COVID-19
- India
Omar welcomes SC decision to list petitions on Article 370 for hearing
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s announcement that petitions regarding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution would be listed after the summer vacation…
- India
Congress attacks Modi for high excise duty, demands roll back
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he attacked the opposition-ruled states for not reducing the Value Added Tax(VAT) on petrol and diesel, saying the…
- World
Covid-19 pandemic not over yet: WHO
Geneva: Even though the number of globally reported Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, largely due to a drop in testing rates, the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation…
- World
COVID-19 pandemic not over yet: WHO
Geneva: Even though the number of globally reported Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, largely due to a drop in testing rates, the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation…
- Telangana
COVID-19: 30 new cases in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7,91,857. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 17. A Health department bulletin said 24 people recuperated from…
- Kashmir
J&K reports 9 new Covid cases
Srinagar: Nineteen of the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir did not report any new Covid cases on Tuesday while Jammu saw nine, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to witness Covid peak after June: Health Minister
Bengaluru: Citing a report by the IIT Kanpur on a fourth Covid-19 wave, Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday the state will witness a peak after June which will remain till…
- Delhi
Delhi’s daily Covid tally surges over 1,200, 1 death reported
New Delhi: Delhi on Tuesday reported Covid cases rising to 1,204, against 1,011 on the previous day, while there was one more death, as per the Health Department bulletin. The Covid positivity…
- India
PM Modi to interact with chief ministers on COVID-19 situation tomorrow
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers through video conferencing on Wednesday regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country. “At 12 noon tomorrow, 27th April, will be interacting…
- Hyderabad
DCGI approves COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for children aged 6-12
Hyderabad: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday granted an emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for the age group of 6-12 years. The Hyderabad-based Pharma company Bharat…
- Middle East
Israel’s unemployment rate drops to the lowest since Covid
Tel Aviv: The number of unemployed people in Israel decreased to 145,300 in March, registering an unemployment rate of 3.4 per cent, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics said. It is the…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 34 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday recorded 34 new COVID-19 cases taking the total caseload to 7,91,827. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 26. A health department bulletin said no fresh fatality…
- Technology
Foxconn suspends operation of two factories in China due to COVID-19
Beijing: Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, Apple’s main supplier of electronic components, has suspended operations of two factories in the eastern city of Kunshan due to COVID-19 restrictions, Hong Kong newspaper South China…
- World
Beijing on COVID-19 alert after sudden surge of infections
Beijing: China’s capital city Beijing is on high COVID-19 alert after the city recorded 21 new community cases in the last 24 hours on Sunday. Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing…
- World
Brazil’s carnival returns after 2-yr suspension
Brasilia: After a two-year suspension due to Covid-19, Brazil’s carnival returned this weekend, giving a boost to the country’s tourism sector. As millions of spectators enjoyed the traditional celebration at an unusual…