COVID-19
- Delhi
SC permits Ukraine, China & Philippines returnees to clear MBBS exam in India
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Central government to allow MBBS students — who had returned from war-torn Ukraine as well as from China and the Philippines during the…
- India
UP: 38 school girls test Covid-19 positive in Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri: Thirty-eight girl students of the Kasturba residential school in Mitauli block of Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district have tested positive for Covid-19 infection, a district health official said. Lakhimpur Kheri…
- India
Covid rise: Nationwide drill on hospital preparedness on April 10, 11
New Delhi: Amid rising cases of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza, the government is planning a nationwide mock drill on April 10 and 11 to take stock of hospital preparedness. According to a…
- India
SC orders all prisoners released on Covid-19 parole to surrender within 15 days
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that all prisoners, released on emergency parole by the state high-powered committees constituted on its order during the Covid pandemic, will have to surrender…
- World
Ajay Banga tests positive for COVID-19 during routine testing in Delhi
Washington: World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga has tested positive for COVID-19 during routine testing in New Delhi where he was travelling on the last leg of his world tour, and is currently…
- India
No Covid clusters in Kerala, says Health Minister
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday that while utmost caution has to be exercised in the wake of rising Covid cases in the state, the saving grace is there…
- India
UP: Lucknow reports highest Covid spike with 18 cases in a day
Lucknow: Lucknow has reported eight Covid-19 cases, the highest one-day spike this year, according to data provided by the Lucknow Chief Medical Officer. According to health officials, two cases in Aliganj, three…
- India
PM Modi holds high-level review meeting on Covid situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the Covid situation amid rise in cases in the country and also took stock of public health preparedness,…
- World
Boris Johnson admits he misled UK Parliament, but in ‘good faith’
London: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson’s written defence in response to an influential parliamentary committee was published on Tuesday and in it he accepts that he misled Parliament over the partygate…
- India
TN man who died of Covid was infected with Omicron XBB variant
Chennai: A 27-year-old man who had died of Covid-19 in a private hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchi was infected with the Omicron-XBB variant, officials said on Tuesday. The whole genome sequencing report…
- India
BJP schemes emerge from Bureaucracy, Congress’ from the people: Rahul Gandhi
Wayanad: Taking a dig at the BJP government at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the previous UPA government’s ambitious programmes such as the rural job guarantee scheme emerged…
- Politics
Criticism of government isn’t criticism of nation: Pawan Khera
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday said that criticism of the government doesn’t mean criticism of the nation. “Criticising the government is not criticising the nation. The government should understand…
- World
Biden okays bill to declassify intelligence info on Covid origins
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a bill to declassify intelligence information on the origins of the Covid pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million lives globally. “Today,…
- India
COVID: HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on PIL seeking release of ex-gratia to deceased cops
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s response on a plea seeking release of the ex-gratia amount to families of police officers who died while serving during…
- Telangana
After last week’s surge, Covid cases on decline in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana is among the states witnessing a rise in Covid-19 cases during March but the health officials say that there is nothing to panic as the number keeps fluctuating. The daily…
