Former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has supported India pacer Mohammed Shami’s call to revoke the saliva ban on the ball in international cricket to assist bowlers in getting reverse swing from the ball. The International Cricket Council had, in May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic as a temporary measure, barred players from using saliva t
07 March,2025 06:53 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSA Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a media report said. The study was led by Shi Zhengli, Chinese virologist from the controversial Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), where the COVID-19 was al
22 February,2025 06:09 PM IST | Beijing | PTIThe Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Dr Kishore Bisure, former dean at a COVID-19 Jumbo Centre in Mumbai's Dahisar area who was arrested in 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with alleged irregularities during the pandemic, reported news agency PTI. The allegation against Bisure is that as the then-dean of the Mumbai c
13 February,2025 10:54 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA 17-year-old student from Sangola, Solapur division, faced difficulties in filling out his Maharashtra State Board Std XII examination form due to health issues. As a result, his parents travelled to Pune on Monday to complete the formalities on his behalf. Audumbar Ukirde, deputy director of education, Pune, told mid-day, “This was the last
12 February,2025 08:11 AM IST | Pune | Archana DahiwalIn a major setback to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Bombay High Court has granted bail to Suraj Chavan, a close aide of Aaditya Thackeray, who was arrested last year in connection with the COVID-19 Khichdi scam. The ED had arrested Chavan for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case linked to irregularities in the distribution of
05 February,2025 12:05 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan KhanDrawing comparisons between Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and COVID-19 is not only wrong to do, but one of the reasons for unnecessarily creating panic and fear among citizens. Speaking to the media in Mantralaya on Tuesday, Maharashtra Health Minister Prakashrao Abitkar said, “Equating a rare autoimmune disorder with a viral infection
05 February,2025 10:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev ShivadekarThe Dindoshi police are searching for an accused who befriended a widow on a matrimonial site by posing as a widower and then allegedly fled with her jewellery worth more than Rs 17 lakh just a couple of months after their marriage. According to police sources, the accused, identified as Parmod Naik, 51, was allegedly working as a financial head in
01 February,2025 01:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanBollywood actor Sonu Sood has donned the hat of a director with his latest film, 'Fateh', which hit theatres on January 10. The film, an action-packed thriller inspired by real-life cybercrime events during the COVID-19 pandemic, marks Sood's directorial debut and has already gained considerable attention for its gripping narrative and high-octane
21 January,2025 08:08 AM IST | New Delhi | ANINovak Djokovic did not want to rehash 'or even discuss at all, really' what he said Friday was a months-old interview with GQ magazine in which he recalled having high levels of metal in his blood from food he was served while detained before being deported from Australia in 2022. "I would appreciate not talking more in detail about that, as I wou
10 January,2025 04:13 PM IST | Melbourne | mid-day online correspondentAmid detection of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in parts of the country, the Pune district administration in Maharashtra on Tuesday said necessary arrangements were being made to tackle the infection. However, it also assured citizens that there was nothing to be concerned about, news agency PTI reported. HMPV is one of the many respirato
08 January,2025 11:44 AM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentAfter three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) were reported in India, Union Health Minister JP Nadda reassured the public on Monday, saying that there is no cause for alarm. He emphasized that the virus, first identified in 2001, poses no new threat, reported news agency ANI. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) confirmed two cases of
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