COVID-19
- India
World’s 1st Intranasal Covid vax from Bharat Biotech gets CDSCO approval
Hyderabad: Leading vaccine maker, Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) on Monday announced that world’s first intranasal vaccine for Covid-19, iNCOVACC (BBV154), has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)…
- Delhi
Will handover Nizamuddin Markaz keys to Maulana Saad: Delhi Police to HC
New Delhi: The city police on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it has no objection in handing over the keys of the Nizamuddin Markaz, which was closed in March 2020…
- World
BBC journalist beaten, handcuffed, as China boils over zero Covid policy
London: In worrying news around the ongoing mass anti-Covid restrictions protests across China, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has expressed concern over the treatment meted out by Chinese authorities, to its journalist, who…
- World
Protests erupt in China over harsh Covid curbs
New Delhi: Protests against Chinese government’s strict Covid measures have intensified with people taking to the streets against President Xi Jinping’s harsh zero-Covid policy. Thousands of protesters turned out in Shanghai, where…
- India
Railways sees dip in senior citizen travellers in 2021-22: Officials
New Delhi: The Railways has seen an almost 24 percent dip in the number of senior citizens travelling by trains in 2021-22 as compared to 2019-2020, according to an RTI query. Officials…
- World
China: Protesters chant ‘Step down Xi’ against Beijing’s zero-COVID policy
Shanghai: Protests erupted in China’s Shanghai on Saturday night against Beijing’s strict COVID-19 policy. Several videos have emerged on social media which showcased people chanting slogans against restrictions imposed by the Chinese…
- World
COVID-19 cases continue to hit a record high for third consecutive day in China
Beijing: China witnessed a record number of coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Saturday, with infections surpassing 35,000 despite large-scale lockdowns under the stringent Zero-COVID policy, triggering rare protests and…
- India
Covid blues over as 1.34 crore domestic tourists come calling to Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala saw a record-setting surge in domestic tourist arrivals in the first three quarters of the current year as compared to the corresponding period a year ago, reflecting a comeback from…
- World
EU regulator warns of COVID spike in winter
Brussels: The European Union’s (EU) medicines regulator urged Europe to prepare for a new wave of the Covid pandemic as “cold winter months” arrive. “Over the last weeks we have not seen…
- World
Australia nears peak of current Covid wave
Canberra: Australia has reported a small uptick in active Covid-19 cases as the country nears the peak of its fourth wave of infections, the Department of Health said on Driday. According to…
- Middle East
Israeli flag carrier sees highest quarterly revenue since Covid outbreak
Tel Aviv: Israeli flag carrier El Al brought in the strongest quarterly revenues in July-September since the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020, according to a financial report issued by the airline. The…
- Business
Rupee falls 26 paise to 81.93 against USD on forex outflows
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 26 paise to close at 81.93 against the US currency on Wednesday due to dollar buying by banks on behalf of importers and rising crude oil prices in…
- Health
MRI shows significant brain abnormalities post-COVID: IIT Delhi study
New Delhi: Using a special type of MRI, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have uncovered brain changes in patients up to six months after they recovered from COVID-19.…
- India
Govt scraps filling Air Suvidha form requirement for international passengers
New Delhi: The government on Monday scrapped the requirement to fill out Air Suvidha form for people flying into India from foreign countries amid declining coronavirus cases. The revised guidelines for international…
- Delhi
Dengue infection tally crosses 3,000-mark in Delhi
New Delhi: Over 800 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in the first two-and-half weeks of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than 3,000…