'We know, from our experience of this virus, that there's something known as long COVID-19, where you have this persistent fatigue and some people have lost their neurological acuteness and they are not as sharp as they used to be.'
The stage of alert will be based on positivity rate (on two consecutive days), cumulative number of new cases (over a week) and average oxygenated-bed occupancy (for a week).
'In other parts of India, people may feel their religious identity is more important, but here in Assam, we are Assamese first and then, anything else. So, we are against this CAB (now CAA). It will hurt the interests of us Assamese'
The Mumbai Cricket Association, on Wednesday, said it has adopted a wait and watch policy on the issue of complimentary passes for the October 29 India-West Indies ODI, in Mumbai, but made it clear that the number allotted at this point is too low.
Taxi and autorickshaw drivers under Jai Bhagwan Taxi Rickshaw Sanghatana have announced they would go on indefinite strike from August 29 in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
Bengal middle-order batsman Pankaj Shaw made it truly a Merry Christmas amassing a record 413 not out in the three-day Cricket Association of Bengal First Division tournament in Kolkata on Sunday. Representing Barisha Sporting, the 28-year-old batsman struck 44 fours and 23 sixes en-route to the first 400-plus score in a three-day CAB league. Barisha Sporting were overnight 192/2 with the No. 4 batsman on 44 as he carried forward his sublime knock.
100,000 cabs and 45,000 autorickshaws would be plying on the Delhi-NCR routes to handle the rush.
A few insiders at CAB have claimed that its president Ganguly may have a 'say' in the pitch, which could assist pacers. But KKR are not wary.
The Indian arm is the second largest unit for the company, crosses 500 mn trips milestone
Beginning with the bird's eye view of itself -- a narrow state of hills, rivers and high population density, in a tapering part of the Indian subcontinent. It can be a beautiful place shaped by aesthetic founded in appropriate lifestyle and progressive views, or a junkyard shaped by money and what money buys. The choice is Kerala's, notes Shyam G Menon.
The SC issued notice to the Centre on the batch of pleas seeking stay on the operation of the law.
International cab-booking service Uber was banned on Monday in the national capital, a day after one of its drivers was arrested for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive amid growing outrage over the incident which renewed focus on safety measures for women.
Automobile makers in India are embracing taxi-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola, hoping to ride on their expansion to sell more cars, a contrarian view to companies in Western markets that fear a drop in car sales due to them
Cricket Association on Bengal president Sourav Ganguly's differences with some of the other office-bearers came out in the open when the former India captain spoke how misinformation was being spread by a section about Eden Gardens' branding coming under the ambit of ambush marketing. Treasurer Biswarup Dey, who has been a known detractor of Ganguly in the CAB, had raised questions about the tendering process for Eden Gardens' branding that could come under the ambit of ambush marketing. "There was no process of tenders in CAB. Tender means an Open Tender. But in this case, it will be a restricted tender to avoid ambush marketing issues. "I know that permission from the Army and BCCI is needed for naming rights.
'With the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Hindus from Pakistan can come to India. They have got a way,' says Gurumukh Jagwani who came to India on his honeymoon, loved the country so much that he stayed back and got Indian citizenship.
The Supreme Court today warned three top BCCI office bearers of serious consequences if they do not give suggestions on the cash-rich cricket body's draft constitution, in accordance with its judgement.
Brainchild of former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, the iconic bowling duo, who have signed a three-year contract, will spend at least 30 days with a pool of Bengal youngsters for a development programme aimed at creating supply line for the senior team.
Cmmuters faced hard time navigating through water-logged roads and faced traffic congestion.
The safety net for passengers is focused solely on the terms and conditions for the radio taxi scheme issued by the transport department.
Sachin Tendulkar is reportedly "unhappy" with Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials' attempts to go overboard with their celebrations for his 199th Test match in his farewell series against the West Indies starting in Kolkata from Wednesday.
Former India players Pragyan Ojha and Ashok Dinda were on Saturday involved in an ugly feud ahead of Bengal's Ranji Trophy group league encounter against Tamil Nadu in Rajkot and both nearly came to exchanging blows during the training session. Both players are important in Bengal's scheme of things and the team management, which includes skipper Manoj Tiwary, coach Sairaj Bahutule and manager Sameer Dasgupta, spoke to them and conveyed that this behaviour was unexpected.
The New York Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
With the 21 unicorns collectively valued at $73.2 billion, India is the fourth biggest in terms of unicorns, behind the US, China and the UK, as per the Hurun Global Unicorn List.
The black and yellow cabs, hired by millions of people in Mumbai for nearly half a century will fade away into history.
The Centre has announced an extension for two more weeks in the nationwide lockdown. However, several relaxations will be allowed as per zones.
In a hard fought case, championed by taxi union leader Bhairavi Desai, fleet taxicab owner Evgeny 'Gene' Freidman and four other companies -- owned in part by Freidman, signed an agreement last week to pay $746,406 in restitution to drivers who were charged rates higher than the legally permissible amounts to lease cabs and medallions.
Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.
Ola accuses Uber of violating local laws, run business for profit.
Sourav Ganguly emphasised the need for playing day/night Tests to attract more spectators to stadiums.
Described as the 'most affordable' 4 wheeler Cab, the product has been developed to "change the face of intra city stage and contract carriage travel in India", Jacob Vargehse, general manager, sales strategy planning and commercial, automotive division, told reporters in Kochi.
In containment areas, movements of people is totally banned and essential services are delivered at the doorsteps.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) had on December 7 last year ordered fair trade watchdog CCI to probe afresh the alleged abuse of dominance by the popular tax-hailing app operator.
Gearing up to host Sachin Tendulkar's penultimate Test at Eden Gardens, the Cricket Association of Bengal has said it would organise the best possible farewell for the batting maestro.
Dance parties, fireworks and high-fiving strangers were some of the scenes that America witnessed after media organisations declared that former United States Vice President Joe Biden beat President Donald Trump.
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday asked Rahul Gandhi to impress upon the Congress to "officially" announce that the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens will not be implemented in the states ruled by the party. Kishor, the vice president of Janata Dal-United, also thanked the former Congress president for joining the "citizens' movement" against CAA and NRC, a reference to Congress's sit-in protest at Raj Ghat on Monday.
Jaishankar met a group of African students who raised their concerns over host of issues including better security in the wake of the killing of Congolese national Masonda Ketada Oliver and cases of assaults against the community.
With Ola Corporate, aims to provide services to 10,000 firms by next year
The singer was scheduled to perform in New Delhi on Friday. However, he said he will not be able to entertain the audience in his 'present state of mind'.
Ola wants to be India's answer to Grab, which is into everything, starting from cab service and logistics to bike taxis and food and grocery delivery.
'Our automakers export 50 per cent of what they manufacture and once the policy comes into play, which is in the next 2-3 years, we would become a Rs 10 trillion industry.'
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