Topic: COVID-19
Why 25-50% of vaccine side-effects are ‘anxiety-related and not a result of Covid jab’
Anxiety-related reactions comprise symptoms such as vasovagal reaction, when a stressful trigger — the sight of blood or syringe — causes someone to feel dizzy or faint.
Results for ICSE, ISC board exams declared, Class 10 boys & girls record same pass percentage
Board exams for classes 10 and 12 were cancelled in view of second Covid wave. Class 12 girls outshone boys by a margin on 0.2 per cent.
Survey shows two-thirds of people around the world want to work from home after Covid-19
Almost a third - 30 per cent - said they would consider looking for another job if they were forced to go back to the office full time.
Covid-19 pandemic: Australia still lukewarm to AstraZeneca, Israel brings back restrictions
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.
India registers 35,342 new Covid infections, 483 deaths in last 24 hours
According to health ministry's data, active cases comprise 1.3% of the total infections and the national recovery rate stands at 97.36%.
India urges foreign nations to ease travel restrictions as Covid situation improves
MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi Thursday said easing of travel restrictions for Indians is an important element for economic recovery.
India logs over 41,000 new Covid infections, 507 deaths in a day
Active cases increased for the second consecutive day and currently comprise 1.31% of total infections. The national recovery rate stood at 97.35% according to the health ministry.
US says India remains ‘challenging place to do business’, asks to reduce bureaucratic hurdles
A US state department report referred to the removal of special constitutional status from J&K and the CAA as few of those barriers against a reliable investment climate in India.
Suicide risk present amid Covid at Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail, Nirav Modi tells UK court
The court was hearing an extradition appeal of Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India to face charges of fraud & money laundering in the estimated $ 2-billion PNB scam case.
No deaths due to oxygen shortage during second wave in Maharashtra: state health minister
Rajesh Tope's comments came a day after the Centre told Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were specifically reported by states and UTs during the second Covid wave.
Between British colonisers and Indian immigrants, how Zimbabwe’s cricket culture grew
Cricket was played as a colonial inheritance, and then as a legacy of Indian identity, before it became a way to find place in nationalist Zimbabwean sporting culture.
Electric scooters are becoming a rage and Bengaluru’s Ather has quietly raced ahead
Nearly three years since it launched its first scooter in 2018, Ather Energy’s revenues have increased from Rs 11.7 crore in FY19 to Rs 48.8 crore in FY20.
Defence
What is essential defence services Bill and how it will impact ordnance factories and others
Strike proposed by employees’ federations of ordnance factories from 26 July, against Modi govt decision to corporatise them, perhaps triggered introduction of the Bill.
Like them or not, Taliban are a reality. India can deal with them if BJP resets its politics
Befriending the Taliban is possible, and pragmatic. It’s just that it calls for a big reset in the BJP’s domestic politics — a formula that goes beyond polarisation.