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‘Additional' vax dose for immunocompromised?

The issue of administering ‘additional’ dose of Covid-19 vaccine to immunocompromised individuals will be deliberated upon in the meeting of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation scheduled to be held on Monday, official sources said.

Won't ever topple Raj govt, will bag 2/3rd seats: Shah

Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday dismissed accusations that BJP tried to topple the Congress government in Rajasthan and dared the ruling party to call early polls if it thinks people support it.

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Ashwin, Axar Put India On Brink Of Series Victory; Chasing 540, Kiwis Slip To 140 For 5 At The End Of Day Three

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Lewandowski Scores Disputed Winner For Bayern Over Dortmund

Seven New Detections Take State's Omicron Count To 8

Seven new cases of the Omicron variant were detected in Maharashtra on Sunday, taking the state's tally of those found infected with the new Covid strain to eight.

14 Nagaland civilians killed in botched Army op, aftermath

Soldier Dies In Retaliation By Angry Villagers

If Omicron wave is to come, it'll take at least 6 weeks: Experts

State To Focus On Vaccination Of All Till Then

Weekly vaccination in state rises by 100% in light of Omicron threat

The last week has seen over 100% surge in weekly vaccination in comparison to the beginning of November, with some private vaccination sites also reporting a spike in daily footfall and increased demand for Sputnik and Covishield.

Sindhu in final, Lakshya loses in semis

Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu entered the summit clash of the BWF World Tour Finals with a hard-fought win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinals here on Saturday.

One tweet from Amitabh Bachchan about my song changed things overnight for me: Yohani

The Sri Lankan singer, whose song Manike Mage Hithe went viral, talks about finding fame and her musical journey so far

Criminal conspiracy, 2 more charges invoked against Param, Waze, others

“From their statements it is clear that Number 1 is Param Bir Singh,” stated the first chargesheet submitted against the former city police commissioner and now suspended cop.

Farm outfits form panel for Govt talks, to continue stir

The agitating farmer unions on Saturday decided to continue their protests until they get a “formal and satisfactory written response” from the Centre on their six demands that include a legal guarantee for MSP, and formed a five-member committee to talk to the government and work for resolving the pending issues such as withdrawal of cases.

Airport rapid RT-PCR test now for 13% less at ₹3,900

Based on the countries they have flown in from, passengers arriving at the airport are now segregated for further testing, keeping in line with the latest central government norms issued to track the Omicron variant.

China blocks mention of LeT, JeM in Russia meet statement

India To Target Pak Groups In Modi-Putin Talks

City and rest of state have 17 Omicron suspects each

A merchant navy engineer has tested positive for the Omicrin variant of Covid-19 in Dombivli.

A perfect 10! Kiwi Ajaz Patel spins history on ‘home' pitch

Left India When 8, Says ‘Stars Aligned’ For Feat In Mumbai

Looking Ugly While Leaving Deliveries Is No Issue For Mayank

Mumbai: Ever since he burst on the scene in 2018 against Australia in the Boxing Day Test at MCG, Mayank Agarwal has scored a bucketful of runs (two double hundreds) at home but has struggled to replicate his form abroad and as a consequence, lost his place in the team.

Omicron ‘suspects' in city up to 14, samples sent for tests

Mumbai: A teenager who returned from Paris and a 41-year-old man who travelled to Barcelona, Spain, was on Friday found positive for Covid-19, taking the count of people who would be checked for the Omicron variant in the city to 14.

‘Only Punjab reported O2-shortage deaths'

New Delhi: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday that the opposition parties should “stop playing politics” over oxygen shortage during the second wave of Covid-19 infections and focus instead on the efforts the government has made to strengthen the health infrastructure and ramp up production of oxygen to meet the surge in demand.

Kartik's Dhamaka is among the top viewed films on an OTT platform

Kartik Aaryan’s Dhamaka has wowed fans and critics alike. The film was released more than a week ago, and since then, Kartik has been showered with a lot of love and praise for his impeccable portrayal of Arjun Pathak. The Ram Madhvani directorial scored high on ratings and reviews. As per an online research firm, the film ranks among the top viewed films online this week.

SC: No prosthetics removal at airports or lifting sans consent

‘Ensure Disabled’s Dignity Maintained At Security Checks’

India's Finest Hour

1971 liberation of Bangladesh saw Indira Gandhi and the military perfectly timing the intervention

BMC working on Malad skywalk despite stay: BJP

Mumbai: Local residents led by the BJP have alleged that four months after the state government announced a stay on the Rs 15-crore Malad skywalk, the BMC was still carrying out the work as no written stay orders were issued to the civic body. However, Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said that the BMC was only removing the barricades and no work was being carried out at the site.

Samples with <25 CT value under lens for Omicron

Pune: Research laboratories in Maharashtra have started prioritising positive samples of Covid-infected patients without travel history with less than a 25 cycle threshold (CT) value for genome sequencing to rule out the presence of Omicron in the community, the latest variant of concern of SARS-CoV-2.

Omicron will spread fast, says govt, hopes it will be milder

Get Jabbed To Avoid Severe Illness: Centre

10 months on, BMC to check if Mithi silt pushers work

Mumbai: A day after TOI reported that 10 months after they were bought and after releasing close to Rs 50 crore to contractors, the BMC was now checking if the imported silt pushers and pontoon excavators deployed to de-silt Mithi river actually work, Mayor Kishori Pednekar conducted a site inspection of the desilting works.

91mm Rain In 24 Hrs: City's Highest For Dec In Recorded History

The unseasonal showers over the last couple of days have resulted in Mumbai receiving its highest rainfall for December in recorded history.

Search on for 30 ‘missing' foreign returnees in AP

The Andhra Pradesh administration is searching for 30 of the 60 foreign returnees for conducting RT-PCR tests to rule out Omicron, the new variant of novel coronavirus.

Now, 45% adults in state, 74% in city fully vaxxed

With vaccination picking up pace, the state has managed to cover 45% of its adult population with both doses of the vaccine against Covid-19. The state’s full vaccination proportion, though, is lower than the national average of 49%. Among districts, Mumbai is ahead of all in Maharashtra, having vaccinated nearly 74% with both shots.

SA traveller, B'luru doctor are India's first Omicron patients

46-Yr-Old Indian Had No Recent Travel History