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Covid-triggered 'Work from home' norm spikes housing demand in city suburbs

Potential homebuyers were earlier researching best localities to buy a house near their workplace

Indian experts hail 'promising' mRNA vaccine for Covid-19 treatment

mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccines trick the body into producing some of the viral proteins itself

CAIT opposes proposal to impose lockdown in market areas in Delhi

This comes on the heels of Delhi CM Kejriwal saying on Tuesday that he is sending a proposal to the Centre to impose a lockdown in market areas

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Has the Aarogya Setu app been effective?

How migrant workers are adapting after Covid, curbs on Chhath Puja in Delhi and Bihar, and some masks may cause skin problems-news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US stocks at new high over Moderna vaccine data

Hungary and Poland block EU stimulus package, Citi says successful vaccines will see dollar plummet, No virus protection for jailed elderly Taxes and other pandemic-related news across the globe

DATA STORY: India reports lowest single-day jump in total cases since July 14

India on Monday conducted 844,382 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 126,542,907. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.5%

Telangana coronavirus update: State reports 952 new Covid-19 cases

Telangana reported 952 new cases of novel coronavirus on Monday, taking the active caseload to 13,732

With 29,163 new coronavirus cases, India's tally mounts to 8.87 million

With 29,163 new coronavirus infections and 449 more Covid-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally and death toll stood at 8,874,290 and 130,519 respectively

We can stop Covid-19: Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope

Moderna's experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on data from a late-stage trial, it said, becoming the second US drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations

Covid-19 got global attention as it affected rich nations, says TB expert

The sudden focus on Covid-19 has had a significant negative impact on TB because in many countries the Covid-19 response has been built on or has utilised the TB response, says Grania Brigden

Downward trend in new coronavirus cases in India continues: MoHFW

India has managed to tame the new cases of COVID-19 below the 50,000-mark with 30,548 people testing positive for the disease on November 16, continuing with a downward trend

Assam coronavirus update: 186 new Covid-19 cases, 1 more death reported

Assam's Covid-19 death toll increased to 964 on Monday as one more person succumbed to the disease, while 186 new cases took the tally to 210,454

Sikkim coronavirus update: 25 new Covid-19 cases, two more deaths reported

Sikkim reported 25 new Covid-19 cases and two more deaths on Monday, an official said

Mumbai and Delhi differ on coronavirus testing strategy: Officials

Despite Mumbai and Delhi having almost the same positivity rate, civic officials said the city does not require to increase its daily number of COVID-19 tests like in the national capital

Bengaluru coronavirus update: Lowest single-day spike of 597 cases reported

Bengaluru, which accounts for about 50 per cent of Covid tally in Karnataka, reported 597 new cases on a single day, while 833 were discharged, taking its recoveries to 3,35,938 so far

Coronavirus cases, tests reduced to half in Delhi; deaths prevail

Delhi witnessed significantly lower number of coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours, with the latest government figures recording 3,797 new cases and pushing the total tally to 4,89,202

Haryana reports 2,153 new coronavirus cases, Punjab reports 445 more

Haryana reported 2,153 new Covid-19 cases on Monday taking the total count of cases to 2,02,027

Moderna's Covid vaccine 94.5% effective, edges over Pfizer on storage

Its vaccine's temperature requirements give it an edge over Pfizer's for distribution in India

Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine "Covaxin" enters phase-3 trials

On October 2, the company had sought the drug regulator's permission to conduct phase 3 trials

Covid-19: Vaccine production is not a problem for India, cold chain is

As India prepares a road map for a Covid-19 vaccination drive next year, the lack of cold chain infrastructure is a key bottleneck