Teacher to rockstar | K.K. Shailaja on her new book ‘My Life as a Comrade’

It is my experience that interviewees are rarely interested in you. Occasionally, at the end of the meeting, they may lean back and ask a couple of cursory questions about your work. But, on a Wednesday evening at the Kerala House in Delhi, K.K. Shailaja had barely walked into the room before I was peppered […]

Continue Reading

India records 1,890 new COVID-19 cases, highest in 149 days

File photo of a health technician collecting samples for COVID-19 test. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI India logged 1,890 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 149 days, while the active cases increased to 9,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on March 26. The country had recorded 2,208 cases in a single day […]

Continue Reading

India records 918 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

Representational file image of an RT-PCR test taking place. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India saw a single-day rise of 918 fresh coronavirus cases, while the active cases rose to 6,350, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on March 20. The country’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,806, with four latest fatalities — […]

Continue Reading

COVID likely emerged from China lab leak, says U.S. Department of Energy: reports

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the U.S. Department of Energy now says according to media, although the White House maintained Sunday that American intelligence remained divided on the issue. The determination — noted in a classified report by Director of […]

Continue Reading

Morning Digest | Govt. not liable to compensate for COVID-19 vaccine deaths, Centre tells SC; Saurashtra, Kutch go to polls on Dec 1, and more

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Government not liable to compensate for COVID-19 vaccine deaths: Centre tells SC The government cannot be held liable to pay compensation for deaths due to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. “Holding the state directly liable to provide compensation under the […]

Continue Reading

Telangana records 30 new COVID cases

Hyderabad Bureau HYDERABAD November 11, 2022 06:52 IST Updated: November 11, 2022 06:52 IST Hyderabad Bureau HYDERABAD November 11, 2022 06:52 IST Updated: November 11, 2022 06:52 IST Thirty fresh COVID-positive cases have been reported in Telangana taking the active caseload to 321, with 6,819 tests conducted and results of 376 to be announced on […]

Continue Reading

Maharashtra student enrolments improved by 74,856; positive signs after a sharp drop during COVID school closure period: U-DISE report

Student enrolments in both private as well as government-aided schools in Maharashtra saw a slight improvement during the year 2021-22, showing signs of recovery after the sharp drop in enrolments during the COVID-19 period. The Unified District System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report which was released on Friday morning for all states showed that 2,25,86,695 […]

Continue Reading

Pandemic effect: Dip in number of schools, surge in teacher exits

The second wave of Covid-19 hit India’s school education with over 20,000 schools — just over 1 per cent of the total number — shutting down and close to 1.89 lakh teachers — almost two per cent of their total — exiting the work force. That’s not all. Reflecting economic distress, there was an almost […]

Continue Reading

Tamil Nadu’s unemployment levels were under control during pandemic: Industries Secretary

S. Krishnan explained how the Tamil Nadu government handled the pandemic and ensured the welfare of migrant labourers S. Krishnan explained how the Tamil Nadu government handled the pandemic and ensured the welfare of migrant labourers Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Tamil Nadu was the only State whose GSDP growth didn’t become negative in 2021, showing […]

Continue Reading

Mortality higher among COVID patients with chronic kidney, liver diseases, malignancy and tuberculosis: report

Previous studies have already indicated that diabetes mellitus and advanced age contribute to a higher percentage of mortality Previous studies have already indicated that diabetes mellitus and advanced age contribute to a higher percentage of mortality The result of the first large-scale study of the Central Government’s National Clinical Registry for COVID-19 (NCRC) data, released […]

Continue Reading