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Women walk along a street near a bus stand in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

India to tighten Covid testing for tourists amid new variant concerns

India, however, had not yet issued a notification, a senior government source said

26 Nov 2021 2:44 PM IST

Nursing staff involved with vaccination against the Covid-19 coronavirus pose for a photograph as Goddess Durga at the Ramaiah Hospital in Bangalore. (Photo: AFP)

No case of B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant reported in India so far:...

Newly identified COVID-19 variant is causing an increase in new COVID-19 infections in South Africa

26 Nov 2021 1:35 PM IST

In this file photo taken on September 13, 2021 an elerly patient receives the 3rd dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South...

The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far

26 Nov 2021 12:51 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind walk towards central hall of the parliament for a joint session to observe the countrys Constitutional Day, in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (AP/Manish Swarup)

Dynastic parties matter of concern to people committed to...

Prime minister also said that the constitutional spirit is hurt when political parties lose their democratic character

26 Nov 2021 12:38 PM IST

Chinese paramilitary policemen wearing masks wait to cross a traffic light as a municipal worker riding a three-wheel bike moves past them, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

Flights cancelled, schools shut over three Covid-19 cases in Shanghai

The three positive cases are friends who travelled to the nearby city of Suzhou together last week, Shanghai health...

26 Nov 2021 11:31 AM IST

Scientists the world over will be watching the new variant for signs of gaining momentum or spreading more widely and rapidly. (Representational image)

States, UTs told to tighten COVID-19 testing for international...

The instruction comes after reports of multiple cases of a new COVID-19 variant beinf reported in Botswana, South Africa...

26 Nov 2021 10:56 AM IST

The team discovered an exoplanet 1.4 times the size of Jupiter. (Photo: ANI/Representational Image)

Indian astronomers discover a new exoplanet and rare stars hotter than...

The first discovery was made by a team from Ahembdabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) recently

26 Nov 2021 10:23 AM IST

A nurse prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children for distribution. (Photo: AFP)

India records 10,549 new Covid cases, more than 15 per cent rise than...

The death toll climbed to 4,67,468 with 488 fresh fatalities

26 Nov 2021 10:03 AM IST

In this picture taken on November 25, 2021, people commute along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Delhi air quality further deteriorates, AQI slips to 368

The PM 10 was recorded at 376 in the 'very poor' category and PM 2.5 was recorded at 224 in the 'very poor' category

26 Nov 2021 9:53 AM IST

CBIs Special Director Praveen Sinha (Twitter)

CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha elected to top Interpol panel

The elections were held in Istanbul, Turkey, during the ongoing 89th Interpol General Assembly

26 Nov 2021 3:45 AM IST

The mere fact that a collection of so-called democracies were being brought under one deliberative umbrella for the first time is unlikely to have been to Beijings taste. (AP)

AA Edit | Biden's red rag for Beijing

President Joe Biden has posited the ideological challenge in the world to be between democracy and authoritarianism

26 Nov 2021 3:07 AM IST

The contribution of farmers is not to be calculated on only the basis of what they bring to the GDP, Representational Image. (AP)

AA Edit | Going forward, let farmers have say in framing policy

The pros and cons had to be more intensively debated before the laws were passed, particularly as the subject is to do...

26 Nov 2021 2:53 AM IST