COVID-19
- India
NGT agrees early hearing on plea on unscientific disposal of bodies near Ganga river
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has agreed to hear a plea related to the unscientific disposal of bodies on the bank of the Ganga River causing huge pollution in the river.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka records 5 Covid deaths after 145 days; health dept mulling restrictions
Bengaluru: Karnataka has recorded five deaths due to Covid-19 after 145 days in the last 24 hours, said officials. Among the deceased, the death of a 20-year-old woman without any comorbidities and…
- Delhi
Delhi sees 2,146 new coronavirus cases, 8 fatalities
New Delhi: Delhi on Wednesday reported eight fatalities due to coronavirus, the highest in nearly 180 days, and 2,146 new cases with a positivity rate of 17.83 percent, according to data shared…
- Middle East
Kuwait revise fee for domestic labour recruitment
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti government has revised fees for recruiting new domestic workers from abroad as the country seeks to end a shortage in this category of manpower, local media reported. The Ministry…
- Kashmir
COVID-19: J&K reports 547 new cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 547 new Covid cases, taking the infection tally to 4,71,374, while no fresh death due to the virus was reported, officials said. While 70 cases…
- India
Complaint against Kerala’s popular liquor brand ‘Jawan’, says insult to defence forces
Thiruvananthapuram: A complaint has been filed with the Kerala government objecting to the name of the hugely popular brand of rum, ‘Jawan’, produced by a state PSU and demanded that it should…
- Delhi
New Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 detected in Delhi
New Delhi: A new sub-variant of the Covid strain Omicron has been detected in a study of genome sequencing in the capital city. The Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 has been detected in…
- Middle East
Expats still permitted to stay outside Kuwait for more than 6 months
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti government’s decision to allow expatriates with residency visas to stay outside the country for more than six months is still in effect, local media reported. Expatriates are also allowed…
- India
CORBEVAX booster shot approved adults jabbed with Covaxin, Covishield
New Delhi: The Central government has approved Biological E’s Corbevax for restricted use in an emergency as a heterologous booster dose, official sources confirmed on Wednesday. On Tuesday, ANI reported that the…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi tests positive for Covid, isolating at home
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said she has tested positive for Covid again and would be isolating at home while following all protocols. The Congress general secretary had…
- Delhi
Delhi sees 2,495 new coronavirus cases, 7 fatalities
New Delhi: Delhi has reported 2,495 new coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 15.41 percent and seven fatalities, according to the health department data shared on Tuesday. The national capital saw…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 494 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday saw a dip in new COVID-19 cases with 494 fresh infections being recorded, taking the tally to 8,26,778. The State on Monday registered 528 fresh infections. Hyderabad district…
- India
Nitish Kumar as Opposition’s PM candidate in 2024? Many wary of his ‘U-turns’
New Delhi: As he snapped ties with the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has once again been pitched as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2024 elections by some, but a…
- World
Japan marks 77th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday commemorated the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during the Second World War. The annual ceremony allowed for more people to attend, owing to the easing…