COVID-19
- India
Need to remove 50% quota limit to facilitate reservation to Marathas: Ajit Pawar
Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said there is a need to remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent cap on quota so that the Maratha community can be…
- Top Stories
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 175.03 cr
New Delhi: With the administration of more than 36.28 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 175.03 crore, informed the Ministry of Health and…
- Science
Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests
Tokyo: The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not only faster at spreading, but may also cause more severe disease, a lab study suggests. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings, recently posted…
- Technology
Global DRAM memory market, prices down in Q4: Report
Seoul: Global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) shipments dropped nearly 6 per cent in the fourth quarter from three months earlier, a report showed on Friday, amid sluggish demand from manufacturers that…
- Telangana
425 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana saw another day with no COVID-related deaths on Friday and the death toll stood at 4,108 while the state recorded 425 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 7,86,021. A…
- Kashmir
Covid: One more death, 197 new cases in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 197 fresh Covid cases on Friday that took the infection tally to 4,51,989, while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 4,746, officials said. Of the…
- Andhra Pradesh
495 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in Andhra
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 495 fresh cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Friday. According to the latest bulletin, 1,543 infected persons got cured and one died. There were…
- Middle East
Bahrain to ease COVID-19 precautionary measures for arrivals
Manama: Bahrain on Thursday announced the easing of its COVID-19 precautionary measures for those arriving from outside the country, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. The Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs said, based…
- India
Over 171.76 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs so far
New Delhi: The Central government on Friday said that it has provided more than 171.76 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States and Union Territories so far. According to the Ministry of…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 419.4 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 419.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.86 million and vaccinations to over 10.30 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- India
India reports 25,920 new COVID-19 cases, 492 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi: India reported 25,920 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 4,837 lesser cases than yesterday, with a daily positivity rate of 2.07 per cent, according to the Union Ministry…
- Middle East
Israel’s GDP grows 8.1% in 2021, highest since 2000: Report
Jerusalem: Israel’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 8.1 per cent in 2021, the highest annual growth in 21 years, according to a report released by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.…
- Telangana
Telangana: 453 new COVID-19 cases, zero deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana saw another COVID death-free day on Thursday and the death toll stood at 4,108. The state recorded 453 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 7,85,596. A Health department bulletin…
- Andhra Pradesh
Active COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh fall below 10,000
Amaravati: The number of active COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh fell below the 10,000 mark on Thursday, to 9,470, after 35 days. The state registered 528 fresh positive cases in the 24…
- Kashmir
COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir reports 232 new cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 232 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 4,51,792 while no death was reported in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of the…
