COVID-19
- Featured News
Space India 2021–Low for ISRO, high for startups
M Somasekhar In India’s impressive journey in space technology over the decades, the year 2021 could well go down as a low performance one. It saw the usually busy Indian Space Research…
- Bangalore
K’taka govt makes COVID vaccine certificate mandatory for entry in public places
Bengaluru: In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state, the Karnataka government on Friday made COVID vaccine certificate mandatory for entry in public places such as malls, markets and restaurants.…
- Andhra Pradesh
840 fresh Covid-19 cases added in AP
Amaravati: Coronavirus cases shot up to 20,79,763 in Andhra Pradesh as 840 were added afresh in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday. This was the highest number of cases in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to impose huge fine for violating social distancing rules
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior on Thursday announced that those who break social distancing rules at public and private establishments will be fined 1,000 Saudi riyals, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad company launches kit that detects all Covid variants
Hyderabad: BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad-based USA headquartered company developed an RT-PCR kit for Covid-19 diagnosis, claims to detect COVID 19 virus caused by SARS COV 2 variants including Omicron…
- India
7-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals in India
New Delhi: Amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases, the Central government on Friday announced a seven-day mandatory home quarantine for all international arrivals in the country. All the international arrivals in…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi to start virtual poll campaign from Saturday
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who had cancelled her major poll rallies due to the Covid-19 surge, will start campaigning for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls virtually from Saturday.…
- World
Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID-19
Tokyo: Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Given the sudden surge in…
- Television News
COVID in Bigg Boss 15: All housemates undergo RT PCR tests
Mumbai: The coronavirus scare has hit the controversial reality show Bigg Boss 15 weeks before its grand finale which is reportedly scheduled to take place on January 16th. According to latest reports,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Omicron threat: Andhra Pradesh imposes curfew from 11 PM to 5 AM
Hyderabad: Amidst rising cases of Covid-19 due to the Omicron variant, the government of Andhra Pradesh has imposed a night curfew from 11 PM to 5 AM. The night curfew comes in…
- Hyderabad
Numaish not cancelled, only postponed: Hyderabad CP modifies order
Hyderabad: The city police commissioner, CV Anand has issued a partial modification to the earlier order that directed the indefinite cancellation of the All India Industrial Exhibition, popularly known as Numaish-2022. As…
- Bollywood
Omicron scare: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif’s ‘Tiger 3’ shoot canceled
Mumbai: The makers of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer ‘Tiger 3’ have decided to postpone the film’s Delhi shooting schedule in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases across the country. “The time…
- Bangalore
84 devotees test positive for Covid, Karnataka district on high alert
Mandya: A high alert has been sounded in Mandya district of Karnataka as 84 devotees, who returned from Tamil Nadu after pilgrimage to Om Shakti temple, have tested positive for Covid-19, district authorities…
- Middle East
Planning trip to Dubai from India? Check COVID-19 guidelines
Several countries have tightened COVID related restrictions and bans because of the increase of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. In that list, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is also taking…
- Middle East
Israel to scrap travel ban
Tel Aviv: Israel is set to lift the travel ban to eight countries as the Covid-19 positivity rate among the arrivals from these nations has dipped, the Ministry of Health said in…