COVID-19
- Kolkata
LGBTQ-friendly pan India Covid services locator launched in Kolkata
Kolkata: In the realisation that the pandemic situation caused people from the LGBTQ community great difficulties in accessing requisite medical services, three NGOs have come together to launch a pan-Indian COVID-19 services…
- Middle East
Haj 2022: List of COVID-19 vaccines approved in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA) has revealed the approved list of COVID-19 vaccines in the country for pilgrims during this year’s Haj. The Saudi Health Ministry said that the…
- Telangana
76 new COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 76 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7,93,544. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 55. A health department bulletin said 49 people recuperated from…
- India
Covid again on the rise in Kerala as tally crosses 1,500
Thiruvananthapuram: With a new school year beginning on June 1 and life practically returning to the old normal, Kerala on Saturday saw its daily Covid tally cross 1,500, to 1,544, while there…
- Middle East
1st batch of Haj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia after 2-year COVID-19 hiatus
Riyadh: The first batch of Haj pilgrims arrived at Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz international airport in Madinah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, after a COVID-engineered hiatus of two years, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
- Delhi
Assam CM gave PPE kits’ contracts to kin during Covid, alleges Sisodia
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday levelled a fresh allegation of corruption against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing the latter of awarding PPE kits’ contracts to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad based Corbevax gets DGCI nod as COVID-19 booster for 18+
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Pharmaceuticals firm Biological E Ltd (BE) on Saturday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has been cleared by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) as a heterologous Covid-19…
- Bollywood
Kartik Aaryan tests positive for COVID-19,won’t attend IIFA 2022
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan, who was supposed to perform at IIFA 2022, has tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently in Mumbai and won’t be traveling to Abu Dhabi for the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh postpones declaration of SSC results
Amaravati: School education authorities in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday postponed the declaration of results of class 10 due to a technical problem. The Board of Secondary Education postponed the results of the…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 49 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: As many as 49 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Telangana on Friday taking that state’s total to 7,93,468. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 25, a health department…
- India
Centre writes to 5 states over rising Covid cases
New Delhi: Raising concern over spike in the number Covid-19 cases in some states, the Center on Friday wrote to Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala to continue monitoring the spread…
- Delhi
Delhi reports 345 fresh Covid cases, no death
New Delhi: Delhi on Friday reported 345 Covid cases in last 24 hours, against 373 recorded on previous day, and no new death, as per the state government health bulletin. Meanwhile, the…
- Technology
Elon Musk plans 10% staff cut at Tesla, freezes hiring
San Francisco: Elon Musk is reportedly planning to axe 10 per cent of Tesla staff, along with freezing hiring amid stalled Twitter deal, global macroeconomic conditions like chip shortage, rising inflation and…
- Middle East
UAE first in the world to achieve 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday reached a major milestone on Thursday in its National COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 100 percent of the eligible categories having been vaccinated, thus…
- World
Dragon boat races, festive atmosphere returns in south China
Guangzhou: Dragon boat races returned in parts of China on Friday for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in late 2019, as restrictions are lifted along with a major…