Highest 1-day rise ever, India records 2.5L cases

In A First Since October 27, Daily Toll Crosses 200

Covid funds used, BMC looks at rainy-day kitty for ₹3̀00cr

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) spent around Rs 1,300 crore on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic this year.

Need To Consider Any ‘Material' Demand By In-Laws As Dowry: SC

Money Sought To Build House Is Within Ambit

98 Lakh In State Still Haven't Taken Even One Dose Of Vax

Health authorities have expressed concern over the fact that nearly 98 lakh in the state are yet to take the first dose of the Covid vaccine.

As New Cases Fall, Experts Say Curve May Be Flattening In City

Positivity Rate Down Too, But Dip In Testing

Daily India Cases Rise 17% To 1.9L; 7-Day Deaths Soar 70%

At 165, Highest Toll in 41 Days

Omicron Wave Sets Home Quarantine Record At 7.2L

Mumbai: Apart from registering the highest daily tally during the pandemic,

Kohli's Control, Kagiso's Class

Skipper Scores A Battling 79 But Rabada Scalps Four To Restrict India To 223; Bumrah Gets Elgar Early

Mayawati To Sit Out UP Elections

Will Focus On BSP’s Campaign In Three States

Too Soon To Treat Covid Like Flu, May Need To Update Vax: WHO

Says Omicron To Infect Over Half Of Europe’s Population In 6-8 Weeks

Will Omicron Infection Give Lifelong Immunity To Covid?

The Rumour Is Reassuring But Scientists Advise You Not To Bet On It. Here’s Why

Women Actors On TV Have More Shelf Life As Compared To Male Actors: Mouli

Kaahin Kissii Roz actor Mouli Ganguly,who was in Banaras for the promotionof her TV show Bal Shiv recently, says she is blessed to be back in the city.

India tests naval BrahMos missile

 The naval variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with an extended range of 350 to 400-km, and the indigenous man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MP-ATGM), with a 2.5-km strike range, were successfully tested on Tuesday.

Stolen gold worth over ₹8 cr restored to family after 22 yrs

Mumbai: After a 22-year wait, the owners of Charagh Din, an established name in the fashion community, received stolen property worth over Rs 8 crore following a court order.

State reports 22 deaths, its highest daily Covid-19 toll in the last 12 days

Mumbai: Municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal has reiterated that there is “no need to panic”. He said 80% of Covid beds in Mumbai are vacant.

Park care contracts to go to cos that bid 40% below estimates

Mumbai: The BMC has had to blink and finally clear tenders for the maintenance of parks and gardens to companies that have bid close to 40% below the BMC’s estimated costs.

Indian passport rises 7 spots in '21 to 83rd rank

 Covid-19 may have clipped your wings but an Indian passport now allows you visa-free access to 60 countries. The Henley Passport Index (HPI) says the desi passport rose seven position to become the world’s 83rd most powerful document last year, up from 90th in 2020, when this number of countries was 58. The latest results from this index show “record-breaking levels of travel freedom” for top-ranking Japan and Singapore since the index’s inception 17 years ago.

Create separate jail wards for trans inmates: MHA to states

Advisory On Protection From Exploitation

I've Come Out Of 2021 Much Stronger & More Mature: Ananya Panday

As someone who admit-tedly doesn’t take herself too seriously, Ananya Panday is gradually coming into her own. After debuting in a light campus romance, she has consciously chosen to feature in parts that don’t bear a resemblance with her previous work.

SSC, HSC Exams Offline, On Schedule: Board

The Class 10 secondary school certificate (SSC) and Class 12 higher secondary certificate (HSC) board examinations scheduled for February-March will be held according to the timetable, state board authorities said on Monday.

Monday Cases Dip But Avg Deaths Rise By 66%

Unbroken 13-Day Rise In Cases Longest Ever

4 YouTube Channels, 73 Handles Blocked

Action Over Fake Clip Of Cabinet Meet

Amid Sharp Rise In Cases, ICMR Eases Guidelines For Covid Test

Test Not Must For All Contacts Of A Patient

Despite Covid Surge, Europe Eases Rules For Key Services

Classes Reopen Across Globe; Uganda Ends World’s Longest School Break

Govt: 5%-10% Of Active Cases Needing Hospitalisation So Far

New Delhi: Around 5-10% of the active Covid-19 cases have needed hospitalisation in the present surge so far, the health ministry data shows even as the Centre cautioned states that the situation is dynamic and demand for hospitalisation may change rapidly.

T-Cells From Common Cold Can Give Protection Against Covid: UK Study

High levels of T-cells from common cold coronaviruses can provide protection against Covid-19, an Imperial College London study published on Monday has found, which could inform approaches for second-generation vaccines.

‘Real cases may be 2 or 3 times reported numbers'

In Mumbai, while 71,619 tests were done on Friday, the number dropped to 68,249 on Saturday and 59,242 on Sunday.

Only 5% of those eligible in city, state take booster shot on Day 1

The booster dose rollout saw a tepid response in the state and the city on Monday as barely 5% of the eligible beneficiaries came out to take the third shot.

‘Molnupiravir's benefits outweigh risks'

Hyderabad: Leading Covid-19 task force members and health experts treating coronavirus patients across the country said on Monday that the Covid antiviral drug molnupiravir is reducing hospitalisation by 30-50 %, as well as the severity of the disease.

With just one bid in for Worli fort revamp, BMC re-invites tenders

In case you have seen a lit-up Worli fort over the past weekends, then that's only a trailer as plans are afoot to permanently light up the heritage structure