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TopicCoronavirus crisis

Topic: Coronavirus crisis

India’s daily positive cases drop below 60,000, active Covid infections stay under 9 lakh

The total cases mounted to 71,75,880. However, India has been recording less than 75,000 new infections daily for the fifth day and fatalities below 1,000 for 10 straight days.

People agree businesses played bigger role than govts during Covid, survey shows

At least two-thirds of the 29,000 people surveyed by The Milken Institute & Harris Poll said the pandemic's economic impact had a bigger effect than the virus itself.

Even dentist visits have gone online in America in pandemic season

San Francisco: The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed many in-person activities into remote services delivered over the internet. The latest example is the dreaded visit to...

India registers over 78,500 new Covid infections in a day, total cases cross 68 lakh

The total recoveries have surged to 58,27,704 while there are 9,02,425 active Covid cases, comprising 13.20% of the total caseload. The death toll stood at 1,05,526.

After HDFC & ICICI banks, Axis to now give salary hikes while others cut jobs and pay

Axis Bank Ltd. will increase staff salaries between 4% and 12% from October 1 based on performance, according to people with knowledge of the plans.

India’s Covid tally crosses 66 lakh, recoveries surge to 55.8 lakh

There are 9,34,427 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country, while the death toll climbed to 1,02,685.

Saudi Arabia allows Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca after 7-mth Covid shutdown, restrictions remain

Protective measures in place include disinfection & social distancing. Over 108,000 foreign and local pilgrims have received permission to take part in Umrah.

India’s Covid tally crosses 65 lakh with 75,829 new infections in a day

India's Covid fatalities now stand at 1,01,783, while 55,09,966 patients have recovered, according to Union Health Ministry data released Sunday.

India’s Covid tally crosses 60 lakh with 82,170 new cases in a day

While the recoveries surged to 50.17 lakh, the death toll reached 95,542 with 1,039 patients succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours.

Little help with studies, more time spent on housework — How Covid impacted world’s youngsters

A study across 37 countries has found that the pandemic has had a deep and detrimental impact on children aged between 11 and 17, and the situation is only getting worse.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.