covid-19

BBC journalist covering Chinese protests arrested and handcuffed

The Chinese authorities have arrested a BBC journalist reporting on the mass anti-Covid restrictions protests sweeping across the country in…

2 years ago

India’s first nasal vaccine for Covid-19 okayed for use

The booster dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 nasal vaccine iNCOVACC was given emergency use authorisation (EUA) by the Drugs Controller…

2 years ago

Countries laying the red carpet for Indian tourists as Chinese travellers stay home

As Thailand now looks to revive its economy, it is wooing Indian tourists, who are among the world’s top spenders.…

2 years ago

Jump in Diwali sales brings back cheer for Indian retailers

This year Diwali has finally brought back cheer to the country’s retailers after being hit by Covid restrictions for the…

2 years ago

Protests break out in Lhasa against China’s lockdown

Protests over COVID-19 restrictions in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet,  were reported in at least four different areas of the…

2 years ago

Is extremism in Bangladesh getting quietly boosted through cyber activities?

Bangladesh is looking to tighten its security measures in the cyber space to address the hydra headed problem of radicalism.…

2 years ago

India’s toy exports shoot up by 61% while imports dip 70% as local industry surges

India’s toy exports have shot up by more than 61% to $326 million (Rs. 2601.5 cr.) during 2021-22 in less…

2 years ago

India’s SAGAR doctrine takes wings with INS Satpura’s visit to Fiji

Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura's "brief but impactful" goodwill visit to Fiji concluded on Sunday as it departed Suva for…

2 years ago

China Is Ready To Welcome Back Indian Students After Two Years

China has announced that it will resume visas for Indian students which it had stopped for 2 years because of…

2 years ago

China says ‘positive progress’ made on return of Indian students

<p> <strong>China said on Friday that "positive progress" has been made on the return of Indian students who want to…

2 years ago

India records 30% jump in COVID-19 cases; Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi & Tamil Nadu among worst hit

<p> India recorded a 30% jump in the daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases with 17,336 infections in the last…

2 years ago

India records 38 deaths due to COVID-19 in last 24 hours, Kerala accounts for more than 50%

<p> India recorded 38 deaths due to COVID-19 and 13,313 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to…

2 years ago

Turning head away by 9 degrees from person you are talking with cuts risk of COVID-19, says new study

<p> The risk of COVID-19 can be reduced considerably if people while talking just turn their heads away by nine…

2 years ago

Delhi records 82% jump in fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate shoots up to 6.5%

<p> The daily count of fresh COVID-19 infections in Delhi jumped to 1,118 cases today, which is 82 per cent…

2 years ago

Daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases in India soar to 3-month high, Mumbai clocks fastest surge

<p> The daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases in India surged to a three-month high of 5,233 on Wednesday, a…

2 years ago

Shah Rukh Khan & Katrina Kaif test positive for COVID-19 as cases surge in Mumbai

<p> Shah Rukh Khan became the latest Bollywood star to test positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Katrina Kaif had also…

2 years ago

Centre asks five states to take more urgent steps to check spread of COVID-19

<p> The Centre has asked Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu to step up measures to contain the spread…

2 years ago

India’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases jumps to 84-day high, metro cities record surge

<p> The daily count of new COVID-19 cases in India shot up to 4,041 which is the highest level in…

2 years ago

COVID-19 cases start rising again in Delhi

<p> As many as 373 fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded in Delhi while two people died due to the disease…

2 years ago

Mumbai put on high alert as COVID-19 cases surge

<p> The number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai has started surging again with the test positivity rate in the city…

2 years ago

Isolated North Korea trying to fight Covid-19 with hot ginger tea and salt water

<p> Cut off from the rest of the world, North Korea is trying to fight the spread of Covid-19 with…

2 years ago