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Hyderabad: Even as more and more cases of Omicron are being reported in India, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions. What is Omicron and what makes it a variant of concern (VoC)? The new Covid variant called B.1.1.529 or Omicron was first detected by South […]

London: The UK government is reportedly drawing up plans for a short two-week circuit breaker lockdown later this month, after Christmas, to try and keep pace with the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, media reports said on Saturday. According to The Times, draft regulations are being prepared, which would ban different households meeting indoors except for […]

Hyderabad: The American dream job still seems to hold good for many Indians. With technology jobs becoming the most sought-after, about 40 per cent of Indians searched for jobs in the United States (US) between 2019 and 2021. As per an analysis by Indeed, the search activity from India for jobs in other countries was […]

As the economy is getting back to its normal rhythm, this is the right time for India to mandate booster shots

The passenger has been admitted to the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) and samples were collected and sent for genetic sequencing.

London: UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new COVID variant with more than 30 mutations is spreading in South Africa. It comes as Variant B.1.1.529 is declared a Variant under Investigation (VuI) by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). “The […]

Hyderabad: The descendant of the Delta variant AY.4.2, also known as Delta Plus, which is more transmissible than Delta, has been detected among two Covid positive cases in Hyderabad and seven individuals in Andhra Pradesh. The Delta Plus variant (AY.4.2) is widely regarded as the variant responsible for the recent surge of Covid infections in […]

INSACOG, the multi-agency genetic sequencing consortium said that vaccination breakthroughs are common during Delta outbreaks and are expected in India as well

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The diaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten and his wife Lady Edwina, from the 1920s until 1968 has quietly been released in the United Kingdom.

Hyderabad: An Ivory Coast national was arrested by the Hyderabad police on charges of duping a doctor of Rs 41 lakh on the pretext of purchasing herbal medicines. The man, Messi Danho Frank, a resident of Delhi and citizen of Ivory Coast, contacted the woman doctor after obtaining her number from an online directory. He […]

Given the virulence of Delta Plus variant, India needs to be extremely cautious about its unlocking measures

With the US under Biden and the post-Brexit UK keen on countering an aggressive China, this augurs well for India-G7 engagement

Experts say continued circulation of coronavirus, threat from new emerging variants create possibility

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is already approved for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and above.

They are making and selling greeting cards and donated Rs 30,000 to a Covid volunteer providing free food

These will form part of OneWeb's 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.

The process for getting approvals for the indigenous vaccine needs to be expedited to avoid hardships for millions of people

The tennis star is scheduled to take part in series of competitions in England.

Earlier, a shipment from Ireland containing 700 units of oxygen concentrators and 365 ventilators arrived here in India.