Covid-19 Pandemic

Sunday, Sep 19, 2021 | Last Update : 06:42 AM IST

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. (PTI file photo)

Political parties should set example, avoid gatherings: CM Uddhav Thackeray

We should set an example for people by observing discipline, said Thackeray, who heads the Sena

07 Sep 2021 8:54 PM

All children in primary schools need personalised guidance from their teachers. (PTI Photo)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Why primary schools should be the first to resume classes

The individual benefits are in terms of better jobs and increased family earning in the future

01 Sep 2021 1:52 AM

The Medical Oxygen plant has been installed at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. (ANI Photo)

COVID-19: India gifts medical oxygen plant to Nepal

The embassy said the Indian government will continue to stand with Nepal and its people in fighting the pandemic

26 Aug 2021 3:44 PM

Among teachers of children with disabilities in their regular classes, more than nine per cent found them unable to participate in online classes, notes the study. (AFP Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Reopen schools, but keep ground realities in mind

Online education has certainly helped many children but the pandemic has also exposed the glaring fault lines in our Digital India narrative

26 Aug 2021 1:55 AM

Heat waves and related biological hazards in particular are expected to increase in East and North-East Asia while South and South-West Asia will encounter intensifying floods and related diseases. (AFP Photo)

Resilience in a riskier planet: Progress made in Asia-Pacific

As of mid-August 2021, the Asian and Pacific countries had reported 65 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than one million deaths

25 Aug 2021 1:50 AM

Continue working towards your goal and periodically review the progress. Any significant life change such as change in a job or marriage should also take into account the necessary change in the estimated cost in achieving a goal. — Representational image/By arrangement

Freedom from financial woes

Your household expenses should not be more than 30-35 per cent of your income

16 Aug 2021 9:03 AM

Chopra scripted history on Saturday in Tokyo when he clinched India's elusive Olympic medal in athletics to become only the second Indian to win the yellow metal. (Photo: Twitter)

After Olympic gold, Neeraj Chopra eyes World Championships title next year

Before joining national camp, Neeraj was training at Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Panchkula after being shifted from Shivaji Stadium at Panipat

10 Aug 2021 2:53 PM

The ICC has been making the case for cricket's inclusion for a while and the bid will also have the backing from the world's richest board BCCI as made clear by secretary Jay Shah recently. (Photo: AFP)

ICC confirms it will bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The ICC has also formed an Olympic Working Group which will work on making the game part of the Olympics starting from 2028

10 Aug 2021 1:24 PM

Foreign currency, which accounts for 93 per cent of the forex reserves, grew from $442 billion to $568 billion during the pandemic—between April 2020 and July 2021. — DC Image

Forex reserves up by $135 bn in pandemic

As on July 16, 2021, foreign exchange reserves stood at $612.7 bn against $477.8 billion at the end of March 2020, up by $134.9 billion

03 Aug 2021 8:34 AM

To understand our podcast, you have to understand how difficult it is for high school players to make it onto a Division 1 team in college, Dex says. — By arrangement

If You Like Sports Podcasts, You’ll Like “D&K in the Lab”

Dex decided to take his love for basketball in a new direction by starting his podcast with Kurt

29 Jul 2021 9:15 PM

Singh told Lok Sabha on Thursday: "Monetization proceeds of non-core assets of Air India are to be used to offset the debt of Air India transferred to AIAHL." (AFP Photo)

Financial bids for Air India likely to be received by September 15: Minister

The Centre had announced in October 2020 that the bidding for Air India would be done based on enterprise value instead of equity value

22 Jul 2021 3:30 PM

Mamata Banerjee calls for united Opposition front, to meet Pawar, Chidambaram

Mamata renewed her call for a united Opposition under one umbrella shunning self-interest to remove the BJP from power at the Centre

22 Jul 2021 1:02 AM

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (PTI Photo)

Digital initiatives taken during pandemic will be strengthened: Education Minister

Pradhan reviewed the digital initiatives taken by the ministry including the PM e-Vidya and the National Digital Education Architecture

13 Jul 2021 2:53 PM

Patralekha Chatterjee | Covid’s impact, WFH has hit India’s women harder

The unpaid childcare burden per woman in India in a “normal” year is estimated to be 2,380 hours

02 Jul 2021 12:17 AM

Under this framework, persons who have taken vaccines authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will be exempted from travel restrictions within the EU. (PTI Photo)

India requests EU to consider Covishield, Covaxin jabs under Green passport scheme

The sources said the genuineness of such vaccination certification can be authenticated on the CoWIN portal

30 Jun 2021 9:17 PM

650 tourists will be allowed inside the Taj Mahal premises at one point of time so that COVID-19 protocols are followed. (Photo: Reuters)

Taj Mahal to reopen from Wednesday, 650 visitors allowed at a time

All the centrally protected monuments, museums and sites closed for around two months due to the Covid pandemic will reopen on June 16

15 Jun 2021 7:50 PM

This photo taken on June 13, 2021 shows nearly 9000 graduates, including more than 2000 students who could not attand the graduation ceremony last year due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, attanding a graduation ceremony at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

Masks off, mortarboards on: Wuhan sheds Covid for mass graduation

The city held limited graduation ceremonies last year, with Wuhan University hosting a mostly-online event in June last year

15 Jun 2021 12:07 PM

These foreign nationals will not be required to submit any application to the FRRO or FRO concerned for extension of their visas. (DC file photo)

Visas of stranded foreigners extended till August 31

The matter has now been reconsidered by the ministry in the light of non-resumption of normal commercial flight operations

05 Jun 2021 12:45 AM

The WHO and international bodies have now, belatedly, started an investigation into the origins of the virus, but its credibility has already hit rock bottom in the eyes of most people in the affected nations. (Representational image: AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why China needs to pay reparations to the world

No one is quite sure what lies in store for the world’s second most populous country six months from now

04 Jun 2021 1:55 AM

A doctor examines a man for the symptoms of mucormycosis at a government hospital in Mumbai, May 25, 2021. (AP /Rafiq Maqbool)

Why is medical care making Covid-hit sicker, poorer in India?

Indians with Covid-19 are advised to take a large assortment of minerals and vitamins that again have not been shown to be effective

04 Jun 2021 1:40 AM

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