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MUMBAI: At least 10 people died in a fire that engulfed a mall housing a hospital that treated coronavirus patients in Mumbai, authorities said on Friday (Mar 26). More than 70 patients with COVID-19 infections in the private hospital, on the third floor of the mall, were evacuated to other centres, local civic officials said, adding that the cause of the fire was being investigated. It was not immediately clear whether any of those killed at Sunrise Hospital were COVID-19 patients. Mumbai is struggling through the worst phase of its COVID-19 pandemic, and reported more than 5,500 cases in a day on Thursday, its highest number since the outbreak began. READ: India reports new COVID-19 virus variant, daily deaths at year's high Meanwhile, India's new coronavirus infections rose 59,118 overnight, the highest daily rise since Oct. 18, health ministry data showed on Friday. The country's overall caseload stood at 11.85 million. India reported 257 new deaths from ... » Learn More about At least 10 dead in COVID-19 hospital fire in Mumbai

Justin Bieber, who allegedly lip-synced his Mumbai concert last week and was reprimanded for his unruly behaviour towards fans, is under fire for another goof. Bieber has more reasons to say "Sorry" again: during a live performance at a nightclub in New York City, he forgot the lyrics to his own song. While singing "Despacito", his chart-topping Spanish song with which he collaborated with Puerto Rican artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, he forgot the lyrics and improvised it, TMZ reported. Instead of singing "Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito (We're sticking together, little by little)," Bieber chanted, "Nos vamos pegando, I quit smoking ciggies." In another line, instead of "Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto (I sign the walls of your labyrinth)" he replaced it with the gibberish, "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." Apparently, Bieber, 23, is exhibiting tepid relations with "Beliebers" during his "Purpose" world tour last year and in the past few months. Shortly ... » Learn More about Justin Bieber forgets lyrics to his Spanish hit during Mumbai gig

CHENNAI, India: The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) began with an upset after Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore stunned defending champions Mumbai Indians by two wickets at Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. Harshal Patel claimed 5-27 in the contest between the tournament's perennial underachiever Bangalore and its most successful team Mumbai who managed a modest 159-9 after being put into bat. Patel then sealed the nervy contest for Bangalore by taking a single off the last ball following AB de Villiers' (48) dismissal in the final over. Earlier, Chris Lynn's quickfire 49 and Suryakumar Yadav's breezy 31 had set up a perfect stage for Mumbai to launch a late assault. Patel claimed three wickets in four balls and eventually registered the first five-wicket haul against Mumbai to restrict the champions to a below-par total. Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli came out to open, a role the India captain wants to reprise in the T20 World Cup ... » Learn More about Bangalore stun champions Mumbai as IPL begins with an upset

MUMBAI - At least six people died in a fire that engulfed a mall housing a hospital that treated coronavirus patients in Mumbai, authorities said on Friday (March 26). More than 70 patients with Covid-19 infections in the private hospital, on the third floor of the mall, were evacuated to other centres, local civic officials said, adding that the cause of the fire was being investigated. It was not immediately clear whether any of those killed were Covid patients. Mumbai is struggling through the worst phase of its Covid-19 pandemic, and reported more than 5,500 cases in a day on Thursday (March 25), its highest number since the outbreak began. Meanwhile, India’s new coronavirus infections rose 59,118 overnight, the highest daily rise since Oct 18, health ministry data showed on Friday. The country’s overall caseload stood at 11.85 million. India reported 257 new deaths from coronavirus, taking the overall tally to 160,949, the data showed. ... » Learn More about At least 6 dead in Mumbai hospital fire

Having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and spectators at cricket matches, India is experiencing a ferocious new wave with around a million new cases in the past week. After a lockdown a year ago caused widespread misery and one of the sharpest downturns of any major economy, the central government is desperate to avoid a hugely unpopular second shutdown. But many states are tightening the screw, in particular Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai, where restaurants are shut and public gatherings of more than five people are banned. Every weekend until the end of April the state's 125 million people are confined to their homes unless shopping for food, medicine or travelling. "I'm not for the lockdown at all but I don't think the government has any other choice," media professional Neha Tyagi, 27, told AFP in Mumbai. "This lockdown could have been totally avoided if people would take the virus seriously." In further grim news, a fire ... » Learn More about Mumbai in lockdown as Indian vaccines run short

MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: Authorities in India's western state of Maharashtra imposed night curfews on Sunday (Mar 28) to tackle a record surge in COVID-19 cases with the financial capital Mumbai reporting 6,123 new cases, the highest single-day spike since March last year. "We are seeing a higher COVID positive rate in high-rise residential buildings than in slums ... to stop the spread only essential services will be allowed," said Kishor Pednekar, the mayor of Mumbai adding that hotels, pubs and shopping malls must observe the night curfew rules. India recorded 62,714 cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said on Sunday, the highest single-day tally since mid-October last year. With 312 deaths, single-day mortality figures were also at their highest since Christmas, according to ministry data. Several government hospitals reported they were running out of critical-care beds in Mumbai city. While Maharashtra leads the surge, several other ... » Learn More about Night curfew in India’s Maharashtra state after record COVID-19 spike

MUMBAI: India's richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday (Apr 5), after a rapid rise in infections now accounting for more than half the country's daily new cases. An industrialist who attended a meeting with the chief minister before the curbs were announced quoted him as saying that "the situation is grim and there could be shortage of hospital beds, doctors and oxygen cylinders". He declined to be named, but the comments echo those of government and health officials to Indian media about the situation in the state, which includes the crowded financial capital Mumbai. The state will shut shopping malls, cinemas, bars, restaurants and places of worship from Monday evening. Authorities will also impose a complete lockdown at weekends, Nawab Malik, a minister in the state government, told reporters after a cabinet meeting. READ: India's Maharashtra state reports record spike in COVID-19 cases Malik said the government would ... » Learn More about India’s Maharashtra state to impose new COVID-19 restrictions, weekend lockdown

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed on Monday as US President Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus relief bill, with a boost in positive sentiment dampened by concern over a new strain of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Under pressure from all sides, Trump approved the stimulus package worth $900 billion late Sunday in the United States, having delayed doing so for nearly a week. “An otherwise quiet day in Asia has sparked to life,” Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, said after the signing. “The headline should provide a welcome boost to sentiment in Asia, which was likely to waver today as Chinese authorities over the weekend told Ant Financial to go back to its core payments business,” he added. Before signing the bill, Trump tweeted that he had “good news” to come, sending markets swinging higher even before the measures were approved. Equities and oil prices have taken a hit recently as virus cases surged across the planet and a new more ... » Learn More about Asian stocks mixed as Trump signs bill

SINGAPORE - Jeremy Monteiro, composer and music director of several National Day songs, was in the recording studio when Count On Me, Singapore - now the song at the centre of plagiarism claims - was written. The song was composed by Canadian Hugh Harrison and arranged by Monteiro in 1986, but Indian composer Joseph Mendoza, who has been accused of copying it, claims he wrote his version, We Can Achieve, three years before in 1983. The songs are near identical, with the lyrics to Count On Me, Singapore changed to "India" or "Mother India" instead of "Singapore" on We Can Achieve. Home-grown jazz stalwart Monteiro vividly recalls the song's writing process. He tells The Straits Times it first kicked off in late 1985, at the now defunct B&J Recording Studios near Ayer Rajah which he owned with radio personality Brian Richmond. "As Hugh Harrison was writing the song, I was sitting right next to him," says the 60-year-old. "He is a lyricist and melodicist, and so I was there ... » Learn More about Count On Me, Singapore saga: Jeremy Monteiro was present when song was written in recording studio

SILIGURI, India (Reuters) - Batting great Sachin Tendulkar is convinced Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan are good enough to be in the India squad when the nation hosts the Twenty20 World Cup later this year. Both the top-order batsmen made their India debut in the ongoing T20 series against England, with Kishan smashing an incendiary fifty in his first match. Yadav, who plays with Kishan for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, had to wait until his second match to get a bat but also produced a match-winning half-century in Ahmedabad. "There is no question how talented both the players are," Tendulkar told Reuters in a telephone interview. "It eventually boils down to selection and the selection committee. But I can say that having played in IPL against all the leading foreign players, they are ready to play (in the Twenty20 World Cup)." As the Mumbai Indians mentor, Tendulkar had a ringside view of the duo in the IPL and was not surprised how they performed ... » Learn More about Yadav, Kishan good enough to play T20 World Cup, Tendulkar