COVID-19
- India
Complaint against Kerala’s popular liquor brand ‘Jawan’, says insult to defence forces
Thiruvananthapuram: A complaint has been filed with the Kerala government objecting to the name of the hugely popular brand of rum, ‘Jawan’, produced by a state PSU and demanded that it should…
- Delhi
New Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 detected in Delhi
New Delhi: A new sub-variant of the Covid strain Omicron has been detected in a study of genome sequencing in the capital city. The Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 has been detected in…
- Middle East
Expats still permitted to stay outside Kuwait for more than 6 months
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti government’s decision to allow expatriates with residency visas to stay outside the country for more than six months is still in effect, local media reported. Expatriates are also allowed…
- India
CORBEVAX booster shot approved adults jabbed with Covaxin, Covishield
New Delhi: The Central government has approved Biological E’s Corbevax for restricted use in an emergency as a heterologous booster dose, official sources confirmed on Wednesday. On Tuesday, ANI reported that the…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi tests positive for Covid, isolating at home
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said she has tested positive for Covid again and would be isolating at home while following all protocols. The Congress general secretary had…
- Delhi
Delhi sees 2,495 new coronavirus cases, 7 fatalities
New Delhi: Delhi has reported 2,495 new coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 15.41 percent and seven fatalities, according to the health department data shared on Tuesday. The national capital saw…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 494 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday saw a dip in new COVID-19 cases with 494 fresh infections being recorded, taking the tally to 8,26,778. The State on Monday registered 528 fresh infections. Hyderabad district…
- India
Nepal bars entry of COVID-infected tourists from India
Kathmandu: Nepal has stopped the entry of people coming from India who test positive for COVID-19 after four Indian tourists were diagnosed with fatal coronavirus infection and were sent back, amid a…
- India
Nitish Kumar as Opposition’s PM candidate in 2024? Many wary of his ‘U-turns’
New Delhi: As he snapped ties with the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has once again been pitched as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2024 elections by some, but a…
- World
Japan marks 77th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday commemorated the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during the Second World War. The annual ceremony allowed for more people to attend, owing to the easing…
- Middle East
Israel records highest monthly tourist arrivals since Covid outbreak
Tel Aviv: Israel registered 249,900 tourists arrivals in July, the highest monthly record since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics said. Israel has…
- Bangalore
Restructure loans, Karnataka private schools association urges Sitharaman
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Registered Unaided Private Schools Management Association (RUPSA) has requested Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman to consider restructuring of loans availed by private unaided schools in the state during Covid…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 528 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday recorded 528 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 8,26,284. The highest number of cases were recorded in Hyderabad district with 196. A health department bulletin said 771…
- India
Children unable to catch up with age-appropriate learning post-pandemic: Survey
New Delhi: Less than 50 per cent of children are able to catch up with their age-appropriate learning following the COVID-19 pandemic and they get distracted easily, a new survey on learning…
- India
India sees surge in number of COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India On Sunday saw a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases as the country recorded 2423 new corona cases during the last 24 hours, which is the highest after…