COVID-19
- India
COVID: HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on PIL seeking release of ex-gratia to deceased cops
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s response on a plea seeking release of the ex-gratia amount to families of police officers who died while serving during…
- Telangana
After last week’s surge, Covid cases on decline in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana is among the states witnessing a rise in Covid-19 cases during March but the health officials say that there is nothing to panic as the number keeps fluctuating. The daily…
- India
Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for COVID-19 amid rise in cases
New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued revised guidelines for Covid-19 in the wake of the surge of cases in the past week across the country. “Antibiotics should…
- Telangana
Ensure preventive steps to curb COVID-19 rise: Union Health min to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has written to the Telangana government to take effective steps in managing COVID-19 infections. In a letter to the state government, the ministry’s…
- Offbeat
Women enter into agreement to split days with a single man they love
Gwalior: A man and two women, including his first wife, have decided to live peacefully in two separate houses by dividing three days each of a week between them and also with…
- World
Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is highly transmissible and infectious: Lancet
Tokyo: The XBB.1.5 — subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron — has high transmissibility and infectivity, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the University of Tokyo in…
- India
Reduced socialising during COVID main reason for suicide cases: IIT Madras Director
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Director Kamakotti on Wednesday claimed that the reduced socialisation during the COVID pandemic is the main reason for the suicide incidents which were reported on the…
- Delhi
Delhi: Demonstrations, dharnas at Jantar Mantar see 23% increase in 2022
New Delhi: The year 2022 saw an increase of more than 23 per cent in demonstrations and dharnas at Jantar Mantar here over the previous year mainly due to lifting of Covid…
- Hyderabad
With COVID-19 finally behind, Hyderabad readies for Ramzan
Hyderabad: Two years after lockdowns affected the city and state due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and establishments are looking forward to the normalcy they were used to before 2020. With Ramzan…
- India
59 H3N2 influenza cases detected in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: At least 59 H3N2 influenza cases were detected in Odisha during the last two months, said director of regional medical research centre (RMRC)-Bhubaneswar, Sanghamitra Pati here on Saturday. A total of…
- India
Amid rise in H3N2 cases, centre expresses concern over increase in COVID-19 positivity rate
New Delhi: Amid a rise in cases of the seasonal influenza subtype H3N2, the Centre on Saturday expressed concern over a gradual increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some states and…
- India
India’s handling of Covid example before world: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar
New Delhi: India’s handling of COVID-19 was an example to the world of how the country utilised its digital resources to roll out vaccines for a large population and successfully controlled the…
- Telangana
COVID-19 survivers at 5 times higher risk of cardiac death: Telangana IMA
Hyderabad: Telangana Indian Medical Association estimated that youngsters who suffered COVID-19 infection last year are prone to a five times higher risk of death by cardiac arrest. With an alarming increase in…
- India
Active COVID cases in India climb to 3,177
New Delhi: India logged 379 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases rose to 3,177, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll stands at 5,30,776 with…
- India
29.3 pc persons aged 15-24 yrs not in education, employment or training: NSSO survey
New Delhi: A total of 29.3 % persons aged 15-24 years are not in education, employment or training, said a Multiple Indicator Survey (MIS) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).…