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Peak will come but virus can again emerge: Govt

As the country battles the second wave of COVID-19, the government Thursday said the virus may emerge again and so preparations have to be made at the national level in collaboration with states,......

Tauktae, season's first cyclone, forms over Arabian Sea

The intensity of rainfall is likely to increase with the likelihood of very heavy falls at a few places and extremely heavy falls at isolated places on May 15, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee. IMAGE:......

26 Covid patients die in Goa hospital, oxygen scarcity under lens

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said 26 Covid-19 patients died at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours and sought an investigation by the high......

Lockdown-like curbs in 26 states/UTs in India

Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday extended till May 17 their ongoing lockdown and corona curfew respectively as a large part of the country remained under strict curbs due to the raging COVID......

3rd wave of Covid may not come if strong measures taken: Govt advisor

There may not be a third wave of coronavirus in the country if strong measures are taken and effectively implemented at the state, district and city-level, the country's top scientific officer said......

India Inc lends a hand amid shortage of oxygen

Over the weekend, many companies stepped in to ease the bottleneck in supply and transportation of oxygen, as demand ran high with the surge in cases. IMAGE: COVID-19 patient receives free oxygen......

Bird Group's ambitious plan to grab Air India's ground handling arm

The promoter-brothers, distant cousins to IndiGo’s Rahul Bhatia, are eyeing Air India’s ground handling subsidiary to augment their aviation services business even as they make a big......

From Matinee to Rahasya, breweries are out to lift your spirit

Young Indians seem genuinely enthusiastic about craft brands that are hip, aspirational and have plenty of the novelty quotient, says Dhruv Munjal. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Matinee Gin Winston......

Hotels and travel firms look for summer relief

Online travel agents and hotels are seeing traction build gradually for the upcoming season. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com After a dry spell induced by Covid-19 last year, hotels and those......

Marriott hotels to add 7 new properties in India

Five of these will be in leisure locations — two in Goa, and one each in Mahabaleshwar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Dehradun. Marriott International is looking to make deeper inroads into......

When Bollywood fought DRUGS

Bollywood has taken on drugs quite a few times in the movies. From Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna to Ramanand Sagar's Charas, quite a few films in the 1970s and 1980s explored this theme. On......

Sonakshi gets vaccinated

Neha-Angad celebrate their wedding anniversary...Kunal celebrates 8 years of Go Goa Gone... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha/Instagram Unlike hundreds of thousands of Mumbaikars in the......

Alia-Ranbir return from Maldives

The stars emerge and Rediff.com's Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar is there! Lovebirds Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, who traveled to the Maldives, return after a quick holiday. ......

Where are Gauri and Aryan headed?

The Stars emerge and Rediff.com's Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar is there! Gauri Khan leaves with elder son Aryan for New York. Daughter Suhana is currently studying at the Tisch......

Our FUN Bollywood Quiz!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Here's your stressbuster of the week -- our fun and filmi Bollywood quiz. All you have to do identify the movie from......

Ex footballer aids community in fight against COVID in Goa

IMAGE: Former India footballer and coach Savio Medeira. Photograph: AIFF Savio Medeira believes in giving. He has put in 17 years of uninterrupted trophy-laden service in the heart of the midfield......

Former Asiad gold medallist Fortunato Franco dead

IMAGE: Fortunato Franco would forever be remembered for providing the assist that enabled Jarnail Singh to nod home the winner against South Korea in the 1962 Asian Games. Photograph: Praful......

Football: Leicester seal vital win over Palace

IMAGE: Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho celebrate on netting the late winner against Crystal Palace on Monday. Photograph: Leicester City/Twitter In-form Kelechi Iheanacho's late stunner earned......

AFC Champions League: FC Goa suffer first loss, go down to Iranian club

IMAGE: FC Goa's Edu Bedia celebrates on scoring. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gaur Army/Twitter FC Goa lost their maiden AFC Champions League campaign as Iranian powerhouse Persepolis FC inflicted a......

Bengaluru FC confirms 3 COVID-19 cases ahead of AFC Qualifiers

IMAGE: The positive cases were reported during Bengaluru FC's training camp which began in Panaji on April 5. Photograph: Bengaluru FC/Instagram Indian football club Bengaluru FC on Wednesday said......

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Positivity rate drops to 35%, 63 succumb

In the last 24-hours, 63 people lost their lives due to Covid-19, taking the mortality count to 1,938 in the state. The case positivity rate... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/positivity-rate-drops-to-35-63-succumb/articleshow/82616850.cms

Vaccination for 18-44 age group to begin tomorrow in Goa

Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday that the state would launch the vaccination drive for those in the 18-44 age group from Saturday. ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/vaccination-for-18-44-age-group-to-begin-tomorrow/articleshow/82617931.cms

No ‘expert’ to reverse tractor

The state government told the Bombay high court on Thursday—the day 15 Covid patients died at Goa Medical College due to interrupted oxygen... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/govts-excuse-for-o2-deaths-no-expert-to-reverse-tractor/articleshow/82619336.cms

Govt

As the country battles the second wave of COVID-19, the government Thursday said the virus may emerge again and so preparations have to be made at... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/plateauing-in-covid-cases-seen-over-past-3-days-govt/20210513.htm

15 more patients die at Goa Medical College due to oxygen shortage

The deaths, which occurred between 2am and 6am, coincided with a two hour long phase where oxygen pressure in GMC’s central line plummeted. The... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/15-more-patients-die-at-goa-medical-college-due-to-oxygen-shortage/articleshow/82604602.cms