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India extends suspension on international flights until December 31

Earlier this month, the DGCA had extended the ban on scheduled international passenger flights till November 30.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Growing disquiet over Oxford-Astra vaccine data

Covid passports seen key to resuming travel, Sewage testing may offer early signs of outbreaks, IBM to shed 10,000 jobs in Europe, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Covid-19 Factoid: India's new cases exceed daily recoveries in last 2 days

Country added over 6,000 new actives cases for two straight days as states report surge.

UP CM Adityanath warns against harassment in name of coronavirus protocols

Harassment in the name of COVID-19 protocols will not be tolerated, Yogi Adityanath told officials as he asked them to create awareness and encourage people to follow the guidelines

Puducherry coronavirus update: Tally touches 36,840; 22 new additions

Puducherry recorded 22 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the aggregate to 36,840

Seven found positive in Noida's random coronavirus testing at Delhi border

Seven people coming from Delhi to Noida were found positive for COVID-19 during random tests of 147 people at Gautam Buddh Nagar's border with the national capital on Wednesday, officials said.

AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds coronavirus vaccine study results

AstraZeneca and Oxford University have acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine

Telangana coronavirus update: 862 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths reported

Telangana posted 862 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total caseload to nearly 267,000 while three fatalities pushed the toll to 1,444

Andaman and Nicobar Islands update: 10 cases push Covid tally of to 4,677

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 4,677 as 10 more people tested positive for the infection

As biz takes a hit, the pandemic is pushing women out of jobs in UP

Even before the pandemic, women's participation in India's workforce was low due to social and cultural reason

One child or youth under 20 infected with HIV every 100 seconds: UNICEF

Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday

USA coronavirus deaths top 260,000, says Johns Hopkins University

US Covid-19 deaths surpassed 2,60,000 on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University

Bihar coronavirus update: State reports 763 fresh Covid-19 cases

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 232,459 after 763 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, while four fresh fatalities took the death toll to 1,237

Jammu and Kashmir coronavirus update: 489 Covid cases, 12 deaths reported

As many as 489 new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported in Jammu and Kashmir taking the tally of total cases to 1,07,819, the administration of Union Territory (UT) said on Wednesday

UP to be ready by Dec 15 to accept Covid-19 vaccine: Health minister

He said the cold chain got established in all 75 districts of the state as part of earlier vaccination process for various diseases like rubella given to children up to the age of five years

Work from home revolution has one major beneficiary in India; working women

A third of India's technology services labor force comprises women, already a better gender ratio than most other industries in the country

Goa makes screening of air, rail passengers mandatory amid Covid-19

The government issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to this effect on Wednesday

Staggered timings, free inter-state movement part of new MHA Covid norms

Guidelines effective between Dec 1 till month end. States told to strictly enforce containment measures, regulate crowds, exercise caution

Delhi CM seeks expert view; LG directs action against Covid norm violators

The national capital's COVID-19 fatality rate has increased to 1.89 percent as against a national average of 1.46 percent

World Coronavirus Dispatch: What a Covid memorial might look like

Germany's ban on New Year fireworks sparks anger, Toronto shuts everything but schools, infection risk from using cash is low and other pandemic-related news around the globe