COVID-19
- Entertainment
Actress Shruti Haasan tests positive for Covid
Chennai: Actress Shruti Haasan on Sunday announced that she had tested positive for Covid. Taking to Instagram to make the announcement, Shruti Haasan said, “Hi everyone, A quick not so fun update.…
- Middle East
Qatar: No pre-arrival RT-PCR test for vaccinated citizens, residents
Doha: Qatar has scrapped the pre-arrival RT-PCR test requirement for the fully vaccinated citizens and residents of the country, as of Monday, February 28, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The changes come…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia lifts age limit for entering two Holy Mosques
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday has lifted the age limit to perform the Umrah and as well as prayers at Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophets Mosque in Madinah, the Saudi…
- Hyderabad
Schools in Hyderabad see rise in students’ attendance
Hyderabad: Finally, students’ attendance in schools in Telangana’s districts including Hyderabad are back on track. Most of the schools are reporting 80-100 percent attendance. On February 1, 2022 when schools in Hyderabad…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 434 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 434 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.94 million and vaccinations to over 10.47 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- India
India may witness fourth wave of COVID in June: IIT-K experts
New Delhi: Experts from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) have predicted that India may witness fourth wave of COVID in June. They have also predicted that wave will continue till the…
- Middle East
UAE relaxes COVID-19 rules from today; all you need to know
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government on Friday announced the relaxation of COVID-19 rules regarding masks, travel, quarantine, and PCR testing protocols, as the country continues to move toward the…
- India
Destinations Indians can travel to without an RT-PCR test
New Delhi: According to Agoda’s recent ‘India-genous Travel’ survey, 39 percent of Indians anticipate travelling internationally in 2022, while its Return to Travel survey found that their biggest concern to travel internationally…
- World
Ukraine crisis: Air India evacuation flight expected to land in Mumbai at 8 pm
Mumbai: An Air India Boeing aircraft, which departed from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here for Romanian capital Bucharest early morning on Saturday to bring back Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 432.8 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 432.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.93 million and vaccinations to over 10.46 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- India
Ease COVID restrictions after analyzing local situation: MHA to States
New Delhi: Amid a significant dip in COVID-19 cases in the entire country, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued direction to the state government to ease curbs. In a letter to…
- World
4.7 mn Covid shots destroyed in UK over fears of blood clot risk
London: Amid fears of over blood clot risk, about 4.7 million Covid vaccine doses were wasted in the UK by the end of October 2021, according to a government report. According to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Covid-19: 280 new cases added to tally in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh recorded 280 fresh cases of Covid-19, 496 recoveries and two deaths in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Friday. According to the latest bulletin, cases now rose to 23,17,464,…
- Hyderabad
No business for torn note traders in Hyderabad post Covid, demonetisation
By Siddhant Thakur Hyderabad: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in 2016, it disrupted business and commerce in India on an unprecedented scale.…
- India
Over 1.9 million Indian kids lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study
New Delhi: More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child…
