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Delhi reports 1,333 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in a single day

Delhi on Saturday reported 1,333 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against 1,245 reported on previous day, and three more deaths, as per the government health bulletin

Chhattisgarh logs 658 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 6.44%

Chhattisgarh on Saturday reported 658 Covid-19 cases at a positivity rate of 6.44 per cent, taking the tally to 1,165,683, while the death toll increased by two to reach 14,066, an official said

All stakeholders showcased tradition of service before self amid pandemic

When the world doubted India's ability to deal with Covid, professionals rose to the occasion and stakeholders came together to showcase the tradition of service before self in action, Mandaviya said

Odisha reports 981 new Covid-19 cases, including 166 children in a day

Odisha recorded 981 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, 39 less than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 1,312,116, a health department bulletin said

Independence Day celebration in Bihar to be subdued due to Covid-19

Independence Day will be celebrated in a subdued manner in Bihar due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, a circular said.

Coronavirus causes less severe illness in children than adults: Govt

Bharati Pravin Pawar was responding to a question on whether the children are getting affected by the coronavirus infection in the country

Delhi sees over 1k new cases for 3rd day in a row; positivity rate at 7.36%

The number of active cases stands at 3,844, out of which 2,355 patients are being treated in home isolation

Post-pandemic surprises and where the Indian economy truly stands today

To avoid getting caught up in possible group-think, we need to question the assumptions. Remember that there have been only two five-year periods when India has recorded rapid growth, writes T N Ninan

Cipla Q1 net dips 4% to Rs 686 cr, revenue down 2% on tapering Covid sales

Domestic revenue dips 8.4% as Covid-19 share of branded prescription business normalises; North American business up 10% to $155 million

Karnataka logs 2,130 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 9,135

Karnataka on Friday clocked 2,130 fresh COVID-19 cases and four fatalities, taking the cumulative number of infections and deaths to 40,03,785 and 40,101 respectively, the Health Department said. Also, the day saw 1,395 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,53,776, according to a bulletin. Active cases stood at 9,866, the bulletin said. Bengaluru urban accounted for the maximum number of 1,615 cases and one death. Other districts reported infections, including 70 in Dharwad, 51 in Mysuru, 47 in Kodagu, 41 in Tumakuru, 40 in Hassan, 34 in Belagavi, 33 in Kalaburagi, 27 in Ballari and 22 in Mandya. Other than Bengaluru, one death each was also reported in Kalaburagi, Koppal and Raichur. The bulletin said Yadgir alone reported zero infection and nil death. A total of 32,685 samples were tested in the State, they included 24,496 using RT-PCR methods, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 6.77 crore. The number of vaccinations done rose

Wuhan latest to bear brunt of China's zero covid policy with four new cases

Owing to strict measures of Zero Covid Policy, the original epicentre of the Covid-19 virus, Wuhan has shut down again as four new asymptomatic cases were reported recently.Moreover, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, George Gaos, stepped down after five years in the post, after overseeing the preliminary probe into the world's first outbreak of coronavirus.Nobody is willing to say if the current strain of the Covid virus attacking the people is highly infectious like Delta or is a mild one and not lethal at all as the latest lockdown has sent shock waves across the country to Chinese citizens, only now recovering from the trauma of a lockdown that lasted months. The communist nation still refuses to give up its zero Covid policy.The Jiangxia district of Wuhan was shut down initially for three days with a looming threat of extension if fresh cases continued to be reported. Nearly a million people were confined to their homes as everything was closed ...

Sony sees 3% rise in profit despite waning interest in video games

Sony's profit edged up 3 per cent in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video gaming as pandemic restrictions eased elsewhere

Covid-19 pandemic 'unprecedented', which India faced confidently, says PM

PM Modi termed the Covid-19 pandemic as 'unprecedented' and once in a century crisis and said the country faced it confidently due to its scientists and common people

India confidently faced unprecedented, once-in century Covid pandemic: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the COVID-19 pandemic as 'unprecedented' and once in a century crisis and said the country faced it confidently due to its scientists and common people

India registers 20,409 Covid-19 infections, 47 deaths in 24 hours

India saw a marginal decline in Covid cases with 20,409 infections reported in the past 24 hours against previous day's 20,557 count

China backs away from growth goal target, sticks to Covid control measures

China acknowledged the struggling economy won't hit its official 5.5% growth target this year and said they will try to prop up sagging consumer demand but will stick to strict anti-Covid tactics

Bengal's Covid positivity rate goes up to 10.42% with 1,495 new cases

West Bengal's Covid-19 positivity rate deteriorated to 10.42 per cent after 1,495 new cases were reported pushing the tally to 2,090,483

L'Oreal bucks declining trend with Chinese sales growth in second qtr

Cosmetics group L'Oreal bucked a declining trend for the luxury and fashion industry in China with sales growing in the second quarter despite Covid-19 lockdowns

Mylab, firm that makes kits to detect Covid, starts pathology test facility

"We are now getting to 'wet' pathology tests like blood tests etc and we have set up a centre which will have minimal human intervention and maximum automation

Internet usage grows faster in rural India; knowhow still a deterrent

346 million make online transactions for e-commerce and digital payments, with coronavirus boosting practice