COVID-19
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 480 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 480 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its…
- Kashmir
J-K records 15 fresh cases of COVID-19 in a day
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 15 fresh Covid infections taking the case tally to 4,53,652 while no death was reported, officials said. Of the fresh cases, two were from Jammu…
- Telangana
Minister KTR invites Indian diaspora in USA to come invest in Telangana
Telangana Industries Minister has invited the Indian diaspora in the US to come to invest in the state of Telangana. Speaking at the Indian American Diaspora Meet & Greet program in New…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Active Covid-19 cases drop to 395
Amaravati: Active Covid-19 cases fell from 400 to 395 in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday when there were 41 cases. In 24 hours ending 9 AM, 75 people got discharged and there were…
- Middle East
More than 1L Keralites left Bahrain during COVID pandemic: Study
Manama: More than 100,000 Indian expatriates from Kerala have left Bahrain during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study conducted by Indian economist and social scientist Dr B A Prakash, local media…
- World
US concerned as COVID-19 cases surge
New York: There is wide concern in the US that another wave of Covid-19 is lurking somewhere ahead over the looming dominance of the BA.2 subvariant, though figures and rates currently give…
- World
COVID: China continues ‘severe and complex’ fight against outbreak
Taipei: China continues to battle its worst COVID-19 outbreak, driven by the omicron variant, with health officials on Friday calling the situation severe and complex.” The country has counted more than 56,000…
- Entertainment
Shadow of new Covid variant on Oscar celebrations
Los Angeles: Organisers are taking precautions to prevent the 2022 Academy Awards from being a super-spreader, as other awards shows and film festivals have proven to be in the pandemic era. Attendees…
- India
Centre plans to resume printing PM’s photo on Covid vaccination certificates in 5 states: Source
New Delhi: With the conclusion of the Assembly polls in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, the Centre plans to resume publishing the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on COVID-19 vaccination certificates…
- India
Indian airline operators expected to add 120 new aircraft/year: Scindia
Hyderabad: Expressing optimism about the civil aviation sector bouncing back following a difficult phase due to COVID-19 pandemic, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Indian airline operators are expected…
- India
Hijab ban: Another challenge for Karnataka Education department as exams near
Bengaluru: Karnataka education department, which successfully conducted board exams during the Covid pandemic in the last two years, is now facing the challenge of hijab issue. Against the backdrop of verdict by the…
- India
Emirates Airlines to restore flight capacity to India to pre-COVID levels
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based carrier Emirates on Friday announced that it will restore pre-pandemic flight frequencies between Dubai and India, starting from Friday, April 1. This step comes in the wake of the…