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A man assists a child to use hand sanitizer as a precaution against coronavirus before entering at an Industrial exhibition in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

India reports 33,750 fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally rises to 1,700

Maharashtra is the worst-affected state with 510 cases, followed by Delhi with 351

3 Jan 2022 10:13 AM IST

A health worker conducts Covid-19 testing at Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital in Lucknow.(Photo: PTI)

Fall in new Covid cases in Telangana

The low caseload appears to be a result of a low testing rate that stood at 21,679 on Sunday

3 Jan 2022 12:37 AM IST

A road leading to landmark Charminar monument is closed during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Hyderabad. (AP file photo/Mahesh Kumar A)

Ravindra Bharati shut, Sundays to miss out on -'fundays-'

Both -'Sunday Fundayâ€™ at Tank Bund and â€˜Ek Shaam Charminar ke Naamâ€™ programmes put off indefinitely with immediate...

3 Jan 2022 12:16 AM IST

policeman monitors the crowd at the Sarojini Nagar market operating on the odd-even system as per guidelines set by the Delhi government, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India records 27,553 fresh cases of Covid, Omicron tally rises to...

Maharashtra recorded a maximum of 460 cases, followed by Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

2 Jan 2022 10:32 AM IST

The tally of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus went up to 17, with the detection of a new case, that of a woman hailing from Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh who had returned from the UAE. (Representational Photo: DC)

Omicron tally goes up to 17 in Andhra Pradesh

A woman hailing from Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh who had returned from the UAE tested positive for the Omicron...

1 Jan 2022 6:47 AM IST

A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for Covid-19 test, in the wake of recent surge in Coronavirus cases. (DC file photo)

Indranil Banerjie | Can South Asians work as one, herald a better...

Despair was the dominant theme in the South Asian subcontinent during 2021

30 Dec 2021 11:56 PM IST

A health worker takes swab sample of a man at a market for COVID-19 test, amid concern over rising Omicron cases, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Telangana stares at community spread of Omicron

All the three Omicron cases of which the sources could not be traced were found in Hyderabad

29 Dec 2021 12:36 AM IST

Healthcare workers collect swab samples from women for Covid-19 testing, in Vijayawada. (Photo: PTI)

Second local Omicron case found in Hyderabad

This is a second such case of local transmission in the state, after a doctor at a cancer hospital was infected by the...

27 Dec 2021 6:46 AM IST

In its orders, following concerns expressed by the Telangana High Court over the spread of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus in the state, the Telangana government, however, said all rallies and public meetings will be prohibited in the state till January 2, 2022. (Representational Image: PTI)

New Year celebrations on track in Telangana

Govt says its OK to gather, celebrate, but with masks on

25 Dec 2021 7:05 PM IST

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Shobhaa De | 2021 was better than 2020! Will 2022 sizzle & crackle?

Europe shuts down, New Yearâ€™s parties are cancelled across the globe, we in India are less despondent and generally...

25 Dec 2021 2:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI file photo)

Fight against Covid is not over yet, says PM

Modi directed the officials to work with the state authorities on a regular basis

24 Dec 2021 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Pho

PM to hold meeting on COVID-19 situation on Thursday

Omicron strain has set off alarm bells and stoked grim memories of the devastating Covid-19 second wave

23 Dec 2021 1:01 AM IST