-
Hyderabad: What was supposed to be a platform for discussing the prevalence of Covid in the country turned out to be a platform to point accusing fingers at the States, for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. He used the interaction with the Chief Ministers to literally arm twist the non-BJP ruled States on […]
-
Hyderabad: From March 24, an outer time limit of 60 days has been fixed to file claims for compensation in case of death due to Covid-19 prior to March 20, 2022, The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. In future, a timeframe of 90 days would be provided from the date of death […]
-
By JR Janumpalli Telangana on June 2, 2014, became the 29th State of India. Many new States were created after independence — some on a linguistic basis and some on tribal identities, geography and culture. The statehood of Telangana was different from other new States. It was for political freedom. It was a demerger of […]
-
Hyderabad: A solitary case of the BA.2.12.1 variant with L452Q mutation, the new sub-lineage of Omicron variant which is being linked to the surge of Covid infections in New Delhi and New York, was reported in Telangana by the geneticists from Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG). Samples from Covid positive individuals in Hyderabad were collected […]
-
Hyderabad: Senior cancer surgeons in a day long workshop on ‘Basics and Advanced Breast Imaging and Intervention’ organised by Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute (BIACH&I) in collaboration with Breast Imaging Society, India, on Sunday highlighted the need to have a universal breast cancer screening program in the country. Almost all the western […]
-
By Vijay Kumar You can think about this as an embodied internet operated by many different players in a decentralised way. You’re inside of rather than just looking at. We believe that it is going to be the successor to the mobile internet — Mark Zuckerberg, 2021 Euphoric Verse The rapid speed and scale of […]
-
Hyderabad: With Ramzan festival just ten days away, hectic activity is on witness in the markets around Charminar. Shoppers from various parts of Telangana and also neighbouring States are heading to the market to make purchases as it is now open round-the-clock after fully or partially remaining shut during Ramzan in the two previous years […]
-
By Dr K Srinivasa Rao The global economy is under stress due to geopolitical hostilities and continuing risks of Covid-19 on increased mobility. Rising inflation and repercussions of global portfolio redistribution owing to policy rate hikes in the western world are exacerbating risks to emerging economies. Due to their internal constraints and policy objectives, emerging […]
-
London: An immunocompromised UK patient suffered the longest known days, 505, with Covid infections, claim researchers. Previously the longest known PCR confirmed case is thought to be 335 days. Researchers at the King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust studied nine immunocompromised patients, between March 2020 and December 2021, who tested […]
-
Mumbai: After Mitchell Marsh tested positive for Covid-19 on April 18, another Delhi Capitals overseas player has got infected, hours ahead of their match against Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday, says a report in ESPN Cricinfo. The latest positive result takes the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in the Delhi camp to […]
-
New Delhi: In view of spike in coronavirus cases in the city, the Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing of mask mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators. Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come […]
-
Hyderabad: The pre-final examinations for the Class X students are scheduled to be held from May 6 to 12. All exams will be conducted from 8.30 am to 11.45 am. In view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the State government had already issued orders reducing the number of question papers for the SSC Public Exams […]
-
Mumbai: Delhi Capitals will need to put the Covid scare in their camp behind when they take on a hot and cold Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday. Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh had to be hospitalised after testing positive for Covid, taking the total count to five cases in the Capitals’ […]
-
By Arun Sinha The noted economist Surjit Bhalla’s argument that food subsidy has wiped out extreme poverty in India is highly erroneous. Bhalla, who arrived at this conclusion in a recent study done for the International Monetary Fund with two other economists, wants to make us believe that if only the stomachs of the poor […]
-
Hyderabad: The surge in Covid infections in Delhi and neighbouring States should not become a cause of panic among people in Telangana, researchers and biologists said, pointing out that there was no evidence of a new virulent Omicron variant behind the rise in Covid infections in those States. The slight surge in Covid infections in […]
-
New Delhi: At least 19 per cent of residents of Delhi-NCR say they have 1 or more individuals in their close social network who has had Covid in the last 15 days, claimed a survey on Sunday. The Covid network prevalence has risen to 19 per cent marking an over 500 per cent increase in […]
-
Hyderabad: On the occasion of the ongoing National Donate Life Month in April, which encourages people to register as organ donors, and also to mark two years of the Covid pandemic, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad on Friday organised a gathering of ten organ recipients who had received heart-lung transplants in the last one year. The organ […]
-
New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 1,088 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,38,016, while the active cases dipped to 10,870, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,736 with 26 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
-
Bengaluru: Predictive studies opine that the 4th wave of the Covid-19 will start in June-July and last till September, stated Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday. “Karnataka is prepared to face it,” he added. He said that there is no need to worry as of now. The new XE variant of Covid-19 is prominent […]
-
Hyderabad: Different hybrid recombinants and mutations of the Omicron variant have continued to get reported by genetic researchers from across India. The latest to be reported is BA. 2 Omicron subvariant with L452R mutation in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Overall, between January and March, about 57 cases of L452R Omicron variant, which was first […]
