COVID-19
- Delhi
COVID-19: Non-essential shops to be opened on odd-even basis in Delhi
New Delhi: Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government on Friday said that shops dealing in non-essential goods will only be allowed to open on an…
- Delhi
Weekend Lockdown: Delhi Police answer queries on social media
New Delhi: The Delhi Police took to social media to answer various queries of the people regarding the weekend lockdown that is set to kick-in from Friday night. To curb further spread…
- Kashmir
J&K logs 542 COVID cases, 1 death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir faced a surge in COVID infections with 542 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours, with one death, officials here said on Friday. The additions took…
- Featured News
Space India 2021–Low for ISRO, high for startups
M Somasekhar In India’s impressive journey in space technology over the decades, the year 2021 could well go down as a low performance one. It saw the usually busy Indian Space Research…
- Bangalore
K’taka govt makes COVID vaccine certificate mandatory for entry in public places
Bengaluru: In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state, the Karnataka government on Friday made COVID vaccine certificate mandatory for entry in public places such as malls, markets and restaurants.…
- Andhra Pradesh
840 fresh Covid-19 cases added in AP
Amaravati: Coronavirus cases shot up to 20,79,763 in Andhra Pradesh as 840 were added afresh in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday. This was the highest number of cases in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to impose huge fine for violating social distancing rules
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior on Thursday announced that those who break social distancing rules at public and private establishments will be fined 1,000 Saudi riyals, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad company launches kit that detects all Covid variants
Hyderabad: BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad-based USA headquartered company developed an RT-PCR kit for Covid-19 diagnosis, claims to detect COVID 19 virus caused by SARS COV 2 variants including Omicron…
- India
7-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals in India
New Delhi: Amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases, the Central government on Friday announced a seven-day mandatory home quarantine for all international arrivals in the country. All the international arrivals in…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi to start virtual poll campaign from Saturday
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who had cancelled her major poll rallies due to the Covid-19 surge, will start campaigning for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls virtually from Saturday.…
- World
Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID-19
Tokyo: Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Given the sudden surge in…
- Television News
COVID in Bigg Boss 15: All housemates undergo RT PCR tests
Mumbai: The coronavirus scare has hit the controversial reality show Bigg Boss 15 weeks before its grand finale which is reportedly scheduled to take place on January 16th. According to latest reports,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Omicron threat: Andhra Pradesh imposes curfew from 11 PM to 5 AM
Hyderabad: Amidst rising cases of Covid-19 due to the Omicron variant, the government of Andhra Pradesh has imposed a night curfew from 11 PM to 5 AM. The night curfew comes in…
- Hyderabad
Numaish not cancelled, only postponed: Hyderabad CP modifies order
Hyderabad: The city police commissioner, CV Anand has issued a partial modification to the earlier order that directed the indefinite cancellation of the All India Industrial Exhibition, popularly known as Numaish-2022. As…
- Bollywood
Omicron scare: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif’s ‘Tiger 3’ shoot canceled
Mumbai: The makers of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer ‘Tiger 3’ have decided to postpone the film’s Delhi shooting schedule in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases across the country. “The time…
