Pandemic

India

India reports 1,67,059 COVID-19 infections, 1,192 deaths

New Delhi: India registered a sharp decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 1,67,059 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, informed Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. India…
World

Canadian prime minister tests positive for COVID-19

Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19, but is “feeling fine” and will continue working remotely. The announcement came in a tweet in which he…

Middle East

Bahrain: Around 500 Indians died in 2021 due to post-Covid complications

In 2021, at least 500 Indians died in Bahrain, the biggest death toll on record. Indians are the Kingdom’s largest immigrant community. According to News of Bahrain, the great majority of the…
India

India reports over 2.09 lakh COVID-19 cases, 959 fatalities

New Delhi: With 2,09,918 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.13 crore, according to Union health ministry data updated on…
Sports

Didn’t want to spend 22 more weeks in a bubble, so opted out of IPL auction: Starc

New Delhi: Australia pacer Mitchell Starc said that he needed to stay away from bio-bubble for a while to get his body refreshed for Australia’s next international assignment. He added that he…
Photos

Photo: COVID Lockdown in Srinagar

Srinagar: A view of Lal Chowk area during weekly lockdown imposed by authorities to contain the spread of COVID-19, in Srinagar, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan) Srinagar: A view of…
Middle East

Palestinian official warns of ‘difficult, catastrophic’ Covid situation in Gaza

Gaza: A Palestinian health official has said that the Gaza Strip is passing through a “difficult and catastrophic” situation due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. “The infection…

India

India logs 2,51,209 COVID-19 cases, 627 deaths reported

New Delhi: India reported 2,51,209 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry reported on Friday. With this, the daily positivity rate in the country dropped to 15.88 per…
Health

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 gradually increasing in India: Centre

New Delhi: The prevalence of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 is gradually increasing in India, said Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), here on Thursday. Addressing a Health Ministry press…
Andhra Pradesh

AP: CM YS Jagan reviews COVID situation in state

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting on the prevailing COVID conditions across the state and decided the authorities to complete the vaccination process in all…
Telangana

Telangana logs 3,801 COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported

Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded 3,801 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7,47,155, while the death toll rose to 4,078 with one more fatality. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) reported…
World

Samsung’s chip plant returns to normal as China lifts lockdown

Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said its chipmaking facility in the Chinese city of Xi’an has returned to normal as the city has lifted a lockdown. The world’s largest memory chip maker…
Technology

US warns of fragile semiconductor supply chain as chip inventory falls

Washington: The US Department of Commerce has warned that the semiconductor supply chain remains fragile as median inventory held by chips buyers has fallen to less than five days. Citing the results…
India

Active COVID-19 cases reduce by 50 pc within 2 weeks in Delhi

New Delhi: The number of active Covid-19 cases in Delhi has halved in just 12 days after rising to a high of 94,160 on January 13, while it took 21 days for…
Bollywood

Shilpa Shetty: My heart goes out to kids affected by pandemic

Mumbai: On World Education Day on Monday, actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra put out an emotional note for children, who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Talking to Instagram, Shilpa shared a…