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Hyderabad: A mild third wave triggered by the Omicron (B1.1.529), the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 first reported in South Africa, is likely to hit the country in January and reach a peak by first week of February before infections start dropping to manageable levels by the end of March, according to the noted SUTRA mathematical […]
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Jeddah: Five-member family of NRI was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Friday night. The family of Mohammed Jabir (44) consists of his wife Shabana (36) and three children who were killed when their car crashed with another vehicle. The tragedy occurred near Bisha in southern Saudi Arabia when the family was […]
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According to the authorities, the results of the three samples are expected to be out in a day or two.
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"A person who came from Zimbabwe was infected with Omicron. His sample has been sent to Pune," an official said.
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Malwarebytes' latest findings go into detail about the new tactics and tools adopted by the APT group known as SideCopy, which is so-called because of its attempts to mimic the infection chains associated with another group tracked as SideWinder and mislead attribution.
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Saddened by the passing away of Shri K. Rosaiah Garu. I recall my interactions with him when we both served as Chief Ministers and later when he was Tamil Nadu Governor.
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According to a report in The Washington Post citing an internal email, Twitter's Chief Design Officer Dantley Davis, who joined the company in 2019, and Head of Engineering Michael Montano, who joined in 2011, have quit.
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The government is seeing it as an endeavour to provide a big boost to self-reliance in defence manufacturing in India.
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New Delhi: Indian workers have the strongest preference for full-time remote work, 57 per cent compared to the global average of 37 per cent and the preference for hybrid work has grown slightly from 25 per cent in 2020 to 28 per cent in 2021, a new report revealed on Saturday. According to Atlassian Corporation, […]
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These mostly include trains that were scheduled to depart from Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Howrah (West Bengal) and Puri (Odisha).
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Gwalior: Swinging into action after lagging behind in this year’s national cleanliness ranking, the Gwalior civic body has decided to adopt a novel way of playing ‘Ramdhun’ (chanting Lord Ram’s name) in front of the houses of people if they are found throwing garbage in the open. This move of sending Bhajan singers to chant […]
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Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) and an entrance exam of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) that were scheduled for Sunday has been postponed in some centres of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal due to Cyclone ‘Jawad’. The UGC-NET 2020 and June 2021 has been rescheduled for the […]
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Panaji: The emergence of the new Covid variant Omicron will impact international tourist footfalls in Goa, the state’s Ports Minister Michael Lobo has said. Lobo, who runs a chain of tourism related businesses in the state, on Friday also said that Goa would have to adopt a ‘wait and watch’ approach before deciding its next […]
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Bengaluru: The Bengaluru based anesthesiologist doctor, one among the first two persons to be detected with the new Covid-19 variant ‘Omicron’ in the country is doing fine now. His primary contacts are his wife, an ophthalmologist; daughter and another doctor who is also an ophthalmologist, are also recovering well, according to sources in the health […]
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New Delhi: A recent survey undertaken by Povaddo, a firm specializing in global public opinion research, revealed that nearly nine out of ten respondents (86 per cent) believe that e-cigarettes/ENDS (which includes products like vapes, heat not burn products etc) are a better alternative to cigarettes. Additionally, 87 per cent believe that the alternative products […]
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Hyderabad: The detection of Omicron variant and the possibility of resurgence of Covid infections has made health authorities in several States including Telangana to insist that people at public places carry vaccine certificates. While such a move will go a long way in ensuring people are made aware about the importance of getting administered with […]
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The hill forts of Rajasthan is a serial site, situated in the State of Rajasthan, which includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Sawai Madhopur, Jhalawar, Jaipur, and Jaisalmer. They have been clustered as a series and designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The eclectic architecture of the forts, some up to 20 kilometre in circumference, […]
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New Delhi: Imposing lockdown to curtail transmission of Omicron could prove to be very costly and should be used as a last resort, according to the World Health Organisation. The new super mutant Omicron Covid variant, which contains more than 30 mutations on the spike protein that the virus uses to infect human cells, has […]
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New Delhi: A plea came up before the Delhi High Court on Friday seeking that same sex marriage not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act as in Hinduism tying of nuptial knot is allowed only between a man and woman since times immemorial. The plea argued that any changes such as inclusion of same […]
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Kochi: In a stinging blow to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who had given a government job to the son of late CPI-M MLA K.K. Ramachandran Nair, the Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that a ‘legislator is not a government servant’ and cancelled the appointment. Nair, a first time legislator after being elected from […]
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Bengaluru: After detection of the country’s first two cases of Omicron infection in Bengaluru, the Karnataka Health department is now worried over 10 South African nationals, who have gone untraceable in Bengaluru, sources revealed. These South African nationals had arrived in Bengaluru between November 12 and 22. The Health department, which is on high alert […]
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New Delhi: The depression over southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts by Saturday morning, according to the India Meteorological Department. The depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-westwards with a speed of 32 kmph post mid-night, intensified into a deep […]
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A total of 391 deaths were reported across the nation taking the toll to 4,70,115, said the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Friday morning.
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The 30-share index was trading 262.86 points or 0.45 per cent higher at 58,724.15 in initial deals. Similarly, the Nifty rose 68.45 points or 0.39 per cent to 17,470.10.
