Pandemic
- World
WHO chief warns against talk of endgame in pandemic
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or…
- Lifestyle
Is your cloth mask good enough to keep Covid at bay? Think twice
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has resurfaced, and if the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that the coronavirus should not be taken for granted. And, while face masks have…
- Technology
Apple extends in-app purchase exemption for online group events
New Delhi: Apple has once again extended its deadline requiring in-app purchases for paid online group events within iOS apps till June 30. In 2020, Apple announced to support apps and developers…
- Technology
How iPadOS 15 helping millions of kids, professionals navigate Covid
New Delhi: As millions of students and professionals globally, including India, go back to learning and work from home amid the Covid wave triggered by the Omicron variant, the focus is back…
- India
India’s R-value further reduces, COVID-19 peak likely in next 14 days: IIT analysis
New Delhi: India’s R-value which indicates the rate of spread of coronavirus has further reduced to 1.57 in the week from January 14-21 and the national peak of the third wave of…
- Photos
Photos: Weekend curfew in Delhi
New Delhi: Stray dogs on a deserted road during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/Manvender…
- Photos
In Pics: Mega vaccination drive in Chennai
Chennai: A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, at the 19th Mega Vaccine Drive, at the IIT-Madras campus, in Chennai, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/R Senthil…
- World
UN chief: World more unpredictable than during the Cold War
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the current world is “much more chaotic, much less predictable” than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States,…
- World
WHO: COVID-19 boosters should start with most vulnerable
Geneva: The World Health Organisation says that coronavirus vaccine boosters should now now be offered to people, starting with the most vulnerable, in a move away from its previous insistence that boosters…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 4,416 COVID-19 cases, two deaths reported
Hyderabad: Telangana logged 4,416 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, an increase of about five per cent over the previous day. For a fourth consecutive day, health authorities tested over one lakh samples.…
- Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad asks students to vacate hostels
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has advised its students to preferably return to the safety of their homes to minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Expressing deep concern over the…
- India
SC directs states to reach out to 10,000 kids orphaned due to COVID, pay compensation
New Delhi: In an effort to provide some help to over 10,000 children who lost both their parents to COVID-19, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state governments to reach out…
- India
SC not convinced as Centre says no starvation death even during pandemic
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that due to “comprehensive policies and steps” taken by both Central and state governments, there have been no starvation deaths in recent…
- World
World’s top 10 richest persons doubled wealth during pandemic
New Delhi: The 10 richest men in the world have seen their global wealth double to $1.5 trillion since the start of the global pandemic following a surge in share and property…
- World
Daily COVID-19 cases in Russia double as omicron spreads
Moscow: Russian authorities on Monday reported a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases, apparently driven by the rapid spread of the omicron variant health officials warned about last week. The country’s state…
