GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced news labels, using Greek alphabets, for various variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), also giving names to the two variants that have been found in India thus far. “Labelled using Greek alphabets, WHO announces new labels for Covid variants of concern (VOC) and interest (VOI),” […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Centre on the Covid-19 vaccine procurement policy and need for mandatory registration on the CoWIN app for people to get vaccinated without keeping in mind the real ‘digital India’ situation, observing that the policy makers must have an ear to the ground. A special bench […]
NEW DELHI — Actress-environmentalist Juhi Chawla Monday approached the Delhi High Court against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, raising issues related to the radiation impact on citizens, animals, flora and fauna. Justice C Hari Shankar, before whom the matter came up for hearing, transferred the suit to another bench for […]
NEW DELHI – India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking the country’s infection tally to 2,78,94,800, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The daily positivity declined to 8.02 per cent, remaining below the 10 per cent-mark for five consecutive days, while the weekly […]
NEW DELHI – India on Saturday recorded 1,73,790 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the cumulative tally past 27.7 million, as the country recorded less than 200,000 cases for the third time in this month, according to the Union health ministry. The fresh infections of the viral contagion recorded on Saturday are the lowest India has seen […]
NEW DELHI – The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship. The Union home ministry issued a notification in this effect for immediate implementation of the order under […]
NEW DELHI – In response to a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) request to provide information about compliance with the new IT Rules, most major social media intermediaries have shared the details as required, except Twitter, which is yet to send in details about its chief compliance officer. MeitY had written to all […]
NEW DELHI – Suspension of scheduled international flights has been extended till June 30, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday. The decision comes when India is battling the second wave of the covid pandemic, even though there is a decline in cases over the past few weeks. However the restriction […]
NEW DELHI – India recorded 186,364 case and 3,660 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry’s dashboard on Friday. After Friday’s additions, the overall nationwide tally now stands at 27,555,457, while the death toll has increased to 315,235. For the fifteenth consecutive day, recoveries continued to outnumber the daily new […]
NEW DELHI – The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) Thursday urged the government to “exempt and exclude” the traditional television news media and its extended presence on the digital news platforms from the ambit of the IT Rules 2021, saying it is already “sufficiently regulated” by various statutes, laws, guidelines, codes and regulations. “The Information Technology […]