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Hyderabad: Film shooting in and around Hyderabad was affected on Wednesday as more than 20,000 Telugu cine workers began a protest demanding a hike in wages. Large number of cine workers laid siege to the office of the Telugu Film Industry Employees Federation in Jubilee Hills to demand a 45 per cent increase in wages. […]

Jeddah: The International Day of Yoga is being celebrated across the gulf region under aegis of Indian diplomatic missions. After two years of low-profile celebrations of Yoga Day due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the event is being held at an unprecedented scale in most parts of the Gulf region. The Yoga Day coincides […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) headquarters at around 8 p.m. on Tuesday after being questioned for about nine hours in connection with the National Herald issue. Sources said he has been given a dinner break. Gandhi is expected to return to the ED office after dinner. He was questioned […]

Hyderabad: The daily Covid infections in Telangana on Monday witnessed a sharp surge with authorities reporting 403 cases out of which 240 were from areas under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) while 103 Covid infections were reported from Rangareddy district. On Sunday, Telangana had reported 236 infections out of which 180 were from areas under […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday issued a Covid advisory urging children less than 10 years and elders above 60 years to avoid venturing outdoors, unless it is necessary and all individuals must wear face masks when they venture out of the house. “There is higher incidence of Covid in the age group of 20 […]

Mancherial: Garimilla Srinivas Reddy, a government teacher by profession, used to get frazzled after taking four classes a day till 2002. Reason: he was overweight. But, he can now effortlessly take classes and teach students yoga twice a day. He worked on becoming fit through yoga and is now regarded as a senior yet dedicated […]

New Delhi: Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital due to COVID-related issues, has been discharged, the party’s General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh, said in a tweet on Monday. Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader wrote, “Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital […]

London: Just days after saying that the Covid lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated from China’s infamous Wuhan lab, according to a report. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the most likely explanation was a catastrophic […]

Beijing: Beijing reported three new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections during the first 15 hours of Monday, said the local authorities. The new infections occurred among those quarantined for observation, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, at a press conference on Monday afternoon. From June 9 to 3 pm […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday reported 236 Covid positive infections out of which 180 were from areas under GHMC, 28 from Rangareddy and 13 from Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. The number of active Covid cases on Sunday reached 2,026 while 122 individuals have recovered today, the Covid health bulletin said. The health department conducted 19,715 Covid rapid tests […]

Bengaluru: The state health authorities are crossing their fingers as Karnataka is nearing the Covid peak period. As per a report by the IIT Kanpur Technical Recommendation Committee, the peak is predicted to start from the third week of June. State Health Minister K. Sudhakar has said that the IIT Kanpur team, which has given […]

Rome: Italy’s coronavirus infection rate has been climbing for two weeks in a row after a period of decline, according to data released by the country’s High Institute of Health. The institute, known as ISS, said that the infection rate for the week ending on Thursday reached 310 per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase from 222 per […]

Hyderabad: The daily Covid positive infections in Telangana have continued to surge with authorities on Friday reporting 279 cases out of which 172 were from areas under GHMC, 62 were from Rangareddy and 20 from Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. The number of active Covid cases on Friday reached 1781 and 119 individuals recovered, the Covid health bulletin […]

Bengaluru: After a gap of 112 days, Karnataka reported more than 600 fresh Covid-19 cases, triggering concerns among health authorities in the state. In the last 24 hours, 648 cases were registered and one fatality, the second this month after a previous death was reported on June 5. Bengaluru reported the highest cases at 615, […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Health Department has asked schools and colleges to ensure precautionary measures in the backdrop of rising cases of Covid-19, especially in Bengaluru. At least 31 students have tested positive for Covid and the number of new Covid cases have increased to 582 in the last 24 hours in the state capital. The positivity […]

Hyderabad: Leading importers and distributors of newsprint and paper Poddar Global Private Limited brought a chartered break bulk vessel M/V LADA carrying standard newsprint from Russia. This is to ease the tightening newsprint supplies to Indian newspapers, It arrived at Mumbai Port on June 5. It is the first time after 25 years Russia has […]

Hyderabad: The daily Covid positive infections in Telangana have registered a significant surge on Tuesday with authorities reporting 219 cases out of which 164 were from areas under GHMC. On Monday, Telangana had reported 126 positive infections out of which 75 were from GHMC. With no fatalities getting reported, the total number deaths due to […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday reported 126 new Covid infections out of which 75 were reported from areas under GHMC. A total of 49 individuals have recovered on Monday while the number of active case has reached 1116, the Covid health bulletin of Telangana, said. The health department conducted 13,015 Covid tests on Monday out of […]

Colombo: Nearly 10 per cent of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population were already staring at food security issues before the pandemic, which turned even direr when authorities shut down the economy and imposed a blanket ban on the use of chemical fertilisers, according to data released by the country’s central statistical agency on Monday. At […]

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that Covid is not over yet and there are reports of rising cases in some states. “It is important at this time to be alert and not forget Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) such as wearing masks and maintaining physical distance to prevent spread of the […]