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Who is R Hari Kumar; India's new Navy chief admiral has a message for all [details]

At the annual Navy Day 2021, Admiral R Hari Kumar spoke on the importance of the word ship and how it is used in different walks of life.

Dec 3, 2021

Omicron Cure: GlaxoSmithKline says early data shows its Covid antibody drug effective against new variant

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has claimed that early laboratory tests show that its antibody drug against Covid-19 is effective against the new super mutant Omicron variant.

Dec 3, 2021

Tumkur Nursing college students returning from Kerala test Covid positive, authorities on alert

Covid outbreaks in various districts of Karnataka, especially among the nursing students who returned from Kerala, have turned to be a big cause of concern for the Karnataka Health Department.

Dec 3, 2021

"Prepare for Omicron surge": WHO warns India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and other Asia-Pacific nations

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to strengthen healthcare services and focus on vaccinating their people, as the Omicron variant spreads globally and enters new regions.

Dec 3, 2021

Operation Masoom: Over 160 FIRs lodged, 50 arrested in drive by Delhi Police against child pornography

Delhi Police have registered over 160 cases in different police stations and arrested more than 50 people during its special drive against the child pornography under Operation Masoom, officials said Friday.

Dec 3, 2021

Only Punjab reported 4 deaths due to oxygen shortage: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that Punjab had reported four deaths due to shortage of Oxygen during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

Dec 3, 2021

Battery theft case accused loses arm after custody in Bengaluru's Varthur PS; 3 cops suspended

3 Bengaluru police officers have been suspended as they have been accused of brutally assaulting theft accused Salman Khan in custody. Khan who later lost his arm due to torture

Dec 3, 2021

Omicron: Biden unveils stricter rules for international travelers amid new cases

US President Joe Biden has unveiled stricter Covid-19 travel rules as the US confirmed a handful of cases of the Omicron variant from coast to coast.

Dec 3, 2021

Jawad Cyclone: Coastal Andhra braces for storm; Odisha evauates people

North coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast brace for cyclone as depression intensified into a deep depression over westcentral and adjoining south Bay of Bengal on Friday.

Dec 3, 2021

Reinfection risk in Omicron variant of Covid is up by three-fold, says new study

The new super mutant Omicron variant of Covid-19 can increase risk of reinfection by three times as compared to other variants of concern such as Beta and Delta, according to a preliminary study by South African researchers.

Dec 3, 2021

Bengaluru on high alert as test reports likely to reveal Omicron presence and spread in city

BBMP awaits test reports of suspected Omicron Covid variant people in Bengaluru

Dec 3, 2021

PAK govt officials not paid for 3 months; humiliate Imran Khan with viral rap song [ video]

PAK PM Imran Khan's failures were exposed in a remix video shared by his own government officials over non-payment of salaries. Hacked or blunt truth? Netizens are leaning towards the latter.

Dec 3, 2021

Delhi Pollution: 17 flying squads, task force deployed to mitigate air pollution, SC told

Aditya Dubey, a 17 y/o student from Delhi approached the court regarding the severe air pollution in the national capital. The affidavit

Dec 3, 2021

Srinagar court convicts father for allowing minor son to drive; three-year imprisonment, ₹25,000 fine [details]

The court quotes section 199A of Motor Vehicle Act 1988 to convict father for juvenile son's traffic rules violation

Dec 2, 2021

One Omicron patient already recovered, another in quarantine; contact tracing complete [details]

Twelve primary contacts of the first infected person tested negative, 212 primary contacts of second infected have been quarantined and their results are awaited.

Dec 2, 2021