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42% parents say their child’s school fees increased by 30-50% post-Covid, shows LocalCircles Survey

8% parents said their child's school fees had increased by more than 50%, some parents also said they have had to 'dip into their savings'.

196 cases of JN.1 Covid variant recorded in 10 Indian states & UTs

Odisha joins states that have detected presence of variant, shows Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium data. WHO has classified it as 'variant of interest' but said it poses 'low' risk.

Noida reports its first Covid case in months as 54-year-old man tests positive

The patient lives in Noida but works at a multinational company in Gurugram, according to Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Sharma.

At least 21 cases of new Covid variant JN.1 detected across India

The Maharashtra health department has said JN.1 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and causes mild symptoms in patients.

WHO classifies new Covid strain JN.1 as ‘variant of interest’, says it poses ‘low risk’

The health organisation said the current vaccines will continue to protect against severe disease and death from JN.1 and other circulating variants of the COVID-19 virus.

No link between sudden deaths & Covid vaccination, says ICMR study. Family history, lifestyle factors

For the study, published in Indian Journal of Medical Research, the Indian Council of Medical Research examined 729 sudden death cases in apparently healthy individuals aged 18-45 yrs.

New Indonesian govt formed after February polls to take call on BrahMos, says envoy

Speaking at event hosted by ORF in Delhi, Indonesia’s ambassador to India Ina Krishnamurthi says Brahmos deal was initially delayed due to Covid.

RBI’s inflation conundrum in a rocky world — how relevant is 4% target if it hasn’t been met in 4 yrs

Geopolitical conflicts & new cold war have upended oil, various food and commodity markets. Climate-change issues will impose other costs. So, prices will rise even if demand is weak.

Slamming ‘narrow view’, HC extends Centre’s Covid insurance for health workers to contractual employees

Delhi HC directs Centre to pay Rs 50 lakh to widow of hospital guard who died of Covid. She approached court after Centre opposed her plea, saying her husband wasn't a state employee.

Nobel in Medicine 2023: How Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman’s work helped save millions during pandemic

Hungarian biochemist Kariko & American immunologist Weismann won for research in mRNA, which enabled vaccine development for Covid. This followed decades of struggle.

On Camera

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.