Russia registered 25,173 Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a new all-time high, as the pandemic worsened in the cold season, the country's Covid-19 response centre said on Monday.
The national tally of cases has grown to 21,14,502, including 36,540 deaths and 16,11,445 recoveries, the centre said in a statement.
Moscow, the country's worst-hit region, reported 6,866 new cases over the past day, bringing the city's total to 5,60,579, the Xinhua news agency reported.
So far, more than 72.9 million tests have been conducted in the country.
Militant serving life term escapes from Tripura’s central jail
A militant belonging to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Swarna Kumar Tripura, who was serving a life sentence in multiple cases, escaped from the central jail in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on Tuesday, the police said.
Tripura: Three-tier gram panchayat elections to be held in July
Election to the three-tier Gram Panchayats in Tripura will be held in the last week of July and the necessary preparations have started, State Election Commissioner (SEC) Saradindu Chaudhuri said on Tuesday.
PM Modi has assets worth Rs 3.02 crore, owns no house or car
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday declared his total assets amounting to Rs 3.02 crore in his poll affidavit filed along with his nomination papers for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.
PM Modi working 18-19 hours every day to transform India: Hardeep Puri
Even though Prime Minister Modi himself has attributed the rise of India to the efforts of 140 crore people of the country, Puri lauded PM Modi's vision for the huge transformation that is taking place in the country.
SC dismisses plea seeking six-year ban on PM Modi from elections
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for six years for “seeking votes in the name of religious deities and places of worship”.
Kolkata Police submit report on another 'outrage of modesty' complaint against Bengal Governor
Kolkata Police, on Tuesday, submitted to state secretariat Nabanna a confidential report on another complaint of “outrage of modesty” against West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose filed by an Odissi dancer last year.
Pace of development in Kashi will get faster, promises PM Modi after filing nomination
Seeking a third consecutive term from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday promised that the pace of work "will get even faster in the times to come" in the holy city.
Pakistani intruder arrested near LoC in Jammu
“During the search operation, a Pakistani intruder identified as Zahir Khan of Karachi was arrested in Milan de Khui village near the LoC in Pallanwalla area of Khour tehsil of Jammu district," said officials here.