The estimates, including 37 million people who were infected on Tuesday alone, were revealed by Sun Yang, a deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a health briefing on Wednesday, the FT report said.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday inaugurated a bridge over the Iril River, under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), at Nungoi Mapa village in Imphal district.
China's ambitious project, Belt and Road initiative, started in 2013, has started with the aim of making better use of Chinese excess industrial capacity and capital but in reality, it is impacting biodiversity spots, endangering several threatened species, and even causing droughts.
The foreign national in his complaint told the Deputy Collector Customs that a custom official was kind to him in passing his personal baggage from the airport without any hassle in return for huge amounts of bribe money.
In an anti-corruption drive, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Saturday arrested a Sub Inspector (SI) and an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) posted in Dhillwan police station in Kapurthala district in a bribery case.
Veteran film and television actor Ronan Vibert, who is best known for his projects with some of the top directors and talent during his long career has passed away at the age of 58 after a brief illness.
Speaking at a seminar organized by the Center for Centre for Social Inclusion and Federalism, the panelists said that Nepal needs to do better negotiations with China while executing projects under the BRI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief at the loss of lives in a brick kiln blast in Bihar's Motihari and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the next of the kin of each deceased.