COVID-19
- India
India stunned world with its management of COVID pandemic: Adityanath
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the world is surprised by India’s rapid pace of progress despite COVID. The CM, who was addressing the closing ceremony of…
- Offbeat
Nupur Sharma, IPL, Agnipath scheme dominated India’s Google search 2022
Social networking service Google has released its annual “Year in Search 2022” report that displays the most searched words that created a buzz on the platform. The list is different for different countries.…
- World
500,000 Australians infected with Covid, predicts expert
Canberra: A leading infectious diseases expert on Wednesday predicted that up to 500,000 Australians are currently infected with Covid-19. Peter Collignon, an infectious diseases physician and microbiologist from Australian National University (ANU)…
- India
Three years after SC order, construction yet to begin on Ayodhya’s new mosque
Ayodhya: Barbed-wire fencing and a board put up by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation are the only indicators that a large mosque complex is set to come up at this spot in Dhannipur…
- World
Covid-19 hospitalisations rise again in US
Los Angeles: The daily average of Covid-19 hospitalisations rose again in the US amid winter surge, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The…
- India
Changing trend in gold smuggling from Middle East to Myanmar: DRI report
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has revealed that now mostly gold coming from Myanmar is being smuggled into India, and this has started after Covid-19. Earlier, a gold smuggler…
- World
Symptoms of long Covid in children may change over time: Lancet study
London: Symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people may change over time, according to the largest study of its kind published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. Researchers…
- World
Fears of deadly infection surge as China abandons zero-Covid policy
London: In the face of the most widespread national protests since the bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square demonstrators in 1989, the Chinese government has abruptly abandoned its flagship zero-Covid policy, according to…
- World
Singapore to see new wave of Covid-19 infections: Health minister
Singapore: Singaporeans should expect a new wave of Covid-19 infections with more people travelling and due to the upcoming year-end festivities, the Straits Times website quoted Health Minister Ong Ye Kung as…
- World
Beijing and Tianjin scrap COVID-19 tests for public transport
Beijing: Several Chinese cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu and Shenzhen on Saturday scrapped the mandatory COVID-19 tests for public transport, as authorities softened their stance on the stringent Zero-COVID policy amid a…
- World
French govt calls on high-risk groups to get 2nd Covid booster shot
Paris: French government spokesperson Olivier Veran has called on high-risk groups to get another booster shot against Covid-19 ahead of the holiday season. As former health minister, Veran told RMC-BFMTV radio that…
- India
India saw highest religious hostilities during lockdown: Report
India witnessed the highest level of religious hostilities during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 according to a research study by the Pew Research Center. India secured a 9.4 rating out of 10 on…
- World
Former US President Bill Clinton tests Covid positive
Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19, with mild symptoms. In a tweet late Wednesday, the 76-year-old said: “I’ve tested positive for Covid. I’ve had…
- World
China plans crackdown after Covid protests
Beijing: China’s top security agency has called for a crackdown on “hostile forces” after rare protests against the government strict zero-Covid policy broke out across major cities during the weekend, the media…
- Technology
Twitter stops enforcing Covid misleading information policy
New Delhi: Twitter has paused support for enforcing Covid-19 misleading information policy on its platform. As per an update on the company’s blog, “Twitter is no longer enforcing the Covid-19 misleading information…