Virus claims two deaths in Visakhapatnam district
The Hindu
75 new COVID cases take tally to 1,54,283
The Visakhapatnam district reported 75 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours ending Sunday morning taking the cumulative tally to 1,54,283. During the same time period, the district reported two deaths, taking the toll to 1,066. This is for the first time in the month, that the district witnessed two deaths in a day. As many as 101 persons, undergoing treatment, recovered from the virus, according to the bulletin released on Sunday. This takes the total number of recoveries to 1,51,832. Meanwhile, the number of active cases has reduced to 1,385.Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.