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In Tswane, the municipality that includes the capital Pretoria, 52 children under the age of 2 diagnosed with the coronavirus have been admitted and one has died. (Bloomberg Image)

Toddlers make up 10% of hospital cases in Omicron epicenter in...

More kids are being admitted than during the early stages of the country entering the current fourth wave of infections

30 Nov 2021 3:42 PM IST

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised state and UTs not to let their guard down and keep strict vigil on the international passengers coming through various airports, ports and land border crossings. (Representational image: PTI)

Omicron vigil stepped up at airports, Centre asks states to ramp up...

RT-PCR tests for all from 'at risk' nations; government says dont lower guard

30 Nov 2021 2:09 PM IST

Parag Agrawal (Twitter)

Twitter's Agrawal is youngest CEO in S&P 500, nudging out Zuckerberg

Agrawal, who was appointed to succeed Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, is 37, the same age as Meta Platform Inc. CEO...

30 Nov 2021 1:58 PM IST

Retired ISA Harsh Mander and activists participate in a rally to protest against CAA, NRC. (PTI Photo)

No decision on nationwide NRC yet: Govt in Lok Sabha

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said this in a written reply to a question

30 Nov 2021 1:54 PM IST

The law aimed at bringing the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under the purview of a proposed shrine board. (Photo: PTI)

Uttarakhand govt withdraws Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board law

The move comes after months of protests by Char Dham Teerth-Purohit Hak Hakookdhari Mahapanchayat Samiti and other...

30 Nov 2021 1:18 PM IST

SC rejects Mallyas plea seeking review of 2017 order in contempt case. (PTI Photo)

SC proposes to go ahead with hearing on sentencing Vijay Mallya in...

The apex court had earlier dismissed his plea seeking review of its 2017 verdict which held him guilty of contempt

30 Nov 2021 1:18 PM IST

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Covid long-haulers may experience abnormal breathing, chronic fatigue:...

The researchers noted that many COVID-19 patients have reported persistent symptoms after they recover

30 Nov 2021 12:59 PM IST

The hospital will designate one or more separate wards for isolating and treating such patients. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi govt designates Lok Nayak Hospital as dedicated facility for...

The decision has been taken following the new guidelines by the Central government for international travellers

30 Nov 2021 12:01 PM IST

Twitters outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on Monday that 37-year old Parag Agrawal, an IIT Mumbai and Stanford University alumnus, will be the companys new chief executive as he stepped down after 16 years at the company that he co-founded and helmed.

Twitter's Parag Agrawal joins other Indian-origin CEOs heading biggest...

Parag Agrawal had joined Twitter 10 years ago when there were fewer than 1,000 employees

30 Nov 2021 11:55 AM IST

Kangana Ranaut (PTI)

Kangana Ranaut files FIR after receiving death threats after post on...

Kangana also requested Sonia Gandhi to direct the Punjab government to take action in this regard

30 Nov 2021 11:46 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (PTI)

Omicron variant: Kejriwal questions delay in banning international...

Kejriwal had on Sunday urged PM Modi to stop flights coming to India from countries affected by Omicron with immediate...

30 Nov 2021 11:43 AM IST

A sign for a vaccine site stands in Staten Island on November 29, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

All adults should get COVID-19 booster shots, says U.S. CDC

The agency is taking a more cautious stance as Omicron's emergence further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and...

30 Nov 2021 11:09 AM IST