COVID-19
- 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…
- Health
People who recovered from COVID-19 at more risk of seizures than who had influenza, finds study
Washington: People who had COVID-19 infection are 55 per cent more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within six months of recuperating from the disease than those who contracted influenza and the…
- World
Beijing under semi-lockdown as new COVID-19 cases hit China
Beijing: The coronavirus situation in China has become grim again with the number of COVID-19 cases rising to over 25,000, including more than 500 in Beijing, prompting the city officials to advise…
- Opinions
Opinion: Educational reforms are the need of the hour
Hyderabad: Education reforms have become the need of the hour and with the change in the education system of India must be equipped with the contemporary education system of the world. Otherwise,…
- India
Wearing masks not mandatory anymore in flights in India
New Delhi: Keeping in view the declining cases of COVID-19 in the country, the government on Wednesday removed mandatory requirement to wear masks on flights. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that…
- India
Kanhaiya says oxygen cylinders were not available in Delhi during COVID wave
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of failing to deliver on its promises and claimed the people in Delhi, where AAP is in power, didn’t get…
- Pakistan
Shehbaz infected with Covid for 3rd time
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been infected with Covid-19 for a third time, a Minister confirmed. Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb, through her official Twitter handle, stated that the premier…
- World
Indian national charged in $8 mn Covid relief fraud scheme in US
New York: An Indian national in the US faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted in an $8 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme, according to court documents. Abhishek…
- World
Canada’s immigration backlog drops to 2.4 mn people
Toronto: Canada’s immigration backlog has come down to just over 2.4 million from 2.6 last month, new data by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said. The data showed a large reduction…
- India
India played role of troubleshooter during COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine conflict: Naqvi
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said India has played the role of a “troubleshooter” during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war with an aim to ensure health…