LIVE: Delhi govt fixes maximum price for RT-PCR tests in pvt labs at Rs 300

Rapid antigen test to detect Covid to be done at Rs 100, says govt

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Vaccines have remained beneficial in India: DG ICMR

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Maharashtra, Karnataka, 4 other states are among states of concern, says govt

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Bhagwant Mann to contest from Dhuri

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Total Covid vaccine doses administered in India cross the 1.6 bn-mark: Mandaviya

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Schools in Maharashtra to reopen for Classes 1-12 from Monday

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Bhim Army chief to contest against Adityanath

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad will contest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur Sadar in the assembly elections, said multiple reports Thursday. This will also be Azad's first election.

12:51 PM

First sentencing in Delhi riots, convict gets 5 years in prison

A court in Delhi on Thursday sentenced Dinesh Yadav to five years in prison, making him the first person convicted in connection with communal riots that swept the national capital in February 2020. Yadav was convicted last month for being a member of an unlawful assembly and rioting, and taking part in robbing and burning down the house of a 73-year-old woman, NDTV reported.

 

12:16 PM

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann to contest election from Dhuri seat: ANI

Bhagwant Mann, the Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate in Punjab, will contest election from Dhuri in Sangrur district, reports ANI quoting sources.

12:05 PM

OneWeb, Hughes to provide satellite broadband services in India

OneWeb, a company backed by Bharti Group, and satellite service provider Hughes Network Systems have signed a strategic six-year distribution agreement to provide satellite broadband services across India, said the two sides on Thursday. Services in India will be provided by Hughes and Bharti Airtel joint venture Hughes Communications India.

11:08 AM

FDI flows to India slip 26 pc in 2021: UN report

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, a UN trade agency has said. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Trends Monitor published on Wednesday said global foreign direct investment flows showed a strong rebound in 2021, growing 77 per cent to an estimated $1.65 trillion, from $929 billion in 2020, surpassing their pre-Covid level, said PTI.

10:14 AM

India Omicron count rises to 9,287

India’s tally of coronavirus variant Omicron increased to 9,287 on Wednesday, said the health ministry. Active Covid-19 cases now comprise 5.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has decreased to 93.69 per cent.

9:35 AM

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 335.29 million

More than 335.29 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 5,909,045 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

9:10 AM

India logs 317,532 new Covid cases

India's recorded 317,532 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, says the health ministry.

8:51 AM

Covid-19: Beijing flare-up worsens

China’s capital found a Covid-19 cluster among cold chain workers, the latest sign the country is seeing more infections resulting from a controversial claim of transmission through contaminated goods. 

8:50 AM

A million vaccine shots tossed in Indonesia on short expiry date

More than a million Covid-19 vaccine shots expired in Indonesia before they could be given out, as most of them were donated with a short shelf life.

 

Of the 1.1 million doses that were thrown out, about 98% were donated just one to three months away from expiry, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in parliament on Wednesday.