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A health worker prepare a dose of the Covid-19 Corbevax vaccine during a vaccination drive for people in the 12-14 age group at a school in Chennai. (Arun SANKAR / AFP)

India logs 2,075 fresh COVID-19 cases, 71 deaths

The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 5,16,352 with 71 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated

19 March 2022 10:46 AM IST

Workers wearing protective gear stand next to barriers placed to close off streets around a locked down neighbourhood after the detection of new cases of Covid-19 in the Huangpu district of Shanghai (Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

China reports first two Covid-19 deaths in more than a year

China has gone from reporting under 100 daily infections just three weeks ago to well more than 1,000 per day for over a...

19 March 2022 10:32 AM IST

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann with Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit during his oath-taking ceremony, at Khatkar Kalan the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

8 of 10 ministers in Punjab first-timers

The swearing-in ceremony of the Mann's cabinet will be held at Punjab Raj Bhawan at 11 am, officials said

19 March 2022 12:19 AM IST

amil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan. (Photo:Facebook)

AA Edit | TN's Budget transparency

The Budget is a continuum of CM Stalin's adherence to the Dravidian Model, balancing development with social justice

19 March 2022 12:03 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad talks to the media after his meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi on March 18, 2022. (PTI)

Sonia, G-23 leader Azad, meet on Congress revamp

The meeting comes days after the Group of 23 pitched for an 'inclusive and collective leadership' in the Congress

18 March 2022 11:52 PM IST

A health worker conducts a swab test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a residential compound in Shanghai on March 18, 2022. (Photo : AFP)

AA Edit | Covid: Time is not right to lower guard

As per the WHO, new infections are up 8% globally compared to the previous week, with 11 million new cases and over...

18 March 2022 11:42 PM IST

India has to keep focussing on competitive energy sources and it welcomes offers from all oil producers as geopolitical developments have posed significant challenges to the countrys energy security, sources said. (Representational Image/PTI)

India's legitimate energy transactions should not be politicised:...

Russia has made the offer to India and many other countries after the US last week banned all Russian oil and gas...

18 March 2022 11:37 PM IST

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. (PTI)

Punjab govt to launch anti-corruption helpline on Mar 23: CM Bhagwant...

The Punjab CM said he was not threatening any officer or an employee

18 March 2022 2:04 AM IST

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit with AAP leader Bhagwant Mann as he takes oath as Punjab Chief Minister, at Khatkar Kalan the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr near Jalandhar, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Hope marries pragmatism as Punjab rings in AAP 2.0

AAP, with two states under its belt, has in a way surpassed all other regional parties, which could not manage this feat

17 March 2022 11:30 PM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the U.S. Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo)

AA Edit | Zelenskyy: Comedian to hero

Zelenskyy's speeches exhorting his troops and his fellow citizens to resist the invasion have made him a folk hero

17 March 2022 11:09 PM IST

A Municipal Corporation worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary inside a Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport bus, during a special vaccination drive for residents of Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI)

India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge,...

With 3,536 cases reported on an average in the week ending March 15, India contributed to only 0.21 per cent of global...

17 March 2022 12:47 PM IST

Abhishek Banerjee represents the Diamond Harbour seat of West Bengal in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: PTI)

ED issues fresh summons to TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, wife in coal scam...

The Delhi High Court had on March 11 dismissed a plea by the couple challenging the summons that asked them to appear...

17 March 2022 11:50 AM IST