In this issue

January 17, 2022

Hospitalisation under 4%: Study

Sample size small, but hospital’s survey representative of Omicron surge across India

2 mins

Tennis court gets Kohima War Cemetery unique distinction

THE Kohima War Cemetery in Nagaland has figured in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) five sites with unusual features.

2 mins

Man loses battle for life due to Covid protocols

Accident victim was shifted from one hospital to another after testing positive

3 mins

Govt May Think Of Lifting Curbs If Cases Decline Further In 3-4 Days, Says Jain

HEALTH Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that a decline in the number of Covid cases over the past three days is a good sign and that if this remains the case over the next three to four days, then the government would take a relook at lifting curbs.

1 min

City records over 18K cases, sees a dip in positivity rate

CONTINUING with the declining trend in single day rise of Covid-19 cases, the national capital on Sunday recorded 18,286 fresh Covid-19 cases and 28 deaths.

1 min

Door-to-door drive boosted India's immunity

While 90% of eligible population has got first Covid dose, over 65% have taken second jab across the country

1 min

Corona shadow on maiden defence expo in Gujarat, event on hold for now

AFTER Vibrant Gujarat, another ambitious event of the Gujarat government is likely to get postponed due to the Covid surge.

1 min

‘SP IS PLAYING JAIL-BAIL GAME IN UP ELECTION'

Anurag Thakur calls out SP candidates who are either in prison or out on bail

1 min

MANIPUR MULTI-CORNER FIGHT A CHALLENGE TO NAGA PARTY

THE Naga People’s Front (NPF) is facing a tough challenge of converting Naga subnationalism in the Manipur hills into concrete electoral gains, an uphill task in which it has fallen short in the past two elections.

3 mins

British national identified as hostage-taker at Texas synagogue

44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram was shot and killed after a nine-hour standoff; Prez Biden calls it an ‘act of terror’

2 mins

Pacific tsunami threat recedes, volcano ash hinders response

THE tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from New Zealand to assess the extent of damage.

1 min

Millions brace for snow as storm bears down on US

MILLIONS of Americans were braced for heavy snow and freezing rain Sunday as a major winter storm closed in on the eastern United States, knocking power out to an estimated 200,000 people and counting.

1 min

Eyeing a ‘better future for their family', migrant caravan trundles to US

HUNDREDS of men, women and children gathered early Saturday morning in the parking lot of San Pedro Sula’s main transit hub, on the edge of the northern Honduran city.

2 mins

KOHLI ERA AS CAPTAIN ENDS, WHAT NEXT FOR INDIA?

IN the end, there are no ICC titles to show for captain Virat Kohli. They are not the yardsticks to measure a good captain. And even if he did, for a major part of his captaincy tenure, Kohli never came across as an astute captain.

3 mins

GRAND SETBACK FOR DJOKOVIC

World No 1 loses application by unanimous verdict in Federal Court at Melbourne, leaves home in ignominious crcumstances after almost two weeks of drama

2 mins

1st Local omicron case in Beijing

Two weeks before the start of Winter Olympics authorities scramble to mass test people

2 mins

U.K. MULLS SCRAPPING TESTS FOR VACCINATED TRAVELERS

The UK government is reportedly planning to do away with the requirement of mandatory Covid-19 tests postarrival into the country for fully vaccinated travellers, including from India, as part of preparations of having to live with coronavirus in the future.

1 min

Teen girl set to land in Brussels after record-breaking solo flight around the world

As teenage pilot Zara Rutherford flew ever onward in a record-challenging global odyssey, she met little as strange or scary as when she tried to squeeze in between North Korean airspace and a massive cloud threatening to cut off passage for her ultralight plane.

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