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2:54 AM

Lessons learnt: Delhi, Mumbai show the way on how to tame the Covid curve

With Covid-19 cases rising steadily in India, Delhi and Mumbai, which have turned a corner in fight against coronavirus, could show the way forward in tackling the pandemic.

 

While daily Covid cases have dropped significantly in Delhi — from over 3,000 in June to around 1,000 during the last week, the daily growth rate of cases has come down to 1 per cent for both cities.

 

The drop in the curve, experts say, is partially because of the pandemic playing itself out, and partially because of the two cities finally getting their act together by ramping up the testing capacity and implementing stricter quarantine norms. Read more

2:53 AM

Covid-19 crisis: Sikkim government extends lockdown till August 1

The Sikkim government has extended the statewide lockdown till August 1 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a notification.

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A complete, six-day lockdown, imposed by the hilly state, was scheduled to end on Sunday. “After careful consideration of the situation, it has been decided to extend the period of lockdown in the entire state of Sikkim till 6 am of August 1, 2020,” a notification issued by Chief Secretary S C Gupta said.

 

The state reported its first Covid-19 death on Sunday after a 74-year-old man succumbed to the disease at a state-run hospital here, the official said.

2:52 AM

Record 36,145 Covid-19 patients recover in a single-day, says govt

As many as 36,145 patients have recuperated from Covid-19 in a span of 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day, pushing the recovery rate to 63.92 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

 

The Covid-19 case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.31 per cent, the ministry said. The total recoveries has surged to 885,576 so far, as India’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 1,385,522 on Sunday.

1:11 AM

Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital

A protester who was apparently armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital was shot and killed after a witness says he approached a vehicle that had driven through the crowd and the driver opened fire.

 

The shooting happened just before 10 pm Saturday as demonstrators were marching through the downtown Austin, police spokesperson Katrina Ratliff told reporters early Sunday.

 

The man who was shot was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

 

The vehicle honked, turned onto a street and sped through the protesters before he apparently hit an orange barrier and stopped, witness Michael Capochiano, who took part in the demonstration, told the Austin American-Statesman.

1:11 AM

BCCI sends acceptance letter to Emirates Cricket Board to host IPL

12:52 AM

Blistering Broad puts England on course for series win

Two blistering spells from Stuart Broad left England in a commanding position to seal a series- clinching victory over the West Indies in the deciding third Test.

 

The Windies closed day three on 10-2 and still 389 runs from its unlikely victory target after wickets in successive overs by a rampant Broad in the final half hour at Old Trafford.

 

Rewind to before lunch and it was the paceman who took all four remaining wickets of West Indies' first innings in 22 balls to skittle the tourists for 197.

12:10 AM

Entire country worried by way elected govts being toppled: Gehlot

Taking part in the Congress' online campaign to "expose" the "BJP's designs to violate" constitutional and democratic norms, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed that "democracy is in danger" and the entire country is "worried by the way elected governments are being toppled".

 

The party on Sunday carried out the "SpeakUpForDemocracy" online campaign to back Gehlot amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, and plans for nationwide protests to ramp up the pressure.

 

"Today, the entire country is worried because democracy is in danger. The 'SpeakUpForDemocracy' programme has its own message. Common people will have to understand and those in the government also will have to understand... the atmosphere in the country is worrisome," Gehlot said in a statement.

12:09 AM

Liverpool signs off Premier League-winning season in style

Liverpool crowned its Premier League-winning season with a 3-1 victory at Newcastle to equal Manchester City's record for wins and set a club record for points on Sunday.

 

Goals from Virgil van Dijk, Divock Origi and Sadio Man gave the champions their 32nd win from 38 games matching Man City's record while 99 points over the season is the second highest-ever total, one point less than City's in 2017-18.

 

Liverpool finished 18 points ahead of second-place City, one point short of City's record margin from 2017-18.

11:50 PM

Chelsea into Champions League with 2-0 win over Wolves

Mason Mount sent Chelsea into next season's Champions League with a sumptuous free kick and an assist for Olivier Giroud in a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton on the final day of the Premier League on Sunday.

 

Mount's curling strike from just outside the area put Chelsea ahead in first-half stoppage time at Stamford Bridge, before the 21-year-old England international teed up Giroud for a fine finish less than three minutes later.

 

Chelsea sealed a fourth-place finish in Frank Lampard's first season in charge, and joined champion Liverpool, second-place Manchester City and third-place Manchester United in the Champions League.

10:53 PM

BSP issues whip to its 6 MLAs in any trust vote