COVID-19
- India
COVID: Centre asks states to increase genome sequencing of positive samples
New Delhi: Amid a sudden spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, the central government on Tuesday urged all states and Union territories to gear up…
- India
Bodies pile on top of each other in hospital morgues as Covid sweeps through Beijing
New Delhi: Beijing is currently facing an extraordinary wave of deaths as Covid-19 rips through the population, amid a widespread lack of data as mass, compulsory testing is abruptly halted across the…
- India
CDSCO approved recombinant nasal Covid vaccine on Sep 5: Govt in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) approved the recombinant nasal COVID-19 vaccine on September 5 this year for those aged 18 years and above, Minister of State for Health…
- India
Ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 approved for next of kin of COVID-19 victims: govt
New Delhi: The Centre has allowed the states to use the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to provide ex-gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of those who have succumbed…
- World
COVID: World may see deaths in millions in 90 days, warns top epidemiologist
Beijing: After the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, China is experiencing a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Hospitals are completely overwhelmed in China, reported Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economist. The epidemiologist…
- World
China: Two more deaths reported in Beijing as millions hit by new Omicron variants
Beijing: Beijing, gripped by the fastest spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Monday as the virus struck the majority of the city’s 21.54 million people, including…
- India
Govt saved 1.83 cr people through Vande Bharat Mission: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Union minister Anurag Thakur, while addressing the media on Monday, claimed that the government saved 1.83 crore people through its Vande Bharat Mission. Thakur said that in 2021-22, under one…
- World
Russia reports 7,222 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow: Russia has registered 7,222 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,716,074, said the official monitoring and response centre. The centre on Sunday added that…
- World
Thailand’s king, queen test positive for Covid-19
Bangkok: Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana have tested positive for Covid-19, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced on Saturday. The king and queen were experiencing mild…
- World
Biden says Covid-19 cases rising across US
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that Covid-19 cases “are rising” across the country. The remarks, which Biden posted on Twitter, came as American families are getting together for the holidays,…
- World
WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the virus. “We…
- World
China: Covid cases explode in Beijing
Beijing: Empty streets, deserted shopping centers, and residents staying away from one another are the new normal in Beijing — but not because the city, like many Chinese ones before it, is…
- India
Form panel to examine side-effects of Covid vaccines in view of sudden deaths: Cong MP
New Delhi: Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi demanded on Tuesday that a committee be constituted to examine the recent instances of sudden death of people in the country, saying some are attributing it…
- Hyderabad
New year events in Hyderabad: Police discusses do’s and don’ts with organizers
Hyderabad: Police gears up for new year’s eve and started holding meetings with the management of hotels, restaurants, pubs, and event organizers in Hyderabad. As per the decision taken by the Cyberabad…
- Photos
Top 10 Bollywood flops: Films which failed at box office in 2022
Post Covid-19 pandemic, Bollywood films struggled a lot to collect big numbers at the box office. Big-budget films, despite having big names and amazing storylines, couldn’t draw the audience to the theatres.…
