COVID-19
- 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…
- Telangana
Telangana records 396 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday recorded 396 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of infections in the State to 8,25,756, a health department bulletin said. No fresh fatality occurred due to the…
- India
Centre should not force policies on states: Mamata at NITI Aayog meet
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday emphasised that the Centre should look into the demands of the state governments “more seriously” and no policies should be forced on them.…
- Kashmir
708 fresh COVID-19 cases in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 708 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its infection tally to 4,69,749, officials here said. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,776, they said. While 65…