COVID-19
- India
Dharavi slum redevelopment project: HC upholds tender awarded to Adani Group
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the tender awarded to Adani Properties Private Limited by the Maharashtra government for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in Mumbai. A division bench of…
- Business
Tourism & hospitality sector likely to add 61 lakh new jobs in India: Report
New Delhi: The Tourism and hospitality sector is expected to add 61 lakh new jobs in India by 2034, according to a report on Wednesday. The whitepaper released by the Confederation of…
- Middle East
Banks in Kuwait to lift ‘loan ban’ on expats after 4-yr hiatus
In a notable shift, major banks in Kuwait are reconsidering their strategies for lending loan to expats after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this regard, banks have instructed…
- World
Covid pandemic reversed progress of last 10 years in global life expectancy: WHO
Geneva: The recent deadly Covid-19 pandemic reversed the last 10 years’ steady gain seen in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth (HALE) worldwide, according to a new report…
- Health
India records 159 new COVID-19 infections, active case tally 1,623
New Delhi: India has registered a single-day rise of 159 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases of the disease stands at 1,623 in the country, the Union health ministry…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia urges people to wear mask in crowded places
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Public Health Authority (Weqaya) urged citizens and residents to wear face masks in crowded places as a precaution against respirtaory infections. Taking to X, on Thursday,…
- India
COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1: Highest cases from Karnataka, Andhra
New Delhi: A total of 1,226 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been reported in the country so far with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh recording the highest number of cases till now,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based Biological E’s Corbevax gets WHO emergency use approval
Hyderabad: Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccines and pharmaceutical company, on Tuesday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to their Corbevax. Corbevax is…
- World
10k deaths per month; WHO warns of persistent threats from Covid
Geneva: Public health risks resulting from the COVID-19 virus remain high globally, with the virus circulating in all countries, a senior expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) said here. According to…
- India
3,422 active COVID-19 cases recorded in India
New Delhi: India recorded 514 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 3,422, the health ministry said on Thursday. Three deaths two in…
- World
Holiday gatherings, JN.1 variant fuel Covid-19 spread: WHO
Geneva: Holiday gatherings and the globally dominant JN.1 variant fueled the spread of Covid-19 across the world in December, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus head of the WHO, said. Almost 10,000 deaths from Covid-19…
- World
World Bank sees global growth slowing for 3rd straight year in 2024
Washington: The World Bank has forecast a bleak outlook for the global economy with growth expected to slow down for a third year in a row in 2024, according to its Global…
- India
India reports 756 new Covid cases, five deaths
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said the country reported 756 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. The five new fatalities were reported from Maharashtra,…
- India
619 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till Jan 4
New Delhi: The number of cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till January 4 rose to 619, official sources said on Friday. They said 199 cases have been reported…
- News
Saudi Arabia urges vulnerable categories to take COVID-19 vaccine
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of health (MoH) has recommended certain vulnerable categories of people to take an updated vaccine against COVID-19 after detecting a new variant JN.1. In a…