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Forecast: How Saturn’s movement will influence Sensex in 2021
A spate of astrological factors combined in late 2019 to unleash one of the gravest challenges faced by humanity in the form of the Covid pandemic. What began in December 2019 as a seemingly small viral infection in a remote location in…
5 mobile games that cheered young Indian players in pandemic
Other than video calling, it was mobile gaming that took India by storm during the lockdowns and social distancing times. As parents got busy with remote work and struggled to maintain the work-life balance, the popularity of mobile games…
Precautions still needed for COVID-19, government will educate people on vaacine: Harsh Vardhan
NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that the worst is over concerning coronavirus in the country but people still need to follow Covid appropriate behaviour to stay safe.
"At a personal level, I think that…
COVID-19 new strain: Flight suspension to UK grounds plans of students, others
BENGALURU : The suspension of flights between India and the UK from December 23-31 has played havoc with the vacation plans of many Indians, particularly students. Among those who are worried is Randhir Banerjee, a software professional,…
India may have missed tracing of new Coronavirus strain: Experts
NEW DELHI: India may already have the new strain of Covid-19 as the process of analysing genomes of SARS-CoV-2 was comparatively down in the period when it was first identified in the UK, said experts studying the mutations of coronavirus.…
HP registers 319 new Covid cases, 6 deaths
Shimla, Dec 20(UNI) Himachal Pradesh registered 319 fresh COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday and six people died of Pandemic in the state.
Nodal officer and Secretary Health, Mr Amitav Awasthi said that as many as 318 People tested positive…
US reports all-time high daily Covid-19 cases
Washington, Dec 20 In yet another grim development amid the raging coronavirus pandemic, the US reported an all-time number of single-day confirmed cases, according to health authorities.
In its latest update on Saturday, the US…
3,47,000 people registered for vaccine in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Dec 21 The Ministry of Health has stated that the total number of people who have registered via "Sehaty" (My Health) application to take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reached 3,47,000 since the launch of the registration on December…
Hospitality trends to watch out in 2021
NEW DELHI: As the largest industry in the world, tourism is everything and everything is tourism. India is expected to become the youngest country by 2022, with an average age of 29.
Instagram is ruling the social media networks…
Reaping a golden harvest
For thousands of migrants returning home in the aftermath of Covid-induced lockdown, this could be an inspiration. A group of 20 migrant labourers along with some 30 others has reaped a golden harvest back home in Assam’s river island…
Switzerland approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
BERLIN: Switzerland has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and German pharmaceutical company BioNTech.
The country's health agency Swissmedic said in a written statement Saturday that the vaccine had been approved for the small…
Argentine president highlights official aid plans mitigating pandemic effects
Buenos Aires , December 20 : Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday highlighted multiple official aid plans set to mitigate the social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Without projects such as Emergency Family Income…
Curfew imposed in Thailand’s pandemic-hit province near Bangkok
Bangkok , December 20 A curfew has been declared throughout Thailand's pandemic-hit Samut Sakhon province near Bangkok starting Saturday in the face of a spread of COVID-19 which has infected 548 people so far.
Provincial…
COVID-19: Kerala, Maharashtra account for 40 pc of India’s active cases
New Delhi , December 20 : Out of the total active cases in the country, Kerala and Maharashtra together account for 40 per cent of the active count, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Sunday.
"33 States and…
PM Netanyahu is the first Israeli to receive COVID-19 shot
TEL AVIV, Dec 19 (Sputnik) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday became the first Israeli to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease with a Pfizer-BioNTech shot, which was broadcast live on national television.
"This is a…
Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll tops 185,000
Brasilia , December 19 Brazil's Covid-19 death toll rose to 185,650 on Friday after 823 more patients died from the disease in the previous 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.
In the same period, tests detected 52,544 cases…
US approves Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
The Moderna approval comes exactly a week after the US Food and Drug Administration okayed a shot from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Moderna expects to have 85-100 million shots available in the US in the first three months of…
US seizes 2 fake coronavirus vaccine websites
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Sputnik) The US authorities have seized two fake websites pretending to belong to the biotech companies producing coronavirus vaccines, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur said. "The US Attorney’s Office…
Italy imposes lockdown for X-mas period
Rome, Dec 19 (Sputnik) Italy has imposed a lockdown for almost the whole holiday period, with the exception of a few days, and will allow a maximum of two guests for Christmas and New Year celebration, given they should anyways…
ISKCON monks cycle from Gurugram to Rajasthan to pass spiritual wisdom to COVID survivors
To primarily instil spiritual wisdom in those facing the consequences of COVID, five monks from ISKCON Gurugram cycled to Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, carrying 100 spiritual books - from the Bhagavad Gita to a few written by ISKCON founder…