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Education minister urges students in 15-18 age group to get jab
New Delhi: Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday urged all eligible students falling in the 15-18 age group bracket to take the COVID-19 vaccine and also encourage others to do so…
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Harish Rao launches COVID-19 vaccine for children in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana health minister T. Harish Rao on Monday launched COVID-19 vaccines for children between aged between 15 to 18 years at the upper primary healthcare centre (UPHC) in Banjara Hills. After…
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India’s Omicron tally rises to 1700
New Delhi: A total of 1,700 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and Union Territories so far, out of which 639 have recovered or migrated, according…
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Only one woman in parliamentary panel examining marriage bill
New Delhi: The Parliamentary panel which will examine a bill seeking to raise the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 and submit its recommendations has only one woman…
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Telangana logs 5 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 84
Hyderabad: Telangana reported five new Omicron cases on Sunday, pushing up the state’s tally to 84. All the new cases were detected among air passengers who came from other than “at risk”…
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India gears up to vaccinate teens
New Delhi: India will start administering its indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin to the 15 to 18 age group from Monday, with inoculation drive for teenagers commencing on Saturday with registration beginning for…
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Omicron scare: Numaish 2022 suspended till Jan 10
Hyderabad: In a major development, the All India Industrial Exhibition, famously known as Numaish, has been suspended till January 10. This decision comes in wake of the latest Government order prohibiting mass…
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Kuwait urges citizens to leave UK amid Omicron surge
Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti embassy in London advised citizens on Sunday to leave the United Kingdom due to a rise in Omicron variant infections. “Kuwait’s embassy in the UK recommends that nationals…
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Vaishno Devi stampede: Govt asks people to share facts, electronic evidence
Jammu: The J&K Government has invited the people to share facts, statements, or electronic evidence regarding the tragic incident at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji Shrine in Katra on January 1, officials…
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Nausea, loss of appetite may be new symptoms of Omicron
London: While the Omicron variant is considered to be “mild”, the new symptoms include nausea and loss of appetite, according to a Zoe Covid app study. According to the UK’s NHS, the…
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Mumbai police register case against ‘Bulli Bai’ app developers
West Mumbai Cyber Police station has registered a case against the ‘Bulli Bai’ app developers and Twitter handles that promoted the app. “Bulli Bai” popped up on January 1, with a number…
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It’s time to speak up, says Rahul Gandhi over Bulli Deals
New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has slammed the government over inaction over Bulli Bai app that targets women of a particular community and said it’s time to speak up against…
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Fatima, missing JNU student Najeeb’s mother auctioned on ‘Bulli bai’
Fatima Nafees, the 52-year-old mother of Najeeb Ahmed, the JNU student who’s been missing for more than five years, was listed on the Bulli bai deals app that has a number of…
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Karnataka: Government college bans Hijab, use of Urdu language
Karnataka: The Government PU college for girls in Udupi, has banned the Hijab, the use of Urdu language, and the greeting Salaam. Students stood outside classrooms in protest of the college’s decision.…
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Omicron scare: Hyderabad’s Sunday-Funday event called off
Hyderabad: Amid the threat of Omicron, a variant of COVID-19, authorities have decided to cancel the Sunday-Funday event at Hyderabad’s Tank Bund. Arvind Kumar, special chief secretary, urban development, the government of…
