COVID-19
- India
59 pc growth in TOEFL test takers in India post-pandemic: ETS
New Delhi: TOEFL test takers in India have grown by 59 percent since international travel resumed following suspension during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Educational Testing Service (ETS). Corresponding with the trend,…
- Business
As Covid raises its head around the world, race begins for new vaccines
New Delhi: New Covid variants XBB.1.5, EG.5 and BA.2.86 have led to a resurgence in cases of Covid-19, particularly in the US, Europe and Asia. In late August, the European Centre for…
- Bollywood
Trailer of Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Vaccine War’ released
Mumbai: On Tuesday, filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri released the trailer of his new film ‘The Vaccine War’. The trailer narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore Indian citizens…
- India
Enemies of India will be exposed by ‘The Vaccine War’: Vivek Agnihotri
Mumbai: Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri on Tuesday claimed his directorial “The Vaccine War” will “expose the usual suspects” who tried to sabotage the development of an indigenous vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic…
- India
59 fresh Covid-19 cases in India
New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded 59 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases came down marginally to 479 from the day before, according to Union health ministry data. With…
- India
Spain president tests Covid positive, to miss G20 Summit
New Delhi: Spain President Pedro Sanchez will skip the G20 Summit beginning here on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19. “This afternoon I have tested positive for Covid and will not be…
- India
India logs 46 new Covid cases
New Delhi: India has registered 46 new Covid cases during the past 24 hours, taking the caseload to 4,49,97,583, the Health Ministry said on Friday. According to the latest update by the…
- India
DU extends last date to file nominations for students’ union elections to September 14
New Delhi: The Delhi University has extended the last date to file nomination papers for the students’ union elections by two days, it said in a circular. The last date to file…
- Middle East
Tunisia detects 1st case of new COVID-19 variant EG.5
Tunis: Tunisia has detected the country’s first case of new coronavirus variant EG.5, said a Tunisian official. The infection was found in an infant following genome sequencing at Charles Nicolle Hospital in…
- World
Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19
Washington: US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced. “This evening, the First Lady tested positive for Covid-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She…
- India
No link between Covid vaccines used in India and heart attack risk: Study
New Delhi: There is no association between the Covid-19 vaccines used in India — Covishield and Covaxin — and increase in the risk of heart attacks, according to an observational study which…