New Delhi | Most of India will see a peak in Omicron cases by mid February, health experts said on Tuesday. Speaking to IANS, Dr Shashank Joshi, member of Covid-19 Maharashtra State Task Force noted that Omicron has followed the South African pattern in the case of both Mumbai and Delhi. “It’s a very rapidly progressive […]
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Long Covid in Indians four times more post second wave: Experts
New Delhi | People infected in the second wave of Covid have experienced four times more long Covid conditions than those from the first wave, said experts here on Tuesday. Weakness, fatigue, joint pain, mental fogginess, and myocarditis are some of the most commonly reported long Covid complications. According to doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New […]
Battle for UP: Husband-wife vying for same seat in Lucknow
Lucknow | A piquant situation has emerged in Lucknow’s Sarojini Nagar Assembly seat where husband and wife are together staking their claim to the ticket in the BJP. The couple in question is Swati Singh, a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government, and her husband Daya Shankar Singh, vice president in the BJP’s state unit. Swati […]
AAP names Bhagwant Mann as Punjab CM candidate
Chandigarh/New Delhi | Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has announced the name of Bhagwant Mann as Chief Ministerial candidate for Punjab. Arvind Kejriwal while announcing the name said, “I congratulate Sardar Bhagwant Mann on being declared CM’s face of AAP in Punjab. The whole of Punjab is looking up to AAP with a hope. […]
India’s new Covid cases continue to decline for 2nd straight day
New Delhi | India witnessed a substantial decrease in fresh Covid cases, reporting 2,38,018 new infections in the last 24 hours, and a total of 310 deaths, said the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Tuesday. With the addition of the new deaths, the toll has reached 4,86,761. On Monday, the country had reported […]
India may begin giving vaccine jabs to 12-14 yrs group from March
New Delhi | The Covid vaccine inoculation drive for children in age bracket for 12 to 14 years may begin from March this year, sources said on Monday. As per the Health Ministry report, over 45 per cent of adolescents of 15 to 18 years have received their first dose of vaccines. According to a source, […]
Explained: India’s first mRNA Covid vaccine
New Delhi | India is soon set to begin human trials on its first home-grown Covid vaccine based on Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is making India’s first mRNA vaccine known as HGC019, in collaboration with US-based HDT Bio Corp. In August, the Drug Controller General of India had approved the Phase 2 and […]
2 Indians killed in drone attack in UAE, Houthi rebels claim responsibility
New Delhi | Yemen’s Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for a “qualitative military operation” that struck areas deep inside the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in which three people were feared killed including two Indians. Another person who died in the attack may be a Pakistani. “An important statement will be announced in the upcoming hours to […]
EC allows persons deployed in essential services, media to cast votes via postal ballot
New Delhi | The Election Commission of India on Monday issued a notification allowing the persons deployed in essential services and media to cast their votes through postal ballots in the forthcoming Assembly elections in five states. According to the notification, the personnel employed in Information and Public Relation Department, Health and Family Welfare Department including […]
ECI shifts poll date in Punjab from Feb 14 to Feb 20
New Delhi | The Election Commission of India on Monday changed the February 14 date of polling in Punjab to February 20 after request from the political parties due to Sri Guru Ravidas Jayanti. After a detailed meeting on the rescheduling of the poll date, the Commission changed the poll schedule as announced by it on […]