COVID-19
- Telangana
Telangana registers 459 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday recorded 459 new COVID-19 cases taking the total tally in the state to 8,06,124, a health department bulletin said. No fresh fatality occurred due to the infection and…
- India
Active COVID-19 cases in India increase to 1,28,690
New Delhi: With 18,257 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,22,651, while the active cases increased to 1,28,690, according to the Union Health…
- Middle East
Iran tightens entry rules amid increasing COVID-19 cases
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that passengers can only gain entry to Iran upon submission of negative COVID-19 test results and full compliance with Iranian health protocols, citing the recent…
- India
India administered more than 8 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses
New Delhi: More than 8 lakh Coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in the country on Saturday till 7 pm, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed. According to the Ministry, India’s…
- Sports
Rohit Sharma becomes first captain to record 13 successive T20I wins
Southampton: India skipper Rohit Sharma became the first captain in cricketing history to win 13 consecutive T20Is.Rohit achieved this feat during the first T20I match of the three-match series against England on…
- Middle East
Qatar brings back mandatory wearing of masks in closed places
Doha: Qatar government has reinstated the mandatory wearing of masks in closed public places due to the increase in cases of COVID-19 infection, after it had canceled the rule in May. This…
- Telangana
Telangana: For the 2nd time in a month, COVID-19 cases cross 500
Hyderabad: Telangana crossed 500 cases in the state with 563 people testing positive on Wednesday bringing the overall case count to 8,03,937 cases. On July 2, there were 516 cases which decreased…
- Middle East
1M Muslims begin Haj; largest since COVID-19
Riyadh: It is a scene that stirs hope — and relief — for Muslims around the world. One million pilgrims from across the globe amassed on Thursday in the holy city of…
- Middle East
Turkey renews extradition requests with Finland, Sweden after NATO deal
Ankara: Turkey on Wednesday renewed its extradition requests for “terror suspects” with Finland and Sweden, following a deal it made with the Nordic countries for their NATO bid. “Today we have renewed…
- India
COVID-19: New Omicron sub-variant found in India, says WHO
Geneva: A new sub-variant BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in various countries including India, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Ghebreyesus said that the world…
- World
COVID-19 cases surpass 45,000 in Japan, doubling from last week
Tokyo: Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan nearly doubled compared to a week earlier to more than 45,000 on Wednesday, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 amid…
- India
I-T raids at manufacturers of Dolo-650, pill that got popular during Covid
Bengaluru: The Income Tax department Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of Bengaluru-based pharmaceutical company Micro Labs Ltd, the manufacturers of the Dolo-650 tablet that was widely used by COVID-19 patients during…
- India
Gap between 2nd, precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine reduced to 6 months
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has reduced the gap between the second and precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine for all beneficiaries from nine to six months following a recommendation by NTAGI.…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Thousands pilgrims kick start largest Haj post COVID-19
Makkah: Thousand of worshippers gathered to circle Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Wednesday, kick-starting the biggest Haj pilgrimage since the COVID-19 pandemic. Haj is one of the five pillars…
- World
Australia’s most populous state faces new COVID-19 wave
Sydney: Health authorities in New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday warned that the most populous state of Australia is facing a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging the public to get…