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Call for 'greater precautions' as SE Asia finds new strain of Covid-19

The strain, earlier seen in other parts of the world and called D614G, was found in a Malaysian cluster of 45 cases that started from someone who returned from India and breached his 14-day quarantine

Tamil Nadu adds 5,890 new Covid-19 cases in a day, 1,185 in Chennai alone

65,643 persons tested, 5,667 patients discharged and 120 succumbed the past 24 hours

Hiring picks up 35% in June qtr from a low of -50% in April: LinkedIn

Top five in-demand jobs are software engineer, business development manager, sales manager, business analyst and content writer

Covid threat looms large over UP assembly session, 20 staff found positive

Many others are yet to undergo Covid tests; speaker orders for testing of all legislators attending the session starting this Friday

Police brutality just one side of coin: High Court on Covid-19 lockdown

The Bombay HC said "police brutality" during the lockdown is only one side of the coin, and noted that many citizens are not complying with restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Top headlines: Economy may contract by 16.5%, JEE, NEET exams in Sept

Here are the top headlines of the day

Efficacy main issue with Russia's Covid-19 vaccine: Nobel laureate Doherty

Nobel laureate Peter Charles Doherty says his big worry is there could be refusals for other vaccines if doubts over its safety turn out to be true.

Six hockey players recover from Covid-19; to train after isolation period

The training camps for both the men and women teams will begin in Bengaluru from Wednesday.

TMC lawmaker Samaresh Das dies of Covid-19; CM expresses condolences

Das was a three-time MLA from Egra Assembly constituency in the district. He was admitted to the hospital a few days back.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Japan's Abe visits hospital for fatigue

China's first vaccine patent to CanSino, South Korea warns of tighter curbs, most New Yorkers ignore 14-day quarantine and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Indian economy likely to contract by 16.5% in Q1FY21: SBI report

Based on the leading indicators YoY performance, we expect the gross value added (GVA) de-growth to be between -14.5 per cent and -16.5 per cent in Q1FY21, says Soumya Kanti Ghosh of SBI

Covid-19 tally crosses 2.64 mn in India, death toll over 50,000 mark: Govt

The number of tests for detection of Covid-19 also crossed the three crore-mark in the country, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research

Covid-19 updates: India's catastrophe, Japan's GDP, NZ election, and more

India took just 23 days to double its tally to over 2.5 million cases, almost half of the global average of 45 days

India Coronavirus Dispatch: States' economic revival tied to Covid control

Teachers in Karnataka school reach students' homes for lessons, 59% spike in cases among Assam health workers, Pune pips Mumbai on Covid numbers--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

UK launches £3 mn innovation challenge in India to tackle Covid-19 pandemic

Applicants are required to submit bids as an academia-industry consortium, ideally with an international member

SPB, battling Covid-19, has crossed the critical phase: Rajinikanth

Top actor Rajinikanth said renowned playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, being treated for COVID-19 at a private hospital here has crossed the critical phase and prayed for his speedy recovery.

Puducherry reports four Covid-19 deaths, 302 fresh cases: Health min

Four more people including a 80-year old man succumbed to COVID-19 as the death toll in Puducherry rose to 114, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said on Monday. Also, 302 fresh coronavirus cases were reported, taking the overall tally in the union territory to 8,029, the Minister said at a virtual press conference. He said while 3,288 out of the total 8,029 cases were active, as many as 4,627 patients had recovered and had been discharged so far. The Puducherry region accounted for 299 new cases of the 302 new infections while the Yanam region had three. He said so far 55,937 samples were tested and it was found that 46,456 of them were negative and results of the examination of the remaining specimens were awaited. The rate of positivity was 27.76 per cent while fatality and recovery rates were 1.42 per cent and 57.63 per cent respectively. The Health Minister said 184 patients recovered and were discharged during the last 24 hours. While three of the four deat

Steps taken by govt in 6 yrs ensured success in containing Covid-19: Naqvi

The steps taken by theModi government in the healthcare sector in the last six years ensured India's success in containing coronavirus pandemic, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical, still on ventilator: Hospital

Doctors attending on him said that his vital and clinical parameters are stable and he is being closely monitored

Are you doing OK? On the ground with NYC's coronavirus contact tracers

Contact tracing is a time-honored public health technique, but the pandemic is putting it to a grueling new test around the world