Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), October 14 (ANI): A Muslim family in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, which has been making Ravana effigies for generations, is now facing financial problems due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the reduction in orders.
Beijing [China] October 14 (ANI): Chinese authorities have imposed lockdown and other COVID-19 restrictions in Ghulja city as a response to the hike in the cases of deadly infection prompting 'bread and butter' difficulties for Uyghurs in the region.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): With over 13 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the cumulative tests conducted so far crossed 58.76 crores, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): In a bid to provide relief to the needy, a Delhi-based NGO has started serving unlimited food at a bare minimum cost of Rs 10 in an air-conditioned environment.
Sydney [Australia], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has recorded its highest ever daily increase of COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with a spike of almost 2,750 new cases in three separate outbreaks.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has slammed Lok Sabha MP Manoj Tiwari for demanding permission to conduct Chhath Puja in the city and asked him to talk to BJP-ruled Centre to issue fresh COVID-19 protocols.
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing up poverty and debt levels in low-income countries, highlighting a "tragic reversal" in development.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Delhi's Kathputli Colony which is home to 2,800-odd families of puppeteers, magicians and acrobats, is struggling to make ends meet as COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings and celebrations continue.
Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an expert group that will study the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Dispur (Assam) [India], October 14 (ANI): As many as 175 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours in Assam, as per a health bulletin issued by the state government on Wednesday.