COVID-19
- India
Parliamentary meetings cancelled after 400 staffs test positive
New Delhi: After over 400 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 during random testing and with the rise in the cases in the national capital, the meetings of several parliamentary committees have…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 306.9 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 306.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.48 million and vaccinations to over 9.41 billion, according…
- Kashmir
J&K admin orders online classes amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Jammu: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday issued fresh guidelines, including adoption of online classes up to college level, and optimal use of virtual mode for…
- India
India to begin administering ‘precaution dose’ of COVID vaccine on Monday
New Delhi: The administration of ‘precaution dose’ of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers and those above 60 years in the country is set to begin on Monday. The online registration for…
- India
13 more test coronavirus positive on NIT Hamirpur campus
Hamirpur: Ten students and three mess staff members tested positive for COVID-19 on the NIT campus in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district on Sunday, an official said. With this, the number of those…
- Telangana
Telangana: No lockdown as of now, booster shots from Jan 10
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), in a review meeting on Sunday, put to rest all speculations of a possible night curfew and lockdown in the state as no such…
- India
Indigo to cancel around 20 percent flights, waive change fees
New Delhi: Airline company IndiGo on Sunday said it will cancel around 20 percent of its scheduled flights due to rising Covid cases. “We anticipate that around 20 percent of our current…
- World
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria tests Covid positive again
Stockholm: Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time, the Royal Court said, only days after King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were also infected. “The…
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports 1,572 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday reported 1,572 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Sunday. The NCOC said that the country has…
- Delhi
No plan to impose lockdown in Delhi yet: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said there is no plan to impose a lockdown as of now in the city, and that there will be no need for…
- Telangana
In marginal dip, Telangana reports 1673 new COVID-19 cases today
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday witnessed a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the state in comparison with numbers from a day earlier. The development comes after days of…
- Bollywood
Esha Gupta tests positive for COVID-19
Mumbai: Actor Esha Gupta on Sunday said she has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under home quarantine. The 36-year-old actor took to Instagram Story and shared the update with her…
- Bollywood
‘Bigg Boss 15’: Vishal Kotian tests Covid-positive
Mumbai: ‘Bigg Boss 15’ fame Vishal Kotian has tested positive for Covid-19 and if sources are to be believed his entry as a wild card contestant has been postponed. He took to…
- Kashmir
J&K logs 687 new cases as Covid continues to spiral in UT
Jammu: Covid infection continued to spiral on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir as 687 new cases came to light during the last 24 hours. An official bulletin said 687 tested positive, 437…
- Bangalore
Karnataka reports 12,000 new COVID-19 cases, 9,020 in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Bengaluru has been reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases as the positivity rate in the city continued to stay around 10 per cent and 9,020 new cases were reported on Sunday…