COVID-19
- Andhra Pradesh
4,348 fresh Covid-19 cases and 2 deaths in AP
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 4,348 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,92,227 and the number of active cases to 14,204 on Thursday. The day’s infection positivity rate was over 9 per…
- Technology
YouTube still being ‘weaponised’ by unscrupulous actors: Fact-checkers
New Delhi: More that 80 top fact-checking organisations, including from India, have written to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, saying that the platform is allowing itself to be “weaponised by unscrupulous actors” to…
- India
PM Modi interacts with chief ministers on COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding an interaction with the chief ministers of all states on the COVID-19 situation. Manipur Chief Minister Zoramthanga said in a tweet that he was…
- Hyderabad
Only 45 percent wear face masks in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In view of the third wave of the coronavirus the Central Government has issued covid guidelines and instructed the people to strictly wear the face mask. Telangana Government too has started…
- India
Leader of Opposition in RS , Mallikarjun Kharge tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.The Congress leader is currently asymptomatic and is under home isolation.“He is asymptomatic and is under home…
- Hyderabad
120 Covid cases reported in IIT Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has witnessed a spurt in Covid-19 cases with as many as 120 students and staff testing positive during the last one week. An official…
- India
Over 300 more Parliament staffers test positive for Covid-19
New Delhi: More than 300 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 between January 9 and 12, according to sources. Earlier till January 9, more than 400 of them had tested positive during…
- Telangana
Telangana sees five-fold jump in active COVID cases in 12 days
Hyderabad: The number of active COVID cases in Telangana is continuously increasing for the past few days due to the surge in the daily infections in the state. In the past 12…
- Sports
Djokovic included in Australian Open draw, faces Kecmanovic in opener
Melbourn: World number one men’s singles tennis player Novak Djokovic will begin his Australian Open title defence against compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic. Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal will begin his campaign against Marcos…
- India
India logs 2 lakh new Covid cases, active infection tally tops 11 lakh
New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India registered 2,47,417 new Covid-19 cases, a significant spike of over 50,000 since the previous day, taking the active infection tally to more than 11 lakh,…
- World
WHO cautions against concurrent outbreaks of COVID, other diseases
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned and urged for preparedness against concurrent outbreaks of Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases during the coming spring. Maria van Kerkhove from the WHO’s Health…
- India
Centre revises discharge policy for Covid patients
New Delhi: The Centre has revised the discharge policy on Covid patients to align it with the Covid-19 clinical management protocol, guidelines for home isolation of mild cases, and advisory on testing…
- India
PM Modi to convene meeting with CMs on COVID-19 situation tomorrow
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of all states on Thursday at 4:30 pm via video conferencing on the COVID-19 situation. The Prime Minister had also…
- India
1,804 fresh Covid cases, three deaths in Himachal
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday recorded 1,804 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 2,36,639, while three more deaths pushed the toll to 3,870, a health official said. Two persons succumbed…
- India
Omicron is not just common cold, don’t take it lightly: V.K. Paul
New Delhi: The Omicron variant of coronavirus is not a common cold and should not be underestimated, NITI Aayog’s Member, Health, Dr V.K. Paul said on Wednesday, noting it is the reseaon…
