COVID-19
- India
Ramzan approaching, Waqf board urges HC for re-opening of Nizamuddin Markaz
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the police to file a status report on a plea by the Waqf Board to re-open the Nizamuddin Markaz, where the Tablighi Jamaat congregation…
- World
China promises to India to work for early return’ of stranded Indian students
Beijing: China has promised to India to work for the “early return” of over 23,000 Indian students stranded at home for over two years due to Beijing’s rigid COVID-19 visa ban and…
- Automobile
Hero MotoCorp creates Chief Growth Officer’s position
New Delhi: Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp has created a new management position of Chief Growth Officer to leverage emerging post-Covid opportunities. The two-wheeler major appointed Ranjivjit Singh, who was heading Marketing, to…
- Middle East
Dubai does away with rapid PCR test at airport for travellers from India
Dubai: Dubai on Tuesday removed the requirements for Indian travellers to undergo rapid RTPCR at Indian airports before departing to UAE. An advisory issued by the Dubai Airport updated the travel requirements…
- India
Active COVID-19 cases in India settle below two lakh after 49 days
New Delhi: India added 13,405 new coronavirus infections in a single day, taking the virus tally to 4,28,51,929, while the active cases dipped below two lakh after 49 days, according to the…
- Middle East
China, Egypt donate 500,000 vaccines to Palestine
Cairo: China and Egypt have donated 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Palestine to boost its fight against the pandemic, the Chinese Embassy to Egypt said in a statement on Monday. The…
- India
India reports 13,405 COVID-19 cases, 235 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi: India recorded 13,405 new COVID-19 cases and 235 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. According to the bulletin, the…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 425.7 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 425.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.89 million and vaccinations to over 10.38 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- Telangana
385 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday confirmed 385 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the total positives to 7,87,063, while the toll remained 4,109 with no fatalities being reported. A health department bulletin said 733 people…
- Bangalore
COVID-19: 679 new cases in Karnataka, 21 deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday reported 679 fresh cases of coronavirus and 21 fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,37,265 and toll to 39,816. There were 1,932 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries…
- Jobs
Indian women freelancers’ earning grew by 42% amid pandemic
New Delhi: For women freelance workers in India, the pandemic has resulted in higher levels of satisfaction, owing to an increased work-life balance and flexibility in work schedules that the gig culture…
- Kashmir
J-K sees 104 fresh COVID-19 cases, one death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 104 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infected people to 4,52,410, while one death due to the virus was reported in the…
- World
Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO
Moscow: If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. However, it does…
- Middle East
Israel to open to unvaccinated tourists from March
Jerusalem: Israel has announced that starting from March 1 it will open borders to all tourists, including the unvaccinated. All tourists would be required to undergo two PCR tests, one prior to…
- India
India reports 16,051 new COVID-19 cases, 206 deaths in last 24 hrs
New Delhi: India reported 16,051 new COVID-19 cases and 206 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday. Of the fresh fatalities, Kerala reported…
