Haryana: 6 Children Found Covid Positive Days After Schools Reopened
At least six children have been tested Covid positive in Fatehabad district, days after Haryana government decided to reopen schools. The children were found coronavirus positive in two government schools of Gularwala and Karandi villages of Fatehabad. Haryana resumed normal classes for children of Class 9 to Class 12 from July 16 and for Class […]
Chidambaram Chides Government Over High Fuel Price
Former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday chided government over high fuel price. In a tweet, Chidambaram said: “Petrol and diesel prices have not been changed for 19 days because: a) Parliament session commenced on 19th July, i.e. 18 days ago b) Chiefs of Oil Marketing Companies cannot talk to each other […]
2 Mizoram Ministers, Home Secretary To Engage In Border Talks With Assam: Report
Aizawl: Three representatives from Mizoram — Home Minister Lalchamliana, Land Revenue and Settlement Minister Lalruatkima, and home department secretary Vanlalngaihsaka — will be engaging in talks with delegates from Assam to find a solution to the inter-state boundary dispute, a top official said on Wednesday. Mizoram Chief Secretary Lalnunmawia Chuaungo told PTI that the meeting of ministers […]
Parliament: Chairman Naidu suspends six TMC MPs for the day
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday suspended six TMC MPs for the day for carrying placards while protesting along with other Opposition MPs over the Pegasus spying issue. Just as witnessed since the start of monsoon session, slogan-shouting TMC and other opposition MPs trooped into the well of the House, some holding placards, […]
Families flee as Afghan army defends besieged Lashkar Gah city from Taliban
Families fled their homes on Wednesday as the Afghan army launched a counterattack against the Taliban in a key southern city, with the insurgents stepping up their offensive to capture major urban centres. There has been intense fighting in recent days in the west and the south, while a bomb-and-gun attack in the capital, Kabul, killed eight […]
India Records Biggest Single-Day Spike With 42,625 Fresh Covid-19 Cases
With a single-day rise of 42,625 new cases, India’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 3,17,69,132 on Wednesday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,25,757 with 562 more people succumbing to it, the Union Health Ministry said. The active cases have climbed to 4,10,353 and comprises 1.29 per cent of the […]
Millions under lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
BEIJING: Millions of people were confined to their homes in China on Monday as the country tried to contain its largest coronavirus outbreak in months including seven positive tests found in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged in late 2019. China reported 55 new locally transmitted cases on Monday as an outbreak of the fast-spreading […]
Covaxin Provides Protection Against Delta Plus Covid Variant: ICMR Study
Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, provides protection against Delta Plus (AY.1) variant of coronavirus, a new study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical and Research (ICMR) has stated. In May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) tagged B.1.617.2 strain as the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2. The variant was identified as one of the drivers of […]
Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge
BEIJING: Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled on Sunday to contain the country’s most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. China on Sunday reported 75 new coronavirus cases with 53 local transmissions, with a cluster linked to an eastern airport now reported to […]
US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman
DUBAI: US Navy explosive experts believe a drone strike targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said on Saturday. The strike on Thursday night on the oil tanker Mercer Street marks the first-known fatal attack after years of […]