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Global Covid caseload rises to 481.9 mn, deaths surge past 6.12 mn

India accounts for the second highest caseload

Shanghai says will hand out $22 bn in tax relief to firms amid Covid fight

China's Shanghai said it would roll out policies to help the local economy cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases in the city, including offering refunds that will reduce firms' tax burdens by $22 bn

Hong Kong Feb home prices drop to 13-month low, hit by new Covid wave

Hong Kong private home prices dropped at a faster pace in February to their lowest since January 2021, official data showed on Tuesday

Chicago wheat, corn futures fall ahead of Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Chicago wheat and corn futures fell, ahead of Ukraine and Russia heading for peace talks, with worries over surging COVID-19 cases in China weighing on commodities markets further

US records nearly 30,000 weekly Covid-19 infections among children

Over 12.8 million children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to the report.

Shanghai locks down half of city to fight Covid-19 outbreak: Report

The outbreak is testing country's virus strategy, which is proving tougher to prosecute amid more contagious variants and is dragging on the world's 2nd-largest economy as rest of the globe normalises

Rushing back to office

There's a real fear that senior colleagues, who can't stand the idea that one of their own has the privilege of working remotely, could end up undermining his position

Violent outburst upstages Oscar's return from Covid-19 pandemic

The unprecedented physical altercation upstaged the final half hour of the show

Covid-19 pandemic: Odisha reports 43 new cases and one more fatality

Odisha on Monday registered 43 new Covid-19 cases, five less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 12,87,512, a health department bulletin said

Gujarat sees 8 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally drops to 234

Gujarat reported eight Covid-19 cases on Monday, increasing its tally to 12,23,879, while the death toll stood unchanged at 10,942, an official said

Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi misses court hearings due to quarantine

Suu Kyi is being tried in the capital, Naypyitaw, in several cases involving charges of corruption, election fraud and violating a state secrets law

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 26 fresh cases, no fatality

The Covid-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,41,065 on Monday after the detection of 26 cases while no death took place in the last 24 hours due to the viral infection, a health official said

Caller tune on Covid likely to stop soon, says report

The Covid caller tune was started two years ago when the pandemic hit the country

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says 'supposedly' tested positive for Covid again

He did not mention whether the results were from polymerase chain reaction tests, which are more accurate than rapid tests

Shanghai lockdown hurts oil prices, bonds and yen take a beating

World stocks were largely flat, holding their ground in the face of another brutal selloff in major bond markets

Majority of consumers postpone decision to buy vehicle due to Cpvid: Report

Covid has forced 80% of consumers to postpone their decision to purchase a four-wheeler, while 82% of respondents deferred plans to buy a two-wheeler, according to a survey by Mobility Outlook.

Airlines and 5-star hotels count gains as Indians holiday lavishly

Indians are holidaying lavishly now, spending more on five-star hotels and booking business-class seats as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic that restricted travel for two years

Data story: India reports 1,270 new cases; death toll rises to 521,035

India has so far administered 1,832,635,673 vaccine doses. That is 4259.89 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.65 per cent of its population

Israel PM Naftali Bennett tests positive for Covid-19; India visit doubtful

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, according to his media adviser. Bennett, 50, was scheduled to visit India from April 3 to 5. It is not yet known if the visit will be called off. The Prime Minister is feeling well and will continue to work from home," a statement from his office said. "Bennett will hold a situational assessment this morning on last night's terror attack with the participation of Defence Minister Benny Gantz, Internal Security Minister Omer Barlev, Israel Defence Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, police chief Kobi Shabtai and other officials," it said. Bennett attended a meeting in Hadera, the site of the terror attack in which two Israeli border policemen were killed and few others injured on Sunday but was seen wearing a mask in the officially released photograph.

India reports 1,270 new Covid-19 cases; active infections at 15,829

With 1,270 new Covid infections in the last 24 hours, the active caseload in India has dipped to 15,859 on Monday