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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
TopicCovid-19. coronavirus

Topic: covid-19. coronavirus

R-value rises for 1st time in 2 months, increase likely driven by Kerala, Maharashtra

R-value has risen to 0.88 from 0.78 in June. With R still below 1, active cases continue to decline, but the rise means the decline is now slower than before.

Lajpat Nagar latest in Delhi’s crackdown on markets violating Covid norms in capital

Delhi Disaster Management Authority Monday ordered closure of the Central Market in Lajpat Nagar as ‘vendors were seen selling edibles without adequate precautions’.

Delaying 2nd AstraZeneca vaccine shot by upto 45 weeks improves immune response: Oxford study

A preprint of the study by researchers of Oxford University noted that a third dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine will also lead to a substantial increase in immune response.

SC-appointed task force says India must have strategic oxygen reserve for 2-3 weeks like petrol

The 12-member National Task Force praised the Modi government’s efforts, saying it took proactive steps since last year to control the spread of the pandemic and on oxygen management.  

Haribhushan, the adivasi student who rose to become top Telangana Maoist leader

Top Telangana Maoist leader Yapa Narayana, better known as Haribhushan, died on 21 June after he tested Covid positive.

Doctor operates on MP woman to remove tumour from brain. It turns out to be white fungus

According to celebrated neurosurgeon Deepak Kulkarni, the white fungus in the 50-year-old woman’s brain in Indore looked like a malignant tumour until biopsy showed otherwise. 

Are states quietly adding ‘backlog’ to Covid death toll? Modi govt wants audit & analysis

Modi govt's apprehensions stem from the fact that while daily cases have nearly halved in the last 2 weeks, there has not been a proportionate decrease in daily deaths. 

Twitter, Facebook could face ‘penal action’ by NCPCR over adoption posts on Covid orphans

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought info on the origin of these posts, and given social media firms 10 days to produce an action-taken report.

How diet, lifestyle & attitude have led Punjab to record India’s highest Covid death rate

In Patiala, Ludhiana, Faridkot and Amritsar, districts reporting the most deaths in Punjab, over 60% of those who died of Covid were either obese, diabetic or suffering from hypertension.

Bar association serves legal notice to WHO chief scientist over Ivermectin guidelines

Mumbai-headquartered Indian Bar Association claims WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan ‘ran disinformation campaign’ against Ivermectin.

On Camera

Goa’s new favourite bar isn’t chasing tourists. It’s fiercely local

A little over a year into operation, after opening in early 2024, Grumps has become one of Goa’s most coveted dining destinations.

To meet fund crunch, Karnataka to auction plots in Bengaluru, raise Rs 4,000 crore

Siddaramaiah govt’s five schemes strain finances as GST changes hit revenues; debt to jump nearly Rs 80,000 crore. State also plans to auction liquor licences & extend bar timings.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.