COVID-19
- India
Will apologise for caricatures of PM Modi, RSS: Cartoonist to SC
Cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 19, he will issue an apology on Facebook,…
- Health
COVID-19 may have aged blood vessels by 5 years, reveals study
New Delhi: A COVID-19 infection could age one’s blood vessels by about five years, especially among women, according to a new study. The effect was found to be stronger among women who…
- India
Maharashtra reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, one death
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the state’s tally of the viral infection so far this year to 2,547, the health department said. The state reported one death…
- World
Bangladesh grapples with vaccine shortage as new COVID-19 variant spreads
Dhaka: Bangladesh is facing a vaccine crisis to fight against the newly detected sub-variants of the Omicron strain of COVID-19. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of the country stressed that…
- India
Robert Vadra ready to appear before ED, no intention to avoid summons: Lawyer
New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband Robert Vadra has no intention of avoiding summons and is ready to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) anytime before or after his travel…
- India
Kerala steps up Covid-19 testing as cases increase
Thiruvananthapuram: With the number of Covid-19 positive cases increasing in Kerala, the Health Department has decided to come out with fresh protocols. With around 1,435 patients turning positive for the virus, Kerala…
- India
Active Covid-19 cases cross 300-mark in Karnataka, authorities on alert
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Health and Family Welfare Department has said in an official statement that the number of active Covid-19 cases crossed the 300-mark in the state. As the most of the schools…
- India
Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 3,395
New Delhi: The number of active COVID-19 cases in India has crossed 3,000, with Kerala accounting for the highest at 1,336, followed by Maharashtra and Delhi, Union health ministry data released on…
- Bangalore
Man tested positve for COVID-19 dies in Karnataka
Bengaluru: In a second similar incident in Karnataka, an elderly man tested positive for COVID-19 has died at a hospital in Belagavi district, a senior official in health department said. Harsh Gupta,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Doctor tests positive for COVID-19 in Kukatpally
Hyderabad: As COVID-19 cases start to rise again across India, health officials confirmed on Friday, May 23, that a doctor in Kukatpally, Hyderabad, has tested positive for the virus. Dr. C. Uma…
- India
COVID-19 situation in India under control, assure health officials amid scare
New Delhi: Health authorities in India are keeping an eye on reports of a rise in COVID-19 cases in Singapore and Hong Kong even as official sources on Monday, May 19, asserted…
- India
Stalin to announce nationalisation of literary works of five eminent Tamil scholars
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will today announce the nationalisation of the literary works of five eminent Tamil scholars — Rao Saheb G. Kothandapani Pillai, Dr R. Mohan, G. Muthupillai,…
- Business
‘Viksit Bharat’ journey a shared national mission: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: India’s journey to become a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 is not merely an aspiration but a shared national mission powered by a vision for inclusive, sustainable, and innovation-led growth, Union…
- Telangana
Suchirindia accused of Rs 6.5 cr fraud against TGSRTC
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Central Crime Station has registered a case against Suchirindia Hotels & Resorts and its managing director, Yadugiri Kiran Kumar, for allegedly defrauding the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) of…
- World
US Supreme Court rejects Tahawwur Rana’s extradition stay request
New Delhi: The US Supreme Court has rejected a plea by 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana, seeking a stay on his extradition to India to face trial Rana, a Canadian…
