participate enthusiastically in this holy festival of democracy following the Covid norms. Remember - Vote first, breakfast later."
The 11 districts where polling is being held include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mathura. Nearly 2.27 crore voters will exercise their right.
