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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicCovid cases India

Topic: Covid cases India

‘Covid was an opportunity’—book launch on India’s pandemic fight draws many govt officials

The launch of ‘At War with the Single Strand’, attended by numerous senior officials from the science and health ministries, was all about India’s ‘scientific triumph’ over Covid-19.

No direct link between Covid-19 vaccine & sudden deaths, says health ministry

The unexplained deaths, especially in adults from 18 yrs & 45 yrs, prompted the medical research council & disease control centre to undertake investigation into the deaths.

Maharashtra Covid-19 cases breach 2000-mark as 61 new cases reported

Mumbai has recorded 899 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the year, including 435 in May and 458 in June so far. No Covid deaths have been reported since Tuesday.

7 new Covid cases found in Assam, no improvement in 24 hrs

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website, there are 20 active cases in the northeastern state and 7,131 active Covid cases in India.

163 cases of the new Covid variant XFG detected in India, highest in Maharashtra

The recombinant XFG variant harbours four key spike mutations and has achieved rapid global spread following its initial detection in Canada.

Himachal makes masks compulsory in all hospital amid Covid surge

The state government has issued advisories to medical staff to prepare for the management of COVID-19 cases & has instructed citizen to follow social distancing measures in public places.

Kerala health dept issues updated guidelines after spike in COVID-19 cases

The department has directed all hospitals to conduct mock drills through a Google Form & asked high-risk individuals to wear masks in public places.

Almost 4,000 active Covid cases in India, 4 new deaths since Sunday

According to official data, 203 new cases were added to the active case count. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths in the country since January this year have increased to 32.

Four more Covid cases in Bengal, active cases at 11

The majority of the patients are from Kolkata or neighbouring suburbs, and are being closely monitored at private & state-run hospitals.

‘UPA couldn’t handle 2008 global financial crisis. It wasn’t as serious as Covid,’ says Sitharaman

Presenting the 'white paper' in LS, the Finance Minister compared the 2008 financial crisis and the pandemic, hinting at then Congress-led UPA govt's inadequacy in handling it.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.