COVID-19
- Kashmir
COVID-19: 4,959 fresh cases, 7 deaths in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 4,959 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the infected number of persons to 4,19,131 while seven deaths due to the virus were reported in the past…
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports 7,539 new Covid-19 cases, 25 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 7,539 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Thursday. The country’s overall number of confirmed cases has risen to 1,393,887,…
- Health
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 gradually increasing in India: Centre
New Delhi: The prevalence of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 is gradually increasing in India, said Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), here on Thursday. Addressing a Health Ministry press…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: CM YS Jagan reviews COVID situation in state
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting on the prevailing COVID conditions across the state and decided the authorities to complete the vaccination process in all…
- Technology
Covid test-related email scams surge 500% with rise in Omicron: Report
New Delhi: With the increase in demand for Covid-19 tests, over the past weeks due to the latest Omicron variant, the hackers are back at exploiting the pandemic to conduct more attacks,…
- Delhi
COVID-19: Schools, colleges to remain closed in Delhi
New Delhi: Schools and colleges will continue to remain closed in the national capital and the issue will be taken up in the next meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA),…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP logs 13,474 fresh Covid-19 cases
Amaravati: Registering a slight dip, Andhra Pradesh added 13,474 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the infection count to 22,36,047. In the 24 hours ending 9 am today, the state also…
- India
9,672 Omicron samples found in January in genome sequencing, huge rise from Dec: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 9,672 Omicron samples were found in January in genome sequencing constituting 75 per cent of the total sequenced samples of COVID-19, a huge rise from the December…
- Featured News
The feet of eyes
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Sindh’s saints and savants are dust. Even its living are slowly dying. The Endowment Fund Trust in Karachi however ensures that Sindhi culture survives. The EFT ignored warnings about COVID-19 and Omicron by holding a public launch on…
- India
Govt mulls model for staggered opening of schools following all Covid protocols
New Delhi: The Union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools for physical classes following all COVID-19 related protocols, sources said on Thursday. Schools have been closed in…
- India
Budget should focus on bridging widened inequality in economy: Subbarao
New Delhi: The upcoming Budget should focus on creating jobs and bridging the widened inequality in the economy besides accelerating growth, former RBI Governor D Subbarao said on Thursday while observing that…
- Bollywood
Lata Mangeshkar’s health improves, taken off ventilator
Mumbai: Legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar on Thursday morning was given a “trial of extubation (off the invasive Ventilator)” and is showing signs of improvement, the Mangeshkar family said in a…
- Middle East
UAE delivers 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to Gaza
Gaza: The UAE has delivered 1 million Sputnik V vaccine doses to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, an official said. “It is the largest shipment of vaccine doses that are…
- Hyderabad
COVID: Hyderabad traffic reduced as people impose self restrictions
Hyderabad: In the wake of the third wave and a steep upsurge in omicron cases, the people are seriously taking precautions. They prefer to stay indoors due to which the traffic at…
- Middle East
Iraq reports record daily Covid-19 cases of 8,107
Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 8,107 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily count so far in 2022, raising the nationwide caseload to 2,175,793. It also reported 10 new deaths,…
