COVID-19
- Bangalore
2,479 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Fresh COVID-19 cases saw another big spike for the fourth consecutive day in Karnataka on Tuesday with 2,479 infections and four deaths, taking the cumulative infections and fatalities to 30,13,326 and…
- Telangana
Telangana govt issues rules for releasing COVID ex-gratia amount
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday released the guidelines for availing the ex-gratia amount which is to be given to the kin of those who lost their lives to COVID-19. The guidelines…
- Health
COVID patients diagnosed with oxidative stress, glutathione deficiency: Study
Washington: Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 had significantly increased levels of oxidative stress and oxidant damage, and markedly reduced levels of glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant, according to a new study. The…
- Bollywood
Arjun Bijlani tests negative for COVID
Mumbai: Actor Arjun Bijlani on Tuesday said he has tested negative for COVID-19, ten days after he contracted the virus. Bijlani had, on December 24, revealed that he had tested positive with…
- Andhra Pradesh
Massive spurt in Covid-19 cases in AP, 334 added afresh
Amaravati: In a spike in new COVID-19 infections, Andhra Pradesh registered 334 fresh cases on Tuesday, the highest in a day after November 10, 2021. Consequently, the number of active Covid-19 cases…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police take U-turn, grant permission to BJP’s peace rally
Hyderabad: In a U-turn, thy city police has now granted permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to conduct the ‘peace rally’ that is going to be headed by the party’s national…
- India
Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir launched in India
New Delhi: Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir was on Monday launched in India at Rs 1,399 for a five-day course for mild to moderate infection. Amid rising cases of new Covid variant Omicron…
- Business
Rupee falls 29 paise to close at 74.57 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee on Tuesday slumped 29 paise to close at 74.57 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said growing…
- Chennai
Chennai Corporation to increase Covid testing to 30K per day
Chennai: As Covid-19 cases are increasing in Chennai, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will ramp up testing from 22,000 to 30,000 per day. GCC commissioner Gagan Singh Bedi has issued a circular stating…
- World
US reports 1 mn COVID-19 cases, breaks previous records
Washington: Amid the rapid spread of the new highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the US has reported more than one million Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, breaking previous records for single-day infection…
- World
Australia’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations’ hit new records
Sydney: New virus cases in Australia surged to record levels on Tuesday, increasing the strain on hospitals and testing centres across the country. In New South Wales, Australia’s most-populous state, 23,131 new…
- Middle East
Driver from Kerala wins Rs 50 cr lottery in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw
Abu Dhabi: A man from Kerala who is based in Abu Dhabi has won the grand prize of Dirham 25 million (Rs 50,63,66,900) in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held…
- Middle East
Kuwait suspends indoor activities to prevent COVID-19 spread
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have announced a decision to temporarily suspend all types of social events, which are held in closed places, effective from January 9 until February 28, 2022, in…
- Telangana
Telangana: Over 24k teenagers receive COVID jabs on Day 1
Hyderabad: Over 24,000 children in the 15 to 18 age group were administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Telangana on the first day of the vaccination drive on Monday. By…
- World
France detects new Covid variant, 12 infected
Paris: French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as ‘IHU’. The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have…