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War against Coronavirus

Thu, Oct 24, 2024
Vande Bharat Sleeper Rake Is Here!

The Integral Coach Factory unveiled its first Vande Bharat train rake with...

Sun, Oct 13, 2024
Sabalenka's revenge: Defeats Zheng in thrilling final

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka shook off a second-set blip to win three...

Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Sabalenka, Gauff set for semi-final clash at Wuhan

U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka will face world number four Coco Gauff in...

Tue, Oct 8, 2024
Two sectors that added highest workers after Covid

Of the total 29 major industry groups covered in the Annual Survey of...

Sun, Oct 6, 2024
Ramlila actor dies on stage, Delhi minister blames vax

A 56-year-old man died after he suffered a heart attack on stage while...

Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Capex: Post-Covid boom in profits yet to show

The last four years, the best for corporate profits in a long time, have not...

BJP MLA falls on tracks during Vande Bharat flag-off

The train was stopped in time by bystanders, preventing a major accident....

Mon, Sep 2, 2024
First Look: Vande Bharat sleeper coach

The coach will undergo rigorous trials and tests in 10 days before rolling it...

Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Covid Kills 1,700 People Globally A Week

WHO has urged people at risk to keep up with their vaccinations with boosters.

Wed, Aug 14, 2024
First phase-3 trial for dengue vax begins in India

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec have...

Fri, Aug 9, 2024
Heartbreak for Noah Lyles as COVID ends Paris campaign

Noah Lyles said that his Paris Games are over, hours after he needed medical...

Tue, Jul 30, 2024
COVID-19 looms over Olympics; athletes test positive

The COVID-19 virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events and has others...

India's First Dengue Vaccine Likely To Be Ready By 2026

Dengue has become a major public health concern in India with 289,235 cases...

Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Devastating blow for British swimmer as COVID strikes

The Briton had said he woke up unwell on the day of the race, although he...

Wed, Jul 24, 2024
5 Aussie water polo players test positive for COVID

Two players had tested positive on Tuesday. Meares added that the cases were...

Tue, Jul 23, 2024
First case of COVID-19 reported at Paris Olympics

Australian water polo player has been isolated

Sat, Jul 20, 2024
Covid toll in India 8 times more than official: Study

In India, 11.9 lakh excess deaths occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19...

Covid Reduced 2.6 Years Of Life Expectancy In India

The decline in life expectancy was higher among young individuals and those...

Wed, Jul 3, 2024
Budget: MSMEs bat for Rs 5,000 crore export booster

India SME Forum, an organisation for small and medium businesses, has called...

Thu, Jun 27, 2024
Why Railways reduced speed of Vande Bharat

The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan...

Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Bharat Biotech finally names ICMR as co-owner in Covaxin patent filings

After reports claimed that filings in patent offices in India, the US, and...

Tue, Jun 18, 2024
Employment in informal sector below pre-Covid level

After adding 11.7 million workers in the October 2022-September 2023 period...

Tue, May 28, 2024
New-Gen COVID Jabs Coming Soon...

India currently does not have any XBB 1.5 variant-based vaccines available.

Wed, May 22, 2024
Covid variant behind surge in Singapore found in India

As many as 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both sub-lineages of...

Tourism's shr in global GDP will be @ pre-Covid levels

The travel and tourism sector's contribution to global gross domestic product...

Mon, May 20, 2024
'Poorly designed': ICMR slams BHU Covaxin study

The method of data collection has a high risk of bias, the ICMR DG said.

Should Govt Continue Covid Vax Drive?

India has covered enough population with vaccine and infection, but protein...

Thu, May 16, 2024
Over 30% Covaxin takers reported adverse events: Study

Serious AESI, which included stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome, were...

Sun, May 12, 2024
2,480 illegal immigrants in Manipur before unrest: CM

Singh said concerned with increasing deforestation and setting up of new...

Thu, May 9, 2024
TTS side effects: Govt urged to review all Covid vax

The world is learning about a side effect of the COVID vaccine called...

Wed, May 8, 2024
AstraZeneca withdraws COVID vaccine globally: Report

Pharma giant AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide...

Tue, May 7, 2024
New all-in-one vaccine targets all coronaviruses

The research published in 'Nature Nanotechnolog' on Monday is based on a new...

Wed, May 1, 2024
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine: The TTS Factor

'It is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause TTS.'

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vax safety amid concerns

Despite these rare occurrences, the pharmaceutical company maintains that...

Tue, Apr 30, 2024
AstraZeneca admits in court: Covishield causes TTS

United Kingdom-headquartered pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ) has...

Mon, Apr 1, 2024
MNCs look towards India for a booster dose

In recent months, several pharma multinational corporations (MNCs) are...

Mon, Mar 18, 2024
'Covid surge is a seasonal wave but spreads faster'

'Seek medical help if after five days of the first symptom the fever has not...

Fri, Mar 15, 2024
CAA comes as relief for 35,000 Hindus from Sindh

'A large number of people from Sindh province will now opt to migrate to...

Fri, Mar 8, 2024
Wipro's health care deals get an AI booster shot

Information technology (IT) giant Wipro has a strong pipeline of large...

Covid virus can linger in people for over 1 year

The researchers from the University of California, San Francisco found pieces...

Wed, Mar 6, 2024
Man gets 217 Covid vaccinations with no side effects

Until now, it has been unclear what effects hypervaccination such as this...

Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Novelis IPO: A potential booster for Hindalco

Base metals major Hindalco's overseas subsidiary, Novelis, has submitted a...

Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Visa applications to beat pre-Covid levels in 2024

VFS Global expects visa applications from India to surpass pre-pandemic...

Tue, Feb 13, 2024
4 new Covid deaths reported across country

India has logged 123 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of...

Fri, Feb 9, 2024
Covid mutated 223 times, not deadly anymore: Govt

The COVID-19 virus got mutated 223 times in the world and its harmful effects...

Thu, Feb 8, 2024
COVID-positive Marsh to captain Aus from a distance

Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia from a distance when they take on West...

Wed, Feb 7, 2024
Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the "total persons...

'Despite Covid we don't care about health'

'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience...

Sun, Jan 28, 2024
Vande Bharatam: R-Day Scene Stealer!

Vande Bharatam-Nari Shakti, a stunning display of 30 distinctive dance styles...

Thu, Jan 25, 2024
ED summons Raut's brother over 'kichdi' scam links

Sandeep Raut has been asked to depose before the central agency at its office...

Mon, Jan 15, 2024
Indians Back To Spending, But...

Lower income groups earning less than Rs 100,000 a year are yet to recover as...

Wed, Jan 3, 2024
Exiled while waiting for crowning: Shivraj drops hint

Chouhan got emotional and said he will continue to be among the people,...

Mon, Jan 1, 2024
Odisha logs 1st case as India's JN.1 tally up at 196

Ten states and Union Territories have so far detected the presence of the...

Fri, Dec 29, 2023
India's JN.1 tally rises to 169; Kerala tops table

Several states have been reporting an uptick in the number of COVID cases...

India logs 797 Covid cases, highest since May; 5 dead

India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while...

Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Hyderabad firm develops XBB1.5 Covid vax, awaits nod

As of now, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has launched a vaccine, Gemcovac-OM,...

Wed, Dec 27, 2023
Delhi logs first case of JN.1; India's tally at 109

The official said multiple samples were sent for genome sequencing, and one...

Does India have enough jabs for a new Covid wave?

According to CoWIN data, only 73 vaccination centres are currently active in...

Tue, Dec 26, 2023
Are hospitals ready to handle Covid surge?

Larger hospitals are not worried about a spike in cases, as they are now...

Sun, Dec 24, 2023
Maha logs 50 Covid cases; 9 of them JN.1 infections

Of the fresh cases, nine were caused by JN.1, increasing the number of...

Covid: WHO asks countries to step up surveillance

Considering the limited available evidence, the additional public health risk...

Thu, Dec 21, 2023
No mandatory Covid testing at airports now: Sources

Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been...

300 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in Kerala

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that despite the increase in COVID...

Wed, Dec 20, 2023
Amid JN.1 scare, Karnataka reports 2 Covid deaths

Two Covid-19 related deaths and 20 fresh cases were reported in Karnataka,...

Kerala reports 3 Covid deaths, 292 fresh cases

On Tuesday, state health minister Veena George had said that despite the...

Strategies needed for next-gen vaccine: Parli panel

The ICMR-National Institute of Virology has been regularly undertaking...

Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Kerala reports 115 Covid cases out of 142 in India

According to data on the Union health ministry's website, of the 142 COVID...

Delhiites advised to wear mask amid JN.1 detection

With Christmas and the New Year approaching, doctors at some hospitals in the...

Mon, Dec 18, 2023
India sees surge in Covid cases, Centre alerts states

In a letter to states and Union Territories, Union health secretary Sudhansh...

Covid returns: Karnataka makes masks mandatory for...

The Karnataka government on Monday asked those above 60-years of age, with...

Sun, Dec 17, 2023
Kerala allays concerns over Covid sub-variant JN.1

George said this was detected months ago in Indian passengers who were...

Sat, Dec 16, 2023
Kerala woman found infected with Covid sub-strain JN.1

A case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN. 1 has been detected in Kerala as part of...

Fri, Dec 8, 2023
Covid vax didn't increase sudden death risk: Govt

A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has...

Tue, Dec 5, 2023
SC questions immigrants' impact on Assam's culture

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought data on the beneficiaries of Section 6A...

Fri, Nov 17, 2023
'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to...

Mon, Nov 13, 2023
China goes on alert for return of Covid

China's top respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan warned of a small...

Thu, Nov 9, 2023
Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab faces legal threat in UK

AstraZeneca has stressed that patient safety is its "highest priority" and...

Wed, Nov 8, 2023
No refunds for air tickets booked during lockdown?

The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process...

Thu, Oct 26, 2023
1.3 Million Two-Wheelers Sold In September!

The two-wheeler segment is, however, still far from its H1FY19 peak of 9.7...

Wed, Oct 18, 2023
Delhi LG nod to hike Kashmiri migrants' aid to Rs 27K

In a press note issued earlier in the day, the Raj Niwas officials said...

'Acceptance of LGBTQIA+ is like Vande Bharat Express'

'As it happens in any society, when progress happens, hate also comes...

Mon, Oct 16, 2023
Israel trade with India doubled after Covid pandemic

India's trade ties with Israel have only strengthened in the years after...

Sat, Oct 7, 2023
Indian Wheels for Vande Bharat Trains

India's iconic Vande Bharat train project may finally find a solution to its...

Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Now, Modi lauds Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War'

The prime minister also congratulated the film's makers for giving importance...

Mon, Oct 2, 2023
Vande Bharat escapes major accident at Bhilwara

The Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express train narrowly escaped a major...

Covid vax pioneers awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in...

Thu, Sep 28, 2023
The Vaccine War Review

The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour, but that...

Tue, Sep 26, 2023
Covid-like pandemic 'highly likely': China's 'batwoman'

The research revealed that coronaviruses and their hosts are engaged in an...

Sun, Sep 24, 2023
Modi flags off 9 Vande Bharat trains with new features

The railways also rolled out its first orange coloured Vande Bharat Express...

Thu, Sep 21, 2023
Sheen & Shine take over as China opens Asian Games

After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens...

Wed, Sep 20, 2023
Kurmi stir hits Rajdhani, Vande Bharat, other trains

Several trains under the purview of SER and ECoR were cancelled or diverted...

Sat, Sep 16, 2023
Covid scam: ED files chargesheet against Raut's aide

The chargesheet against the associate of Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut was...

Fri, Sep 15, 2023
Nipah mortality rate much higher than Covid: ICMR

He asserted that all efforts are on to contain the spread of the virus in...

Thu, Sep 14, 2023
630,000 Indians among immigrants hit by US verdict

A US federal judge in Houston has declared illegal a federal policy that...

Wed, Sep 13, 2023
Who Will Be Exposed In The Vaccine War?

'All the big production houses are making superhero films, so I thought I...

Mon, Sep 11, 2023
Covid body bags scam: Ex-Mum mayor appears before EOW

The EOW had registered a case against Pednekar and two senior officials of...

Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Testing negative twice, Biden all set for India visit

United States President Joe Biden is all set to visit India and is 'very...

Wed, Sep 6, 2023
Biden tests Covid negative; to travel to India for G20

The US President will travel to India on Thursday to attend the G20 Summit,...

Mon, Sep 4, 2023
Study finds no link between Covid vax and heart attack

There is no association between the Covid-19 vaccines used in India --...

Fri, Aug 18, 2023
Covid still a threat, new variant under scanner: WHO

Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on...

Thu, Aug 10, 2023
Covid: WHO classifies Eris as 'variant of interest'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the...

Sat, Aug 5, 2023
Ex-Mumbai mayor booked in Covid body bags 'scam'

The complaint in this regard was filed by Kirit Somaiya in July, the police...

New COVID variant Eris spreading fast in UK: Report

The UK Health Security Agency said EG.5.1, which has been nicknamed Eris,...

Fri, Aug 4, 2023
Shanties of 'illegal immigrants' demolished in Nuh

The official said the occupants of the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran...

Thu, Aug 3, 2023
'Leave or...': Migrants live in fear amid Nuh violence

'Some people came on motorcycles on Tuesday night, threatening us that if we...

Fri, Jul 21, 2023
Govt studying post-Covid heart attack among young

The Indian Council of Medical Research is conducting three different studies...

Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Raut's aide Patkar kingpin of Covid centres scam: ED

The probe agency, while seeking Patkar's custody, also told the court that an...

ED arrests Sanjay Raut's aide in Covid centres case

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested businessman Sujit Patkar, a friend...

Wed, Jul 19, 2023
SEE: Traveling On A Vande Bharat Train

This is not a train for the regular commuter, evident from the number of...

Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Fire in Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train, no casualty

A fire broke out in the battery box of a coach of the Vande Bharat train...

Sun, Jul 9, 2023
New Vande Bharat Express will be saffron in colour

ome of the features including seat declining angle, better cushion for seats,...

Fri, Jul 7, 2023
PIOs among 14 charged in $53-mn Covid fund fraud

This case is the largest investigated by the Pandemic Response Accountability...

Tue, Jun 27, 2023
Modi flags off 5 Vande Bharat trains in poll-bound MP

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel,...

ED quizzes Uddhav man for 8 hrs in Covid centres scam

Chavan entered the ED office in south Mumbai at around 12.30 pm and came out...

Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Indemnity demands hit foreign Covid vaccine buy: Govt

He also said that it was wrong to suggest that India stopped foreign made...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023
ED raids Raut aide in Mumbai Covid centre scam

Patkar and his three partners allegedly bagged Mumbai civic body contracts...

Tue, Jun 20, 2023
Centre remains on high-alert for new Covid variants

COVID-19 is on the verge of becoming endemic but Indian scientists are...

India's daily Covid count lowest since March 2020

India witnessed a single-day rise of 36 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest...

Thu, Jun 8, 2023
Man City on cusp of European coronation, but ...

Now only Inter stand in the way of a treble that would match Manchester...

Fri, May 26, 2023
China braces for new Covid wave, may see 65mn cases

The new outbreak may be the greatest wave of illnesses ever recorded since...

Sat, May 13, 2023
Congress back in game with 'booster dose'

The Congress victory in Karnataka, its first big state since 2018, puts the...

Fri, May 12, 2023
Active Covid cases in India dip to 18,009

The death toll has climbed to 5,31,753 with 12 fatalities which includes...

Mon, May 8, 2023
Sonam's Namaste At Coronation Concert

'I'm honoured to mark the unforgettable occasion of the #Coronationconcert by...

Sun, May 7, 2023
Active Covid cases decline with 2,380 fresh infections

With the fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally increased to 4.49 crore (4,49,69,630).

Sat, May 6, 2023
Rishi Sunak creates history at King Charles coronation

The 42-year-old British Hindu leader read from the Epistle to the Colossians...

Fri, May 5, 2023
Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, made the announcement...

India at British coronation: Durbars, crowns, tiaras...

As the stage gets set for the coronation of King Charles III and some...

IT Campus Hires: 70% of Pre-Covid Levels

The hiring scenario is for the batch that passes out in 2024.These are...

India logs 36 Covid deaths, active cases decline

The death toll has increased to 5,31,642 with 36 deaths, which includes nine...

Wed, May 3, 2023
India records 3,720 new COVID-19 cases

The death toll due to the viral disease has increased to 5,31,584 with 20...

Man held outside Buckingham Palace, 'no terror angle'

A man was arrested at the gates of Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday...

Tue, May 2, 2023
Coronation Fever Overtakes Britain

The capital of world history will be London on May 6.

World No 1 Djokovic set to play at US Open

World number one Novak Djokovic will be able to compete at the US Open this...

Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Kerala Vande Bharat Express: Target 2024?

Prime ministers turning up with such frequency to launch trains is an...

Tue, Apr 25, 2023
Modi flags off Kerala's 1st Vande Bharat Express train

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and...

India's daily Covid cases drop below 7K-mark, 24 die

The death toll has increased to 5,31,369 with 24 deaths, which includes nine...

Mon, Apr 24, 2023
Active Covid cases in India decrease after 69 days

India has logged 7,178 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases...

Sun, Apr 23, 2023
India logs 29 new Covid deaths, 10,112 fresh cases

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 7.03 per cent and the weekly...

Sat, Apr 22, 2023
What Poonawalla said on vaccine, current Covid strain

Poonawalla was talking to media persons amid rising cases of coronavirus...

Covid spike: 42 deaths, 12,193 new cases reported

The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 5,31,300 with 42 more...

Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Don't be lax in handling Covid, govt warns 8 states

Amid rising cases of Covid, the Centre on Friday asked eight states including...

Covid surge: 11,692 new cases, 28 deaths reported

The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine...

How Siraj turned around his bowling during lockdown!

Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj grabbed four wickets to lead...

Thu, Apr 20, 2023
India logs 12,591 new Covid cases, highest in 8 months

Active cases now comprise 0.15 per cent of the total infections, while the...

Why Covishield Production Has Resumed

'I understand some people are comfortable getting a Covishield shot as their...

Wed, Apr 19, 2023
India logs over 10,000 Covid cases, active tally climb

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.39 per cent and the weekly...

Mon, Apr 17, 2023
Covid spike: 27 deaths reported from 11 states

India has recorded 9,111 new coronavirus infections, while active cases have...

'In many ways, Covid saved India'

In many ways, Shashi Tharoor pointed out, COVID-19 saved the country as the...

Sun, Apr 16, 2023
Covid spike: 23 deaths reported from 10 states

While five deaths were reported from Delhi, three each were from Chhattisgarh...

Man who had 'died of Covid' 2 years ago returns home

The family members of Kamlesh Patidar, 35, were taken by surprise on Saturday...

Sat, Apr 15, 2023
India logs 27 new Covid deaths, 10,753 fresh cases

The toll has climbed to 5,31,091 with 27 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.

Fri, Apr 14, 2023
India logs 11,109 new Covid cases, highest in 8 months

While three deaths each were reported from Delhi and Rajasthan, two each were...

Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Over 10,000 new Covid cases reported after 8 months

The number of active cases has increased to 44,998, the data updated on...

Wed, Apr 12, 2023
Harry to attend King Charles coronation without Meghan

Britain's Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father King Charles...

Serum Institute restarts manufacture of Covishield

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday said it has...

At 7,830, India's Covid count highest in 7 months

The death toll due to the disease has increased to 5,31,016 with 16 new...

Tue, Apr 11, 2023
India logs 5676 Covid cases, active tally rises to 37k

The death toll has increased to 5,31,000 with 21 deaths.

Migrants videos: SC seeks response from TN, Bihar

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Tamil Nadu and Bihar on a...

Mon, Apr 10, 2023
Covovax as Covid booster jab on CoWIN soon

Covovax is likely to be available on the portal in a few days at a price of...

India active Covid cases rise to 35,199

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 6.91 per cent while the weekly...

Amid Covid surge, the reality: Few vaccination centres

Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech have also stopped producing...

Sun, Apr 9, 2023
Two-day Covid readiness drill in hospitals from Monday

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit AIIMS, Jhajjar on April 10...

Active Covid cases rise with 5,357 new infections

While three deaths were reported from Gujarat, two were from Himachal Pradesh...

Sat, Apr 8, 2023
India logs 6,155 Covid cases, 11 die; active tally up

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to...

Fri, Apr 7, 2023
Mandaviya asks states to stay alert amid Covid spike

The Centre and the states need to continue working in collaborative spirit as...

Surge in Covid cases indicates endemicity: Experts

'These number surges will be the outcome of emerging virus variants, loss of...

Thu, Apr 6, 2023
SC to hear Bihar YouTuber's plea for clubbing FIRs

The bench agreed to hear the matter at the end of the board during the day...

At 5,335, India's Covid count highest in over 6 months

India has logged 5,335 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 195 days,...

NSA against Bihar YouTuber over fake migrant videos

YouTuber Manish Kashyap, arrested for spreading fake videos on Bihar migrant...

Wed, Apr 5, 2023
4,435 Covid cases in India, highest rise in 163 days

With the fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4.47 crore.

As Covid cases rise SC willing to let lawyers WFH

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday took note of the rising...

Tue, Apr 4, 2023
India's active Covid cases rise to 21,179

The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.47 crore.

Sun, Apr 2, 2023
India logs 6-month high of 3824 Covid cases, 5 deaths

With the fresh infections, India's COVID-19 tally rose to 4.47 crore...

Sat, Apr 1, 2023
India logs 2,994 Covid cases, 9 die; active tally up

With the fresh infections, India's COVID-19 tally stands at 4.47 crore...

Covid Lockdown: How India Fared

The March 2020 lockdown did not stop the spread of infection (as it triggered...

Indians among 6 found dead near US-Canada border

Six bodies were recovered by police Thursday afternoon in a marshy area of...

Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Will a fresh wave of Covid-19 hit India?

According to Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman, national Indian Medical...

India records 3,095 fresh COVID-19 cases

The daily positivity was recorded at 2.61 per cent while the weekly...

Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Covid: UP frontline workers, hospitals on alert mode

Instructions have been given by the government to take necessary action...

At 3,016, India's Covid count highest in 6 months

A total of 3,375 cases were recorded on October 2 last year.

Wed, Mar 29, 2023
India logs 2,151 new Covid cases, highest in 5 months

A total of 2,208 cases were recorded on October 28 last year.

The COVID-19 Murals Are Back!

Active COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 10,000 mark after 134 days.

Mon, Mar 27, 2023
High-level meet stresses Covid-appropriate behaviour

Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Monday reviewed with states and...

India logs over 1800 Covid cases for 2nd day in row

The total tally of Covid cases is 4.47 crore (4,47,05,952), the data stated.

Sun, Mar 26, 2023
Daily Covid cases in country highest in 149 days

India logged 1,890 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 149 days, while the...

Sat, Mar 25, 2023
India logs 1,590 Covid cases, highest in 146 days

The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824 with six more...

Fri, Mar 24, 2023
World Bank's Banga is Covid+; India meetings cancelled

US nominee for World Bank president, Ajay Banga, has tested positive for...

Thu, Mar 23, 2023
No rise in Covid hospitalisation or deaths, says govt

Amid a gradual rise in daily Covid-19 cases, the Union health ministry said...

Booster jab can protect future Covid strains: Guleria

The renowned pulmonologist, who was part of the national COVID task force,...

Daily Covid cases in India highest in 140 days

India logged 1,300 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 140 days, while the...

Wed, Mar 22, 2023
XBB.1.16 likely behind recent Covid spike: Dr Guleria

As India witnessed the highest number of Covid cases in over four months,...

PM orders strict vigil as Covid, flu cases surge

He stressed on the need to enhance genome sequencing and keeping...

Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Did poverty and inequality spike during Covid?

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19...

Sun, Mar 19, 2023
India logs over 1K Covid cases after 4 mths, 3 die

The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total cases, while the...

Sat, Mar 18, 2023
India's daily Covid count highest in over 4 months

With 843 fresh infections, the country's caseload increased to 4.46 crore...

Bihar YouTuber sharing fake migrant videos surrenders

Manish Kashyap, a YouTuber wanted by the Bihar Police for allegedly sharing...

WHO criticises China for withholding Covid origin data

"We continue to call on China to be transparent in sharing data and to...

Djokovic to miss Miami Open over vaccine status

Novak Djokovic will miss next week's Miami Open after the Serbian was denied...

Fri, Mar 17, 2023
Covid had natural origin? New data from Wuhan says so

A new analysis of genetic samples collected from a seafood market in central...

India's active Covid tally crosses 5000 after 109 days

The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.80 per cent, according to...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023
Amid rise in Covid cases, Centre asks 6 states to...

'There are a few states which are reporting higher numbers of cases...

COVID-19 Cases: No Reason For Alarm

'The fortunate part is that the severity is less. New strains are...

Tue, Mar 14, 2023
Delhi sees spike in H3N2 cases; doctors issue alert

There has been a nearly 150 per cent rise in patients coming to outpatient...

Asia's 1st woman loco pilot runs Vande Bharat Express

Surekha Yadav piloted the semi-high speed train between Solapur station and...

Mon, Mar 13, 2023
Covid: Employment Shows Lingering Effects

The unemployment rate is higher among urban women as was the case before the...

Sun, Mar 12, 2023
Bihar man held for spreading false info about migrants

A special team from Tirupur Cyber Crime continued their surveillance and...

Sat, Mar 11, 2023
Centre concerned over Covid +ve rate amid H3N2 spike

The states were requested to take a stock of hospital preparedness such as...

India logs 456 Covid cases, 1 die; active tally rises

The death toll stands at 5,30,780 with one death reported in Gujarat, data...

Fri, Mar 10, 2023
Fake videos of attacks on migrants because...: Stalin

As various social media content of alleged attacks on migrant workers from...

REVEALED: How RBI Operated During Covid

200 staffers, consisting of RBI officials and support teams, who are...

Wed, Mar 8, 2023
Active Covid cases in India over 3,000 after 67 days

The country's COVID-19 death toll stands at 5,30,775, while the active cases...

Tue, Mar 7, 2023
News portal booked for 'fake news' on migrants in TN

According to a police release, Thirunindravur Police Station in Avadi has...

Mon, Mar 6, 2023
Lawyer who alleged 'attacks on migrants' seeks bail

The FIR has been lodged against Prashant Kumar Umrao, a lawyer, whose...

1 arrested for fake videos of attack on migrants in TN

The Economic Offence Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police has booked four persons...

Sun, Mar 5, 2023
Bihar team satisfied with TN on workers' safety

The delegation also interacted with the workers and told them not to believe...

TN BJP chief Annamalai booked for inciting violence

The cyber crime division have booked the BJP state unit chief under sections...

Sat, Mar 4, 2023
Top scientist behind Russian vax 'strangled to death'

Andrey Botikov, one of the scientists who helped to create the Russian...

'Attack on migrants': Bihar team leaves for TN

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, replying to queries from journalists in Patna,...

After 97 days, India logs over 300 fresh Covid cases

India logged more than 300 fresh coronavirus cases after 97 days, while the...

Fri, Mar 3, 2023
Nitish to send team to TN to probe attacks on workers

The move came even as deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, while speaking in...

'Attack on migrants' in TN: Uproar in Bihar assembly

Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary took a grim note of the unruly behaviour of...

Wed, Mar 1, 2023
Covid originated from Wuhan lab, 'confirms' FBI chief

'FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed that the Bureau has assessed that...

Tue, Feb 28, 2023
No definitive conclusion on Covid origin: White House

"The intelligence community and the rest of the government are still looking...

Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Covid likely came from lab leak in China: Report

The new report highlights how different parts of the intelligence community...

Thu, Feb 23, 2023
Woman locks herself, son for 3 yrs to escape Covid

During the three years of confinement with her son, the woman did not allow...

Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Djokovic cleared to compete in Indian Wells, Miami?

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has applied for special permission to enter the...

Active Covid cases rise to 1,935 with 125 infections

The virus case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,85,257) while the...

Sat, Feb 18, 2023
Ramdev says cancer cases up post-Covid; experts say...

Renowned oncologist and former chief of the Indian Medical Association's Goa...

Fri, Feb 17, 2023
Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,862

India logged 157 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased...

Wed, Feb 15, 2023
Why Queen Camilla chooses crown without Kohinoor

The palace said the Queen Mary Crown was removed from display at the Tower of...

Mon, Feb 13, 2023
Active Covid cases decline to 1,837

The death toll rose by three to 5,30,753 with Uttar Pradesh reporting two...

Sun, Feb 12, 2023
India logs 124 Covid cases, active tally rises to 1843

The daily positivity was recorded at 0.10 per cent while the weekly...

Fri, Feb 10, 2023
Mumbai: Modi gifts 2 Vande Bharats, bonds with Bohras

At an event at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai, Modi...

Covid vax don't increase risk of heart attack: Study

COVID-19 vaccines did not cause an increased risk of adverse events such as...

Active Covid cases in country increase to 1,797

The death toll stands at 5,30,750 with two deaths reported by Uttar Pradesh...

New Covid variants not behind China outbreak: Lancet

Two known Omicron sub-variants -- rather than any new variants -- have...

Thu, Feb 9, 2023
Active Covid cases in country dip to 1,781

The death toll stands at 5,30,748 with one death reported by Uttar Pradesh...

Wed, Feb 8, 2023
Actual Covid cases in India 17 times more: Study

The most striking aspect of this study was that a large proportion of the...

Tue, Feb 7, 2023
'After Covid, I'd expected a higher budget for health'

'...to address the serious faultlines that had got exposed during the...

'Worse for strokes': Doc flags issues with Covishield

Dr Malhotra, who has demanded a full safety review into the use of...

Active Covid cases in country dip to 1,771

The death toll stands at 5,30,745, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Mon, Feb 6, 2023
British Indian doc wants Delhi to halt Covishield use

A number of Indian medical experts on Monday supported calls from an eminent...

India adds 91 fresh Covid cases

India on Monday logged 91 fresh COVID-19 cases, while the number of active...

Sat, Feb 4, 2023
India logs 128 fresh Covid cases

The death toll has increased to 5,30,745 with four deaths reconciled by...

Wed, Feb 1, 2023
Covid: Govt gave free foodgrains to 80 cr poor people

In times of global challenges, G-20 presidency gives an opportunity to...

Tue, Jan 31, 2023
Covid-19 remains 'global health emergency': WHO

The committee acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic may be approaching an...

Mon, Jan 30, 2023
Silver may outperform if there's no lockdown in China

Silver, which is currently trading at Rs 68,453 per kilogram, has appreciated...

India records 80 new COVID-19 infections

The total tally of Covid cases is 4.46 crore (4,46,82,719) and the death toll...

Sun, Jan 29, 2023
India logs 109 Covid cases, active count below 2,000

The tally of Covid infections in the country has reached 4.46 crore...

Sat, Jan 28, 2023
China compelling docs to hide Covid mortalities

COVID infections in China began to surge towards December end and hospitals...

Active Covid cases in country decline to 1,842

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the...

Thu, Jan 26, 2023
Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine launched

'iNCOVACC' is priced at Rs 800 for private markets and at Rs 325 for supplies...

Wed, Jan 25, 2023
'None of the vaccines can prevent Omicron variants'

'We seem to be in a situation where we can do little, and nothing needs to be...

Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Covid: 89 new cases, active infections below 2,000

India saw a single-day rise of 89 coronavirus infections, while the active...

IndiGo, Vistara fly more than pre-Covid peak in 2022

IndiGo carried 69.09 million passengers last year, compared to 67.9 million...

Mon, Jan 23, 2023
India logs 94 new Covid infections in 24 hours

The overall death toll stands at 5,30,735 with two deaths -- one death...

Sat, Jan 21, 2023
India's 1st nasal Covid vax to be launched on Jan 26

Homegrown vaccine maker Bharat Biotech will launch its intranasal COVID-19...

Fri, Jan 20, 2023
In fresh tiff, Gehlot 'likens Pilot to coronavirus'

It is believed that Gehlot allegedly likened Pilot to coronavirus.

Tue, Jan 17, 2023
Lowest Covid cases reported in India since March 2020

The death toll stands at 5,30,726, the data updated at 8 am stated.

DCGI gives nod for Covovax as Covid booster dose

The DCGI's approval came following recommendation by the Subject Expert...

Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,119

The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,154).The death toll...

Sun, Jan 15, 2023
Modi flags off Secunderabad-Vizag Vande Bharat train

Noting that the new trains will connect the culture of Telangana and AP, Modi...

Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,149

India logged 104 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined...

Sat, Jan 14, 2023
China logs nearly 60,000 Covid deaths in last 30 days

The average age of those who died was 80.3, and 90 per cent of the fatalities...

Thu, Jan 12, 2023
Expert panel bats for Covovax as Covid booster jab

It has been approved by the European Medicines Agency for conditional...

3 held for stoning Vande Bharat train in Andhra

Based on closed circuit television camera footage, the Visakhapatnam police...

India sees 197 fresh COVID-19 cases

The overall death toll stands at 5,30,723 with one death reconciled by...

Wed, Jan 11, 2023
'Covid +ve samples of int'l fliers had BF.7 variant'

More than 15 lakh international air passengers have so far been screened and...

Active Covid cases up by 23 with 171 new infections

India saw a single-day rise of 171 fresh COVID-19 cases, while the active...

Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Bengal BJP chief, 10 scribes booked for 'fake news'

The incident had happened in Bihar when the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri...

Mon, Jan 9, 2023
Offices absorb Covid-19 pandemic shock in 2022

After their near desertion in the wake of Covid-19, workplaces well and truly...

India reports 170 new coronavirus cases, 1 death

According to the Union health ministry data updated at 8 am Monday, the total...

COVID-19 positive players can play at Australian Open

Players at this month's Australian Open will not be required to take COVID-19...

Covid surge: Demand for Indian drugs shot up in China

Due to the massive short supply of Paxlovid, demand for Indian generic...

Sun, Jan 8, 2023
Covid-hit China welcomes int'l passengers after 3 yrs

Officials said 387 passengers were aboard two flights from Toronto and...

India logs 163 Covid cases, active tally dips to 2423

The death toll stands at 5,30,720 with two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the...

Sat, Jan 7, 2023
India reports 214 fresh Covid cases, 4 deaths

India on Saturday recorded 214 fresh coronavirus infections, while the number...

China orders release of Covid detainees

The Chinese government on Saturday ordered the release of people detained...

Fri, Jan 6, 2023
Soccer: Ronaldo made to wait for Al Nassr debut

Bayern's Mazraoui suffers heart complications due to COVID

Tough Covid Time At Chinese Hospitals

A medical worker checks the IV drip treatment of a patient in the emergency...

Covid's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 7 in India

Of the seven cases, three were found in Gujarat and one each in Karnataka,...

Thu, Jan 5, 2023
As 11 Omicron variants found in India, govt says...

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday asked the public not to...

11 types of Covid variants detected in int'l travellers

The sources said that of the 124 positive samples, genome sequencing results...

Covid Chaos In China's Hospitals

As China's hospitals struggle to cope with the spike of infected people, the...

Biden concerned about China's handling of COVID-19

'I think we just got to make the protocol we set out: that if you're flying...

4 US returnees infected with Omicron subvariant in WB

Genome sequencing of the four people, who have recently returned from the US,...

Wed, Jan 4, 2023
Unvaccinated Djokovic set to miss US events

That decision opened a path for him to target a 10th title at the Grand Slam...

Covid positive Renshaw named in Aussie XI

Australia's opener Matt Renshaw tests positive for COVID-19, will feature in...

Doctors want govt to allow 4th booster

'The protective effect of the vaccine lasts for about nine months to a...

Tue, Jan 3, 2023
Covid curbs on our travellers discriminatory: China

Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning went on the offensive saying "we do...

'Second Covid booster shot not on govt agenda now'

A fourth COVID shot is unwarranted at the moment as most people in the...

COVID-19 Patients Fill China's Hospitals

China has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases since the government lifted its...

Autopsies show Covid lingers in body parts for months

The study showed that SARS-CoV-2 primarily infected and damaged airway and...

Stone pelted at Vande Bharat in WB days after launch

The glass door of coach number C13 of 22303 Vande Bharat Express was damaged...

How Covid Spiked Gold Smuggling

Officials were surprised at how quickly smugglers appraised the Covid...

Mon, Jan 2, 2023
Covid -ve must for flyers transiting through China

A negative Covid report is a must for passengers transiting through China,...

India logs 173 new Covid cases, active tally declines

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the...

Sun, Jan 1, 2023
India ushers in New Year sans Covid curbs after 2 yrs

Large crowds thronged popular boulevards, tourist hubs and entertainment...

Amid global pressure, China says Covid data reliable

"China has always been publishing information on COVID-19 deaths and severe...

India logs 265 Covid cases, 3 die; active tally dips

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.17 per cent, while the weekly...

Quarantine for flyers from high-risk nations: K'taka

The government decided to enhance surveillance and containment effort within...

Canada to make Covid report must for China arrivals

The Canadian government announced that this new requirement will come into...

Sat, Dec 31, 2022
Xi warns of challenges in China's 'new phase' of Covid

Xi said that China's extraordinary efforts have helped it prevail over...

Glimpses From China's Covid Crisis

Makeshift hospitals have been created to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus.

India logs 226 Covid cases; active tally rises

The death toll stands at 5,30,702 with three fatalities reconciled by Kerala,...

WHO again asks China to share data on Covid situation

The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on...

Fri, Dec 30, 2022
China succumbs, shares Covid situation with WHO

They agreed to continue technical exchanges to help end the epidemic...

Is BF.7 spreading in India? Crucial meet today

It's expected that INSACOG will be once again releasing a bulletin from next...

Active Covid cases rise with 243 new infections

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.11 per cent while the weekly...

No major Covid outbreak likely in India: Expert

The remarks of Dr Parvaiz Koul, director of the SKIMS Hospital in Kashmir,...

Indians Not Taking Booster Covid Vaccine

Less than 30,000 booster doses daily in December.

Covid fears in China may hit India's exports, imports

The importance of China as India's top trading partner cannot be understated.

Thu, Dec 29, 2022
Govt monitors exports in view of possible Covid surge

The move is aimed at dealing with any possible emergency situation on account...

India logs 268 new Covid cases, active infections up

The death toll stands at 5,30,698 with two fatalities with one reconciled by...

Serum to give 2cr Covishield doses to govt for free

SII has so far provided more than 170 crore doses of Covishield to the...

Wed, Dec 28, 2022
2 foreign travellers test Covid +ve at Mumbai airport

According to the health department, both samples have been sent for whole...

India may see Covid surge in Jan, next 40 days crucial

The health ministry sources said even if there is a wave, deaths and...

What India needs to do to avert China-like Covid surge

"Provide enough infrastructure and money to carry out surveillance and set up...

China's COVID-19 Situation Gets Worse

COVID-19 cases have spread quickly in China after its Zero Covid policy was...

2 Indian vaccine makers sitting on 250mn Covid doses

According to respective company sources, Biological E is holding 200 million...

Mom, child returning from China test Covid +ve in TN

Both are under home isolation in Virudhunagar. Their samples would be sent to...

India logs 188 Covid infections, active cases rise

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the...

China's Covid Surge: India's Dr Kotnis Moment?

By offering aid to China in its hour of need we will create an opening to Xi...

Nasal Covid Vaccine Available In Jan

The vaccine would not have production scalability issues unlike Covaxin,...

39 foreign arrivals test Covid positive in 3 days

In light of the surge in COVID-19 in some countries, hospitals across India...

Tue, Dec 27, 2022
Amid Covid spurt, China to reopen for foreign flyers

Days after it faced nationwide anti-government protests against its stringent...

Covid scare: Hospitals across India conduct mock drill

"To make sure there isn't a Covid surge in the country, PM Modi has asked us...

India logs 157 new Covid infections

The death toll due to the disease stands at 5,30,696 with one fatality being...

No deployment of teachers on Covid duty at IGIA

As per the official announcement by Delhi government, the teachers will be...

China Struggles With Covid Pandemic

As Chinese medical facilities in Beijing, Shanghai and other parts of China...

Covid-ravaged Beijing to distribute Pfizer's drug

As COVID-19 cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start...

Mon, Dec 26, 2022
British, Indian with suspected Covid land in Kolkata

The British woman, aged around 42 years, has been shifted to an isolation...

China faces 'new Covid situation': Xi Jinping

In his fresh directive, Xi said that more targeted patriotic health campaigns...

Mock drills in India on Tuesday amid Covid prep

A mock drill will be held on Tuesday across a number of health facilities in...

Covid runs rampant in China as govt seems absent

One Chinese source informed ANI that 10 million new infections are probably...

Active Covid cases in country rise to 3,428

The death toll stands at 5,30,695 with two fatalities reconciled by Kerala,...

'Vande Bharat's Potential Yet To Be Exploited'

'All Shatabdis and Rajdhanis should be converted to this type of high-speed...

'Some' foreign flyers test positive at Delhi airport

At the Delhi airport, as many as 455 passengers have been subjected to random...

Sun, Dec 25, 2022
China returnee found Covid positive in Agra, isolated

"The man has been isolated at his home and teams of the health department...

Covid situation, global trends to guide markets

Global trends and the Covid situation in China would drive the equity markets...

Covid rising in many countries, be vigilant: PM

In his last 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast of the year, Modi said many people are...

India logs 227 new Covid cases, active count rises

The death toll stands at 5,30,693 with two fatalities with one reconciled by...

China stops publishing Covid cases amid fresh spike

The move comes in the backdrop of a Radio Free Asia report that nearly 250...

Sat, Dec 24, 2022
China reported nearly 250mn Covid cases in 20 days

The report came at the time when British-based health data firm Airfinity,...

No need to ban int'l flights or lockdown: Experts

The current Covid situation in India is under control and there are no...

India logs 201 new Covid cases; active tally rises

The death toll stands at 5,30,691 with one fatality reconciled by Kerala, the...

Fri, Dec 23, 2022
No Covid curbs in Goa on Christmas, New Year: CM

The Goa government will not impose any COVID-19-related restrictions till...

For BJP, Covid is where Bharat Jodo Yatra is: Rahul

His fresh attack came a day after he said the government is coming up with...

Fresh Covid scare: Mock drill across India on Dec 27

During a virtual meeting with health ministers and senior officials of states...

Cong: Whole 'Covid drama' being orchestrated to...

At a press conference in Pakhal village in Faridabad, Ramesh said, "This...

India unlikely to witness Covid spike: Virologist

Kang said that "at the moment, India is doing fine" but maintained that...

India approves nasal Covid vaccine amid global surge

The needle-free vaccine will be available at private centres.

Drills, O2 plants: India gets ready to tackle Covid

An advisory in this regard will be issued by Union Health Minister Mansukh...

Amid Covid fears, India reports 163 new cases

The death toll stands at 5,30,690 with nine fatalities.

Why does China have Covid surge and not India?

Most Indians have acquired hybrid immunity which means immunity developed...

COVID-19 Surges In China

Health data firm Airfinity estimates more than 5,000 people are probably...

COVID: 'India is safe for the present'

'Viral infections rise in winter and better care needs to be taken in the...

Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Random Covid testing for foreign flyers from Dec 24

Following random testing, if anybody is found Covid-positive, the sample...

Excuses to stop yatra: Rahul on Mandaviya's letter

'The government is scared of this Congress yatra, that is why various orders...

Amid fear of new Covid strain, a warning from PM Modi

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the world, Prime Minister...

Here's what India doing to prevent China-like surge

The government on Thursday took a series of measures in view of the rising...

Active Covid cases in country dip to 3,402

The death toll stands at 5,30,681 with one fatality being reported from Delhi...

Rising Covid cases: Exporters keeping fingers crossed

Indian exporters are keeping their fingers crossed on account of rising Covid...

K'taka makes face masks mandatory in indoor places

The government also decided to make face masks mandatory in closed spaces and...

Ensure mask use, booster coverage: Centre to states

The health minister said states have also been advised to increase the whole...

Covid: No decision yet to stop flights from China

According to the people aware of the matter, there are currently 10 different...

Govt released Covid to stop Rahul's yatra: Shiv Sena

On Tuesday, Mandaviya had written to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan...

Modi to chair high-level meeting on COVID-19 today

There has been a sudden spurt in Covid cases in China and some other countries.

Mask Up, Covid Is Not Over Yet

'If there are any symptoms/variants of concern, states can prepare accordingly.'

Wed, Dec 21, 2022
Covid wave may lead to new variants: Chinese experts

Wang Guangfa, a respiratory expert from Peking University First Hospital,...

India to test all international passengers for Covid

Sources said three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain...

After Mandaviya's letter, Cong seeks Covid protocols

The assertion by the Congress came after Union Health Minister Mansukh...

Centre advises use of mask amid fresh Covid scare

He urged people not to panic and clarified that there was no change in the...

Covid spurt: Karnataka to screen foreign flyers

The minister emphasised the need for people to take precaution dose of...

India logs 131 fresh COVID-19 cases

The toll due to the viral disease increased to 5,30,680 with three more...

Covid strain driving China surge also found in India

The first case of BF.7 in India was detected in October by Gujarat...

3 Covid waves likely to hit China in the coming months

It is certain that the Chinese government was 'under-prepared' as it decided...

Follow Covid norms or suspend yatra: Govt to Rahul

In a letter addressed to Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on...

Centre to hold meet amid massive Covid spike in China

The minister will review the COVID-19 situation at 11:30 am on Wednesday...

China lifting Covid curbs could kill upto 2.1mn people

The global health intelligence company had said China's zero-COVID strategy...

Tue, Dec 20, 2022
Centre writes to states amid Covid spike in US, China

In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said...

Active Covid cases dip to 3,490

The death toll stands at 5,30,677 with three fatalities, which includes two...

Beijing Ready For Covid Outbreak

Like Mumbai turned some of its stadiums into Covid hospitals during the worst...

Covid to grip the world, kill millions in 90 days: Doc

The epidemiologist estimates that more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per...

COVID-19 Isn't Slowing Down In China

China's COVID-19 cases are on the rise due to the recent easing of pandemic...

Mon, Dec 19, 2022
Active Covid cases in India rise to 3,559

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to...

Sun, Dec 18, 2022
India records 176 fresh COVID-19 cases

With 176 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,75,952 while...

Sat, Dec 17, 2022
India records 167 fresh COVID-19 cases

The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,667 with four...

Fri, Dec 16, 2022
Beijing reports first Covid deaths after lifting curbs

Chinese President Xi Jinping's strict adherence to a 'zero COVID' policy had...

Thu, Dec 15, 2022
India reports 200 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours

India saw a single day rise of 200 new coronavirus infections, while the...

China reels under Covid wave after lifting curbs

Videos circulating in China's social media showed clinics in Beijing and some...

Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Active Covid cases dip further with 114 new infections

The Covid case tally stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,75,095) while the death toll...

Mon, Dec 12, 2022
Passport, vaccination details of TT players leaked

'We have already implemented additional security measures and we will monitor...

India reports 159 new Covid cases

The total tally of Covid cases stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,74,981), while the...

Sat, Dec 10, 2022
India logs 210 fresh coronavirus cases, no new death

India registered a single-day rise of 210 new coronavirus infections, while...

Thu, Dec 8, 2022
Active Covid cases in country decline to 4,244

India logged 241 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases further...

Tue, Dec 6, 2022
Morgan Stanley upgrades Chinese equities

Morgan Stanley has upgraded China's equities amidst optimism about the...

Active Covid cases in country dip to 4,345

The death toll has climbed to 5,30,633 with two reconciled by Kerala and one...

After 2 years, Beijing relaxes COVID-19 test norms

However, Beijing residents will still require a negative Covid-19 test taken...

Mon, Dec 5, 2022
India adds 226 Covid more cases, no new death reported

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the...

US scientist at Wuhan lab says Covid was manmade virus

In what appears to be an astonishing revelation, a US-based scientist who...

Sun, Dec 4, 2022
India logs 226 new Covid cases, active caseload 4,529

The death toll has climbed to 5,30,6278 with one fatality being reported from...

Sat, Dec 3, 2022
India reports 253 more Covid cases, 3 deaths

The toll climbed to 5,30,627 with three more fatalities -- two reconciled by...

Fri, Dec 2, 2022
Covid forces Chinese Grand Prix cancellation again

The cancellation came as no surprise, with the race recognised as being...

India logs 275 new Covid cases, active infections dip

The total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 4.46 crore, it...

India Lockdown Review

India Lockdown has way too much carnal pleasure on its mind to focus on minor...

Vande Bharat train hits cattle for 4th time in 2 mnths

The collision caused a minor dent to the train's front panel.

Mon, Jun 8, 2020
We need more Rajiv Bajajs in our boardrooms

'Businessmen like Rajiv render public service when they speak truth to...

Thu, Apr 23, 2020
'We are praying we do not fill the beds'

'We are hoping the preparations we have made will not be needed.'

Mon, Apr 20, 2020
'The real heroes are the bachaas'

'My son is six-and-a-half years old.''The way he has adapted to this lockdown...

Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Reader's pix: How I keep my kids busy

Rediff readers tell us how they're dealing with the quarantine period.

PHOTOS: How Indians are maintaining social distance

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that social distancing...

Wed, Mar 25, 2020
Maha Dy CM: Saving lives, containing virus priority

'Let us all keep calm and face this medical emergency unitedly.''Our top...

Workers in Guj begin over 600-km trek home on foot

The labourers said there was no point in staying back in Gujarat without any...

India must enforce social distancing strictly

'India does not have the wherewithal to successfully manage a full blown...

Feeling lonely at home? Bollywood gives you company!

Bollywood is known to make everything look dazzling and dramatic --...

Tue, Mar 24, 2020
India's athletes welcome Tokyo Games deferment

'Jaan hai to jahaan hai''It's a good decision because everyone is disturbed....

The speech Modi should have given

'The coronavirus has provided each one of us a chance to press the 'reset'...

Bollywood Report Card: 2020 fades even without cv-19

A comparison with the first quarter of 2019 indicates that even without the...

Why is the stockmarket reacting like this?

'If the epidemic is sharply contained in a month or two, we have a huge...

'We don't have a strategy to fight the war'

'On a daily basis you are saying, you do this, you do that, but where is the...

'How can there be social distancing in slums?'

About 9 million people in Mumbai live in areas where homes are hardly two...

Mon, Mar 23, 2020
'It is a sly and tricky virus'

'Anyone who takes the eye off the movement of the virus should be prepared...

Top 10 Films/Shows To Watch When You're Indoors

Sukanya Verma lists her 10 dramatically diverse recommendations to catch on...

Over 400 die of COVID in US, cases jump to 34,000

US President Donald Trump identified New York, California and Washington as...

'We may have to ask some people to leave'

'Our liquidity is strong for the next 15-20 days.''But if the situation...

'India is likely to succeed in this war'

'At the same time, if we are a little careless, we will run into trouble. No...

PHOTOS: Places of worship shut doors amid Covid scare

As the number of COVID-19 cases is witnessing a spike in India, religious...

PIX: Deserted roads across India during Janata curfew

Be it Mumbai, known as the city that never sleeps, Patna or Ahmedabad, life...

SEE: Leaders clap, ring bells to thank Covid heroes

President Ram Nath Kovind along with First Lady Savita Kovind, Vice President...

Sun, Mar 22, 2020
India observes Janta curfew, PM says long battle ahead

The prime minister thanked the people but said it was the start of a long...

Sat, Mar 21, 2020
'The virus is circulating. It is almost everywhere'

'You can only see it when you look for it. Seek and you shall find.'

India to observe 'Janata curfew' on Sunday

Cutting across party lines, chief ministers and others leaders urged the...

Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Stuck indoors? Top shows to watch

With theatres shutting down, night clubs and restaurants closed and...

How Bollywood is spending time indoors

From spending time with family to singing and making music, here's how they...

SEE: Are you cleaning your hands the RIGHT way?

In an Instagram video, Sameera Reddy shows you how to clean your hands to...

'Take precautions, but don't panic'

'Social isolation itself can create panic among people. So, stay connected.'

How to work from home: 6 useful TIPS from CEOs

"The most important and effective way to focus on work and be productive at...

Man assaulted for sneezing in public in Kolhapur

A bike-rider stopping and asking another rider on the road why he sneezed...

Thu, Mar 19, 2020
At home and booooooored? 10 NO RISK choices!

Whadya gonna do? Some options for you, folks!

PM calls for Janta Curfew on Sunday from 7 am to 9 pm

Asking people to sacrifice "some weeks of yours, some time of yours", Modi...

Warne turns gin distillery into hand sanitiser factory

Cricket legend Shane Warne's distillery has started manufacturing hand...

India bans flights; wants work from home for all

The central government said the railways and civil aviation ministry must...

Premier League extends shutdown; end-date left open

English soccer will be suspended until at least April 30 due to the...

Friday's Indian Athletics GP cancelled

Next month's Federation Cup National Senior Championships (April 10-13), a...

India's FIH Pro League matches put off to May

The Indian men's team was scheduled to play against Germany in Berlin on...

'Continue training... how? where? IOC, Ur joking, right?'

Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has termed the International Olympic...

Investor wealth: Rs 19.49 lakh cr wiped out in 4 days

In four days, Sensex has fallen by 5,815.25 points.From the 30-share pack, 22...

IndiGo's senior employees take pay cut

IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta announced on Thursday that the airline was...

Better if Olympics is postponed: Gopichand

India's chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand believes the Tokyo Olympics...

Don't step out of homes unnecessarily, urges Maha CM

Mumbai's dabbawala said they are suspending their services till March 31.

Bollywood Lessons: 10 Things You Can Do At Home

Bollywood always has a lesson up its sleeve.

'If Olympics are held then India will participate'

The Indian Olympic Association on Thursday backed the International Olympic...

Video: Hina Khan shows how to wear the mask correctly

Hina Khan's tutorial on how to wear the mask right in this video.

Why this Japanese doctor wants Olympics called off

The Japanese doctor who created a media firestorm with videos criticising the...

'Defensive portfolio strategy is recommended'

'Investors should reduce cash gradually and look for value investing.'

Reliance goes into work-from-home mode

India's largest firm Reliance Industries has initiated work-from-home for its...

Call off Tokyo Olympics, says rowing legend Pinsent

Four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent suggested that the Tokyo...

Olympics-bound India boxers undeterred by virus fears

'Our boxers are mature and strong enough to withstand these kinds of shocks.'

'Only get out of home for essential things'

'Even after this epidemic gets over, we know that there are going to be...

This is Bipasha's recipe to boost immunity

'Have 1 tsp of this powder with hot water... or add to your dal everyday,'...

'Level playing field may not be possible at Olympics'

Ensuring a level playing field for athletes during their Olympic preparations...

No claycourt season as tennis suspended till June

The ATP and WTA have extended the suspension of their tours until June 7, the...

SEE: Stranded Indian students appeal for help

'We are feeling helpless and want to be with our families.'

Wed, Mar 18, 2020
'We are in for a disaster in 2 weeks if we don't...'

'If we cannot handle an epidemic of that strata, (causing that kind) of...

Japan says not preparing for postponement of Olympics

Japan is not making any preparations to postpone the 2020 Olympics, the...

Dissent grows as IOC battles to keep Olympics on track

The IOC has remained committed to staging the Tokyo Games as planned from...

Travel portals, airlines grappling with cancellations

The issues include not getting refunds on airline and hotel bookings, getting...

SEE: Katrina has some exercises you can do at home

Can't go to the gym? Let Katrina Kaif inspire you to workout.

'Panic doesn't help in dealing with the situation'

'Right now there are two battles, the one in our heads about the pandemic and...

Tue, Mar 17, 2020
India bans passengers from 3 more countries

This instruction is a temporary measure and shall be in force till March 31...

SEE: Run Dutee Run!

'For years we train for the Olympics and when we are this close, how can we...

Ford asks 10,000 India employees to work from home

In wake of the coronavirus pandemic, US auto major Ford has asked its 10,000...

'Even doctors get scared and nurses cry'

'Healthcare workers treating coronavirus have been among the hardest hit.''It...

Shaheen Bagh protest goes on despite ban on gatherings

Seema, a Shaheen Bagh local, said instead of asking the protesters to end...

'None of us are showing any symptom'

'The facilities here are neat and clean; proper hygiene is maintained.''This...

Japan's PM says G7 leaders support 'complete' Olympics

The leaders expressed their support, he told reporters around midnight in...

Mon, Mar 16, 2020
'The most actionable thing is to expand testing'

'We have to accept that the infection is now in the community and we can't...

Poultry firms, farmers hit due to culling

Weak demand from the poultry sector has resulted in a sharp decline in feed...

Dont lose focus, keep training: Rijju to athletes

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 6,000 lives and infected close...

Doctors tell Amitabh not to meet fans

'You know Amitji. If he had his way, he would never disappoint his fans.'

'Even a person without symptoms can pass on the virus'

'If everybody with flu symptoms approach hospitals, it will create a very...

Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Indians on board ship quarantined in Japan seek help

Cruise ship Diamond Princess, carrying 3,711 people, arrived at the Japanese...