Pandemic
- World
China sends military, doctors to Shanghai amid COVID-19 outbreak
Beijing: China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai city which has been facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Chinese media outlet. Citing Chinese People’s Liberation…
- India
1.86 crore cases heard virtually by courts during pandemic
New Delhi: Courts across India heard about 1.86 crore cases via video conferencing during the pandemic, the Parliament was told on Friday. However, the decision of virtual mode of court hearing is…
- India
Pandemic brings parole bonanza for Tihar prisoners
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic though caged the world after its inception, yet several of the already caged got to see life outside the four walls. Pandemic might have proved to be…
- World
COVID: China continues ‘severe and complex’ fight against outbreak
Taipei: China continues to battle its worst COVID-19 outbreak, driven by the omicron variant, with health officials on Friday calling the situation severe and complex.” The country has counted more than 56,000…
- World
Hillary Clinton contracts COVID-19 with mild symptoms
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that she has contracted Covid-19 with mild symptoms. “I’ve got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine,” tweeted the 74-year-old on…
- World
China witnesses surge in COVID cases, logs 2,281 local infections
Beijing: China on Monday reported 2,281 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 1,902 were reported in Jilin, 110 in Fujian, 67 in…
- India
Education system severely affected due to pandemic: Minister
New Delhi: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said in Lok Sabha that the education system in the country got severely affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the ministry of education…
- Technology
Apple supplier Foxconn halts factory ops in China due to lockdown
Beijing: Apple supplier Foxconn has announced the temporary closure of two of its manufacturing sites in Shenzhen, China, in response to another Covid-19-related lockdown. To reduce the impact of the lockdown, the…
- World
Multiple cities in China locked down as COVID-19 threat reemerges
Another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic looms large as China heads into yet another lockdown. Multiple parts of the capital city of Shanghai, and the country’s tech hub, Shenzhen, are under complete…
- World
China logs 1,807 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Beijing: China on Saturday reported 1,807 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. Of these infections, 1,412 were reported in Jilin, 175 in Shandong, 62 in Guangdong,…
- Technology
Apple workers set to return to office beginning April 11
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s employees will start to return to offices on April 11, media reports say. According to CNBC, the news comes more than two years after the majority of…
- Telangana
Telangana HC slaps Rs 10 lakh cost on filmmaker seeking stay on ‘Jhund’
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday slapped a cost of Rs 10 lakh on Hyderabad-based filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar who had filed a petition seeking stay on the release of Amitabh…
- Telangana
Is antibiotic resistance increasing in Telangana?
Hyderabad: Antibiotics are proving ineffective on most patients across Telangana. During the past two years in view of the COVID pandemic, antibiotics were the medicines that were overused due to which there is…
- Business
India’s GDP growth slows to 5.4 pc; economy faces new geopolitical risks
New Delhi: India’s GDP growth slowed to 5.4 per cent in October-December 2021 before the full fury of the third wave of coronavirus infections struck the country and the economy faced fresh…
- Health
Dead man stays Covid positive for over a month: Report
Jerusalem: In a bizzare case, a man tested positive for Covid almost six full weeks after his death, media reports said. In September 2021, a 41-year-old Ukrainian man, who went swimming in…
