COVID-19
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Falling fertility rates
By Nahia Hussain and Amir Ullah Khan As per the National Family Health Survey released earlier this year, India’s fertility rate has fallen from 2.2 in 2015-16 to 2.0 in 2019-21. The…
- India
Over 9 lakhs ‘precaution’ doses administered on first day
New Delhi: Over nine lakh beneficiaries received their third dose of the Covid vaccine on the first day of the drive to administer the ‘Precaution Dose’ to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and…
- India
‘Bulli Bai’ case accused Vishal Kumar Jha tests COVID-positive
Mumbai: A Bandra court on Monday sent to judicial custody till January 24, Vishal Kumar Jha an accused in the ‘Bulli Bai’ case. Jha who tested positive for COVID-19 has been admitted…
- Delhi
Covid infection rate rises to 25% in Delhi, 17 deaths in 24 hrs
New Delhi: Delhi on Monday saw 19,166 fresh Covid cases detected in last 24 hours, taking its positivity rate to 25 per cent – the highest since May 5 when it was…
- India
BJP chief Nadda tests positive for coronavirus
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Nadda said he has isolated himself on the advise of doctors and urged those who…
- Kashmir
Covid: 706 new cases, 4 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 706 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the infected number of persons to 3,45,358 while four fresh deaths due to the virus were reported from the…
- Kashmir
COVID-19 vaccination: J-K LG Manoj Sinha receives precaution dose
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha received the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine as India began its drive of administering precaution dose to senior citizens with comorbidities on Monday.…
- Telangana
Checkpoints installed at Telangana-Maharashtra border amid Covid surge
Hyderabad: With the number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra on the rise, the Telangana Health Department has installed checkpoints at the inter-state border in collaboration with revenue and police officers. The Nizamabad’s…
- Telangana
Telangana records 1,825 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded a surge in daily COVID-19 cases with 1825 new infections being reported on Monday, taking the tally to 6,95,855 while the death toll rose to 4043 with one case…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM Bommai tests COVID positive
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19, with mild symptoms. The Chief Minister also said he is doing “fine” and is under home quarantine.…
- Bangalore
COVID-19: 11,698 new cases in Karnataka, 4 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday recorded a slight dip in fresh COVID-19 cases at 11,698 and 4 deaths, taking the tally to 30,63,656 and the death toll to 38,374. The state has been…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to resume in-person classes for primary, kindergarten students
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health on Sunday announced the resumption of in-person classes for students in kindergarten and primary grades, after nearly two…
- Telangana
Telangana in forefront in Covid vaccination: Health Minister
Hyderabad: Telangana is at the forefront in Covid vaccination with over 100 per cent coverage of the first dose, state Health Minister T. Harish Rao said on Monday. He claimed that among…
- India
Defence minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under home quarantine with “mild symptoms.” “I have tested positive for Corona today…
- Middle East
Covid surge in GCC countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia report highest single-day spike
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are witnessing a surge in daily COVID-19 cases and gradually reintroducing social distancing norms. The daily COVID-19 infection rates reported by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait…