Google on Thursday said it has temporarily blocked access to those apps that were still available on the Play Store in India even after the government banned on 59 apps this week.
A 45-year-old man from Kalladka in Bantwal taluk succumbed to novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday night, medical officer said.
Two renowned Indian-Americans who have contributed towards the efforts in mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis are among the 38 immigrants honoured by a prestigious American foundation ahead of US Independence Day commemoration this year.
India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past six lakh cases on Thursday with a single-day increase of 19,148 cases, just five days after it crossed the five-lakh mark, while the death toll rose to 17,834, according to the Union health ministry data.
Advaita Shetty, 32, a resident of Maroli in the city, committed suicide by hanging at his home on Wednesday.
Nine RPT nine private hospitals here have been slapped with a show-cause notice after a 52- year old patient with influenza-like illness symptoms died here on being allegedly denied admission by them citing "non- availability" of beds.
The government on Wednesday asked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate her bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi within a month, saying she is not entitled to the facility following withdrawal of her SPG protection.
Karnataka on Wednesday recorded the biggest single day spike of 1,272 new COVID-19 cases and seven related deaths, taking the total number of infections to 16,514 and the death toll to 253, the health department said.
Experts have suggested that treating asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients in home isolation would be appropriate as it would lessen the burden on hospitals, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday.
The District Medical Officer has said that a third case of Covid-19 was found among the students who appeared for the SSLC examination recently.