COVID-19
- India
Around 39% MNREGA card-holders didn’t work in 2020-21: Survey
New Delhi: Around 39 per cent of all job card-holding households interested in working under the MNREGA scheme did not get a single day of work in the Covid pandemic year 2020-21,…
- Delhi
India reports 2,786 fresh Covid cases, 12 deaths
Delhi: India has recorded 2,786 fresh Covid cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. With the fresh fatalities, the death toll mounted to 5,28,847.…
- World
Visa issues will be solved by year-end, Aus tells India
New Delhi: In his address to the Indian community in Australia, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that he has been assured that the problem of visa backlog, particularly in respect to…
- World
‘The worst is yet to come’: IMF on global economy
London: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a tough 2023 as it cut growth predictions and forecast economic contraction in a third of the world, media reports said. “The worst is…
- World
New ‘highly infectious’ Covid variants emerge in China
Beijing: As China imposes fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions amid Covid surge, the country has detected new Omicron sub-variants BF.7 and BA.5.1.7, which are highly infectious with greater transmissibility. BF.7 (also known…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: 85 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday recorded 85 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 8,38,696 till date. Hyderabad district saw the most number of cases with 47. A bulletin said 74 people recuperated…
- World
Nepali President tests positive for Covid-19
Kathmandu: Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital of Kathmandu, tested positive for Covid-19, a hospital official has said. The president, who was…
- India
After two-year Covid hiatus, ‘Palace on Wheels’ back on track
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday flagged off the ‘Palace on Wheels’ train from the Gandhinagar Railway Station here. The luxury tourist train hit the tracks after a gap of…
- India
India reports 2,797 fresh Covid cases, 24 deaths
New Delhi: India reported 2,797 fresh Covid cases on Saturday in the last 24 hours, against 1,997 Covid cases reported on previous day, said Union Health Ministry. In the same period, the…
- Middle East
Turkey warned against new Covid wave
Ankara: Turkish health authorities and experts have warned that the country might face another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic within a few weeks due to the rising number of cases in Europe.…
- World
Child poverty declines in spite of COVID in New Zealand
Auckland: The Annual Ministry of Social Development (MSD) Child Poverty Report shows child poverty continuing to decline despite the 1 in 100-year economic shock caused by COVID-19, Prime Minister and Minister for…
- News
Telangana adds 61 new cases to COVID tally
Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded 61 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload to 8,38,243. Hyderabad district reported the highest number of cases at 41. A COVID-19 bulletin said 99 people recuperated…
- World
OPEC announces big cut in oil production
London: OPEC+ said on Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, media reports said. The group…
- Telangana
Telangana sees 74 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday recorded 74 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload to 8,38,182. Hyderabad district reported the highest number of cases at 46. According to a COVID-19 bulletin, 98 people…
- World
China reports 250 new local COVID-19 cases
Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 250 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 151 in Inner Mongolia and 27 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission’s report. A total of…
