"covid-19"

New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of 1,150 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 4,30,34,217, while the count of active cases fell to 11,365, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,21,656 with 83 daily fatalities being reported, […]

New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 1,109 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,33,067, while the active cases have further declined to 11,492 , according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 5,21,573 with 43 fresh fatalities, the data […]

By Nandini Nayak India’s food subsidy programmes have the capacity to respond to increased demand. Thoughtful adjustment would reap large-scale benefits. Covid-19 lockdowns aggravated food deprivation in India. The pandemic also revealed opportunities to expand the country’s food subsidy programmes. India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) offers subsidised foodgrains to eligible households. Public pressure during Covid-19 […]

New Delhi: With 1,033 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,31,958, while the active cases dipped to 11,639, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,530 with 43 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

Hyderabad: The hybrid recombinant strains of SARS-CoV-2 including XE, which was reported in Mumbai on Wednesday, XD and XF, are unlikely to create much impact in Telangana, public health officials, geneticists and experts tracking new Covid variants said. The XE is a hybrid lineage of BA.1 and BA.2 variants that were sequenced and verified by […]

New Delhi: Even as reports emerge of a Mumbai-based Bollywood costume designer becoming India’s first person to test positive for the new Covid XE variant, here are a few things to know about the variant. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had last week issued a warning against a new mutant that may be more transmissible […]

New Delhi: With 1,086 new coronavirus infections reported in a single day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,30,925 while the active cases dipped to 11,871, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,487 with 71 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

By Reetika Khera India’s school meals programme is ubiquitous, helping deliver food to millions. It faces threats from multiple angles. It would be hard to find a larger or more universal school meals programme than that in India. Until Covid-19 hit, more than 87% of children in rural government schools were being served the ‘Mid-Day […]

New Orleans: Researchers have found that subjects infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus displayed signs of severe brain inflammation and injury consistent with a reduction in blood or oxygen flow into the brain, neuron damage and small areas of bleeding. Researchers at Tulane University have explained how COVID-19 affects the central nervous system of human beings. […]

New Delhi: With 1,096 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,28,131, while the active cases dipped to 13,013, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,345 with 81 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

Hyderabad: “Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is going to take bold decisions and many reforms will be introduced this year,” predicted Bachampalli Santhosh Kumar Shastry during Panchanga Sravanam organized as part of Ugadi celebrations at Pragathi Bhavan here on Saturday. Shastry predicted that the whole country would be eagerly waiting for the decisions of the […]

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against a new mutant ‘XE’ variant of Omicron, that may be more transmissible than any strain of Covid-19 seen before. This new variant is a recombinant strain, meaning it is a mutant hybrid of the two previous versions of the Omicron variant, BA.1 and BA.2, […]

Moscow: The Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of its Covid-19 jab, Sputnik V, which is said to be the world’s first nasal vaccine against the virus. “Russian Health Ministry registers the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world’s first nasal vaccine against Covid-19,” Sputnik V wrote on Twitter. In January, the Russian […]

Washington: Singer-actor Miley Cyrus has contracted COVID-19 following her world tour, which saw her travel to the likes of Brazil and Colombia. But the star has no regrets as she said being able to go on her international tour was “definitely worth it”. Traveling around the world, playin for a 100,000 people a night & […]

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Friday announced the temporary slowing down of its Covid vaccine Covaxin’s production across its manufacturing facilities. “Bharat Biotech today announces the temporary slowing down of production of Covaxin across its manufacturing facilities, having completed its supply obligations to procurement agencies and foreseeing the decrease in demand,” it […]

New Delhi: With 1,335 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,25,775, while the active cases dipped to 13,672, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,181 with 52 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has hit the ball out of stadium once again, in terms of State-owned tax revenue (SOTR) collections in 2021-22. Notwithstanding the adverse impact of second and third waves of Covid-19, the State has not only surpassed last fiscal’s entire revenue collections, but increased it’s tax revenue by a whopping 44 per cent by […]

Hyderabad: In pursuit of attracting students from the Hyderabad region to study in Australia, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission organised a roadshow, here on Thursday, highlighting various initiatives introduced by the Australian government to support the international students. The Australian Government is offering a range of new visa support initiatives to international students and […]

Hyderabad: In a record of sorts, the Registration and Stamps department has generated revenue of Rs.1,501 crore this March. Officials said the record revenue generation would reflect the strength and robustness of Telangana economy. The department got Rs.12,364 crore in 2021-22 while Rs.5,260 crore in 2020-21. Despite three waves of Covid-19, transactions at the registration […]

New Delhi: With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440, while the active cases dipped to 14,307, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,129 with 28 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]